I’ve ridden in a Lincoln Towncar, a Limo and dozens of Yellow Cabs in Manhattan. Except for the sidewalk gawkers trying to stare through the smoked windows of the first two, they’re all pretty much the same. But now, there’s OZOcar –– calling itself New York’s first and only eco-luxury car service. With the entire…
For price, style, location and convenience, the Honigmond Garden Hotel is one of Berlin’s most popular boutique hotels. With its uber trendy Mitte neighborhood location, you’re just a short bus ride or walk from one of the Kastanienallee district. You’re also a block from the shops on Friedrichstrasse. The Honigmond offers gorgeous stylish apartments, a…
Want to track a flight for someone arriving in your city? Curious about the real-time action at airports worldwide? Meet FlightAware, your go-to app for all things flight tracking. FlightAware’s proprietory flight arrival time algorithms are combined with a powerful, intuitive and reliable Web-based interface to yield the Internet’s most capable, useful flight tracking application….
I fear I’m being stalked by Charles, the Prince of Wales, and Camilla, the Dunchess of Cornwall… First, last December, they sat two rows from me at “The Producers” in London’s West End. But yesterday, they visited the small town of Point Reyes Station in western Marin County, north of the San Francisco and the…
While young drinkers (21 and up, of course) aren’t dropping cheap beer anytime soon, the trend for more “refinedâ€? beverages seems to be going more mass lately, with affordable wines being marketed heavily to older Gen Ys and young Gen Xers. Qualitatively, we’ve already seen the beginning of the “hipâ€? wine market with Sofia Coppola’s…
Take the highest quality and freshest California organic vegetables, 12 types of wood, an airy converted warehouse, 26 years of experience, hundreds of reviews and a million dollar view of the Golden Gate Bridge. What do you get? Greens Restaurant in San Francisco’s Fort Mason Center, a pioneer in establishing vegetarian cuisine across the US….
Though we’ve reported that a number of restaurants have re-opened in New Orleans, including the world-famous Cafe Du Monde, the hotel picture isn’t quite as rosy in The Big Easy. Smith Travel Research reported that: • Only 24 of the city’s 266 hotels are open to the public — that translates to only 12,981 of…
While we love stylish travel, everybody loves a bargain. So check out what Arthur Frommer, long-time spokesman for frugal travel, has done lately. His newest Web site was launched in August — BudgetTravelOnline.com. It’s loaded with some new features to help you plan your next penny-pinching vacation. They include: • “Real Deals”: Late-breaking travel deals…
Nike has always been at the forefront of cutting edge footware. Now, they’ve teamed with Marc Newson to create the Zvezdochka –– a most interesting new modular shoe that’s unique because its different parts can be interchanged with others. Hence the title, “modular shoe.” Marc’s claim to fame? While working at the Russian Space Institute,…
Are you geographically challenged? Probably not as much as I am. If I bought the TomTom GO 300 –– called ” the smartest portable car navigator” –– I could ensure domestic tranquility whenever driving with my spouse… and not have to ask anyone for directions. This compact, portable GPS device offers these benefits: • Just…
Some friends in my dive club just returned from the secluded, intimate Wakatobi Dive Resort, where they frolicked amongst the world’s most pristine reefs. Situated on the beautiful tropical island of Onemobaa in the remote and peaceful Wakatobi archipelago in the Banda Sea, many of my diving colleagues who’ve been here say that Wakatobi Dive…