Remember the first Walkman? Sony’s engineers couldn’t fit the speakers onto the cassette player so they created earphones — and the world of personal, portable music was born. Now, to compete with Apple’s iPod Nano, Sony offers the Walkman Bean MP3 Player. A 3 minute quick charge plays for 3 hours, but it can play…
At LuggageFree.com, their slogan is “Pack heavy, travel light.” That’s because they’re the luxury luggage delivery expert, specializing in door-to-door delivery of everything from excess baggage, bikes, golf clubs, skis, and anything else you just don’t want to carry from your plane to your destination or to your home. This lets you speed through the…
Less than six months after we launched, Vagablond is proud to announce the publication of our tricentennial! All 300 articles have been about travelling in style. Most are about boutique hip hotels across the globe. Some are about fantastic restaurants or upscale spas. Many are about swank deals for traveling off season. Quite a few…
From November 6-12, you can celebrate the Big Band era with Frank Sinatra’s greatest hits while cruising on the seven-day Seven Seas Voyager from Monte Carlo to Funchal, Madeira. Besides enjoying world class service, sumptuos food, elegant all-suite, all-balcony accommodations, classic films, and informal talks with friends of the Rat Pack, you can also save…
Sunsets in the desert are an incredible experience. Sunsets if the desert meets the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Cortez are absolutely extraordinary. And the rest of the day ain’t too bad when it costs just $150 during the December Special at The Sheraton Hacienda del Mar in Los Cabos, Mexico. Here, you can…
Prosecco, the food-friendly, easy-drinking sparkling wine from Northern Italy, has become increasingly popular in the U.S. Many wine shops and restaurants now carry Prosecco, but quality can vary especially when dealing with lower priced offerings. One way to ensure that you’re getting the highest quality Prosecco is to look for producers from Conegliano—Valdobbiadene, Italy’s official…
There are many cool, stylish and functional tools you can schlep with you when you travel. But for overall utility, this one takes the cake: a 1GB memory stick is just one of the flip-outs on this official Victorinox Swiss Army Memory 1GB Multi-Tool. So if you’re a computer geek or need to file your…
Driving past the Hotel Triton, one marvels at its unique location: across from Chinatown’s southern gate, two blocks from Nob Hill, and a few blocks from both Union Square shopping and the financial district. This hip haven features 140 bitchin’ rooms with flat screen TVs, CD players, free Wi-Fi, plus everything from A to Z:…
My friends Stan and Cathy just got back from a night at the boutique Napa River Inn in one of the world’s premier wine destinations. Located in the downtown shopping area, this 66-room 1884 historic landmark hotel is next to the river (hence, the name), award-winning restaurants, galleries, shops and — wait for it —…
Most of us have sat in a hot tub, squatted in a pool spa, or even reclined to enjoy the Far Eastern joys of a Japanese enzyme bath. This Cool Tools Web site by Kevin Kelly spouts the benefits of natural hot springs that bubble up from the ground in the middle of nowhere that…
When you’ve been named “Resort of the Century” by Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report and one of the world’s top resort/spa destinations, you must be one very special place. Through an auction on Luxury Link, you can experience the Allegheny Mountain grandeur of The Greenbrier –– a 225-year-old national historic landmark for two nights. Bids start…
My niece and friend Courtney just visited this spectacular tribute… Sixteen years ago, this building was to be called the “Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe”. Now that it’s finally been completed, after firestorms of controversy, it’s known as the Holocaust Memorial Berlin. The striking design by architect Peter Eisenman now fills a parcel…