For decades, Levi’s had a cult following across Europe. You could sell them on the Black Market for double or trouble their original cost. Now, a punk-rock style, trendy unisex fit and $50 price tag are making Cheap Monday jeans very popular among young Swedes. But a Satanic logo, featuring a skull with an upside…
The critics are raving about Joël Antunes. He owns the fashionable restaurant Joël in Atlanta, renowned for its chef’s weekly three-course gourmet $39 menu. Born in France, head chef in Paris, Nice, Bangkok, London, and Atlanta, Joel has been a chef for over 30 years. Even Rachel Ray of The Food Channel has aired a…
With 15 sports-oriented locations across the US, from L.A. to its hometown of Philadelphia, American Male shops are part of a growing fad of offering manicures and pedicures to the stronger sex. But they call them hand and foot detailing. Other amenities include beer, cigar, sports cable channels and massages, as well as eyebrow, chest…
One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to do more to help those in need. So does Kenneth Cole, who knows that nothing is more fashionable than a cause. About a month ago, he launched his “We All Have AIDS” campaign. Some T-shirts, which are sold at Barneys NY and other upscale retailers, also bear…
Wherever you live across the globe — and we have readers in over 70 countries — Vagablond wishes you a Happy New Year!!! I celebrated with family and friends over a rather low-key dinner party in the rain-soaked San Francisco area, while we watched Sydney, London and New York ring in 2006 on TV with…
Lorraine, the TravelPost.com blogstress, just published her “completely unscientific, unprofessional” top ten list of the year for trends across the travel industry. They include: 1. Travel Aggregators 2. Volunteer Vacations 3. Airline Miles 4. Free Wi-Fi 5. Becoming a Hotelier 6. Comfier Hotel Beds 7. Untouched Destinations 8. Travel Blogs 9. Airline Charges; and 10….
It snowed one day last December when I was in Paris. It made our trip even more memorable. It melted a short while later and everyone continued with their day. This year, things are radically different. A heavy snow storm across northern and central Europe is causing major problems — from northern England to Italy…
I’ve skiied in the Swiss and Italian Alps, but it was in the late summer when the air temperature was quite warm and the slopes were very slushy. If you’d rather ski in cooler climes, we suggest the Austrian Alpine village of Hotel Gruner Baum in town of Bad Gastein. This alpine resort is offering…
Want to find tricks and tips to getting the best seat when you cash in your frequent flyer miles? Know how to qualify for elite status? Do you lose sleep wondering how to earn the most air miles? The answers to all these and more can be found at Flyer Talk — the proclaimed “World’s…
On this last day of the year, we want to commemorate a first: our 500th posting since we launched in April! Our Web traffic each month continues to expand geometrically, as does our reputation for serving up daily doses of global fashionable travel. Our most popular articles recently included: • Eve of Reduction: The World’s…
A rose-colored neoclassic building houses the four-story Pushkin Cafe on popular Tverskoy Bulvar in central Moscow. The cafe is on the first floor; the restaurant spreads up to the second and mezzanine floors. Frequented by contemporary diners and the nouveau rich, it’s located near the Tverskaya and Pushkinskaya metro strops. The 24-hour eatery is the…
For the first time since 1957, the first day of Hanukkah was also Christmas Day. The eighth and final night of The Festival of Lights this year will be January 1. And Kwanzaa runs from December 26 through January 1, as well. So since all of these holidays are in a harmonic convergence this year,…