When I got my first laptop, most hotels offered dial-up in your room to check your email or get Web access. But over the past three years, I’ve seen all the big hotel chains upgrade to broadband or even Wi-Fi. (I’ve paid up to $20 for 24 hours or as low as $0.) Now, the…
Imagine floating over untouched rainforests, or fragile tropical reefs where nobody could visit without irreparably harming the delicate eco-system. For sightseeing this close, a regular floating blimp would never cut it. You need to be on a Skycat, from World Skycat Ltd., the most revolutionary air-transportation vehicle since the jumbo jet–when it gets off the…
Now through January you can book a spot on the Palace On Wheels, a true luxury rail line that runs from New Delhi to Agra, India. The ride is more than just a sightseeing tour through the countryside.
Scary, isn’t it? Perhaps just in time for Halloween — or not — a new French brand called Anticon has launched a radical and somewhat frightening new concept in hooded sweatshirts. It’s perfect for those who live in freezing cold cities like Chicago or Ottawa or for snowboarders who don’t want Jack Frost nipping at…
It’s a mountaintop ski resort. It’s a golf resort. It’s a business resort. It’s a lake resort. And it’s a spa resort. With all this, the Windsor Hotel Toya Resort & Spa offers fashionable travelers a unique blend of cosmopolitan style mixed with traditional Japanese elegance. With views of Lake Toya and the Pacific Ocean,…
Move over, Gilmore Girls! The GAIA Girls are spreading their wings and taking flight. GAIA Designs creates punchy, vibrant and creative handbags out of Vancouver, BC that are affordable, functional, high quality and the darlings of international fashion. Gail Conzatti, a telecommunications marketer for 15 years, created the company three years ago as a labour…
A hot night on the town isn’t what it used to be. Because the new Absolut Icebar in London is taking cool down a few degrees to freezing cold. At the bar at 29-33 Heddon Street near Piccadilly Circus, the entire interior is made of ice — and the crystal clear water comes from Lapland’s…
I had the pleasure of flying Air New Zealand about a decade ago. It still ranks as one of the best, most stylish travel experiences I’ve ever had. Now, when you plunk down about $6,000 US for a Business Class ticket from SFO – Auckland, you get a list of amenities in the upper deck…
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…