I’ve dined in treetop restaurants in Australia, gobbled down warm cookies and champagne at 35,000 feet, and toasted my wife with fine wine atop mountains in Colorado, British Columbia, California and New Zealand. But for a really sky high dining experience, you can try Dinner in thy Sky. It’s the brainchild of Quentin Jadoul, a…
If you want something a bit different than your traditional family holiday, imagine spending Christmas in an 800-year-old Coaching Inn deep in the heart of the snow-covered mountains of Austria. Or perhaps you can stay in a hotel in the Bavarian Alps in the shadow of a Disneyland-esque castle reminiscent of Cinderella’s. All these and…
Luxury tour operator Artisans of Leisure has added 16 new private tours to its menu. Known for tours that are culturally rich and provide insider access, Artisans of Leisure is one of the only US based tour operators that offers private luxury tours in Central Europe. They include single-city, multi-city and multi-country tours as well…
With expensive flights and the weak dollar, Europe is slow to become a luxury destination — especially during peak season. In an MSN article, Tim Leffel, author of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, offers cheap destinations that will keep money in your wallet and stretch your vacation further. Here are a few examples: • Spend a…
For a limited time only, Oceania Cruises is offering free airfare, as well as two-for-one fares on some of its European voyages this Spring, including trips to Italy. These are two extraordinary, luxuriously appointed ships with expertly trained European staff to cater to only 684 passengers per cruise, the finest cuisine at sea and the…
If you’re planning a European vacation this spring or summer, we strongly advise that you purchase your Eurail Early Bird Pass by the end of March. When you do, you’ll receive one free travel day. So book a 6-, 8- or 10-day Eurail Selectpass and you’ll travel for up to six months from the date…
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…
Imagine yourself in a hotel so hip, so cool, so utterly fashionable, that you feel like you’re dressed for a soccer game when everyone else is dressed for dinner. That’s how my pal and Vagablond co-founder Branden felt at the Hotel Rialto, Warsaw’s only boutique hotel with 44 well-appointed and uniquely designed rooms. In fact,…
Everyone know Rick Steves –– the travel guru who spends 100 days a year in Europe, guidebook author, TV host, ranconteur and all-around nice guy. Now, he’s gone one step further to make himself even more accessible by making his new “Travel with Rick Steves” public radio show available for download. You’ll also find it…
Iceland Air now flies nonstop from SFO to Reykjavik four times a week through August 31, then twice weekly through October 15. It also offers very competitive fares to Europe with no additional charge for stopovers to the land of puffins, geysers, and the Blue Lagoon — for up to a week.
Paris in July? Rome in August? Fuggetaboutit! For some of the best deals on the Net yet for incredible fall air fares, check out 1800FlyEurope.com. Book early and book often to save big money. This Website charts savings on round-trip air from 11/1/05 – 12/10/05 and 1/10 – 3/10/06. Fares can be as low as…
If you can’t get to the beach this summer, why not bring the beach to you? Since 2001, that’s what has happened along the Seine River with Paris Plage, a strip of trucked-in sand that attracts bikini-clad hordes who enjoy deck chairs, beach bars, and Brazilian concerts. It all begins for a month this year…