If you’ve ever flown First-Class — or even Business Class — on a long flight, you’ve no doubt vowed never to fly Coach again. I have. But I can’t always afford the upper echelon seats or have enough miles to cash in to get the chilled champagne, hot towels and warm cookies. But now, according…
Talk about a celebrity magnet! Sassafraz Restaurant in the heart of fashionable Yorkville has been called “the hub, the headquarters, the clubhouse, the main stage where everything is happening” by the Toronto Sun. It must all be true because Courtney Cox Arquette recently liked its bistro so much that she dined here for four consecutive…
It used to be a pain to get to Georgetown’s trendy stores, restaurants and bars. Now– thanks to the new Circulator bus in Washington, DC–it’s easy to get from downtown to Georgetown. There are two Circulator bus loops. One circles between the Washington Convention Center and the Southwest Waterfront. Along the way, it makes stops…
Technoids always have their ears to the ground for the latest thang. According to a story in yesterday’s San Francisco Chronicle, because of the ubiquitousness of iPods worldwide, night clubs and parties on virtually every continent are letting guests share a handful of songs from their iPod playlists. This phenomenom is now spanning the globe,…
The trend of individualized artistic expression on hotel room walls is spreading. In June, we reported on the Hotel Des Arts in San Francisco. Now this, from Inhabitat.com: “Everyone is drawing on the walls at Hotel Fox — at least everyone who is someone in the world of urban art, graphic design and illustration. Situated…
From Chip Chick Blog: For all you Apple addicts who miss your toys when your traveling, the iStudio suite at the Tribeca Grand Hotel is the place to stay when visiting Manhattan. The suite is pimped out Mac-style with an ipod and Bose sound dock, a G5 computer loaded with recording, editing and ripping software,…
From Conde´Nast Traveler: Get ready to rumble, old chap. The King’s Cup Elephant Polo Tournament runs this year from September 5 to 11 in Hua Hin, Thailand, about 120 miles south of Bangkok, on the Gulf of Thailand. This has been a Thai royal getaway for nearly 100 years because Hua Hin is home to…
Qantas Airways Ltd., the largest airline in Australia, announced it will commence non-stop flights next March between Sydney and sister city, San Francisco. There will initially be three flights a week on Boeing Co. 747-700 planes. Plus, Qantas will add flights between Sydney and Vancouver with a stopover in SFO during North America’s winter, spring…
Fueled by record highs of oil — above $67 a barrel on Friday — most airlines are raising their fares $6-10/route to compensate for prices they pay for jet fuel. In fact, the price of U.S. oil rose more than 7% this past week. More amazingly, it’s climbed over 50% since January. With growing global…
Breaking News from British Airways which is affecting 20,000 passengers: “British Airways has cancelled all flights into and out of London Heathrow airport until at least 6pm on Friday 12 August. “This follows the suspension of all British Airways’ Heathrow flights this afternoon as a result of unofficial industrial action by staff from catering company Gate…
If you’ve got an extra $100 million and want to boldly go where just a few have gone before, then set your sights on an orbital flight with Space Adventures. In an agreement announced this week with Russian space officials, this Arlington, VA company plans to send 2 passengers on a 10- to 21-day journey…
A few years ago, I signed up for a night dive while vacationing in the Turks & Caicos island of Providenciales. As my group was about to take a giant stride off the boat into the clear, 80-degree Caribbean waters, the divemaster told us to enter the water WITHOUT our dive lights on. My fellow…