(That is, assuming you’re not hanging with The Donald, Paris Hilton, or Oprah.) According to the 2007 Elite Traveler survey, the super affluent are planning major spending sprees this summer. The survey, which polled some 200 super-rich families, indicates that spending across 17 luxury categories will rise to $622,200 this summer as compared to $399,000…
To chase away those blase´ blues, here’s three travel junkie shots in the arm to liven things up: 1. Iceland For all you party-animals who really like to make a night of it: Midsummer will arrive in Iceland on June 21st, 2007, under a sun that never sets. Its proximity to the Arctic Circle makes…
When the sun sets in Carmel-By-The-Sea it doesn’t go unnoticed. People put their lives on hold for awhile, stroll down to the ocean—just a few blocks away from the center of town—and take time to observe one of nature’s finest gifts. There’s a reason why the California Coast below San Francisco is so populated. When…
This week, we’re celebrating our second birthday. Quite a bit has changed in the past 24 months. We’ve grown from Ava, Branden and Gil to a worldwide group of contributors. • We’ve now posted over 1,800 articles and comments in these four areas: Food, Shopping, Travel and Wine. • Our traffic has doubled in the…
Travel videos appear to be the hottest thing on Travel 2.0 websites! This really hit me when, in two days I received announcement of new travel videos from the discount travel agency, Travelzoo.com and from the social travel site Tripmates.com. Travel Zoo Unleashed Travel Videos currently has three 20-minute long videos up: Washington DC, Atlantic…
According to recent stats, 8% of Internet users (about 12 million American adults) keep a blog and 39% of Internet users (about 57 million American adults) read blogs. Plus, Technorati estimates that 30,000 new Web logs are created daily. So how can you capitalize on this new online publishing craze? Attend this one-day workshop by…
The Fresh Logic Atlas is an Ajax-like and Google-like mapping site. There are three tabs at the top right of the screen: Start: Directions, Email (send an email to Fresh Logic), Search, Toolbox (zoom and map type), Defaults, and Help Features: Locate with pins Blogs, Events (from Eventful.com), Gas Prices, Movie Theaters, Traffic Notices, and…
I’m not a passionate gardener but I do appreciate the garden passion. And on a very warm, sunny afternoon in Montreal this summer, I spent several hours ooh-ing and aah-ing over dozens and dozens of gardens of extreme delight. International Flora Montréal 2006 takes place at the Lock Gardens on the Quays of the Old…
Relief Riders International offers a longtail, niche tour product that is guaranteed to change lives, including both the lives of the travelers and the people in the destination they visit. RRI take small groups of travelers (about 15 at a time) on a truly unique experience. They ride by horses for 15 days to remote…
The July issue of InStyle Magazine asked star-studded celebs where they’d like to vacation this Summer. Let’s listen in to what they had to say: Claire Danes: “I want to go to Brazil. I am curious about that part of the world.” Lindsay Lohan: “Africa seems so exotic.” Kelly Rowland: “I suggest that everyone visit…
If you are a frequent traveler, you know how important it is to pack a suitcase properly. In the July issue of Glamour Magazine, Wendy Levey, who makes her living packing clothes for the popular stylist Lori Goldstein (who has dressed the likes of Madonna and Britney Spears), gave a few insider secrets on how…
SavoryNewYork.com does video overviews of restaurants in New York City. You can sign up for their newsletter, but I could not find an RSS feed for the videos, so by some definitions this is not really a videocast or podcast. Savory New York provides detailed information about a wide range of restaurants in New York,…