Just saw an article called “Holiday escape savings” on CNNMoney.com: In these five tips, Gerri Willis tells you what you need to know to book your holiday getaway: 1. Look forward to cheaper flights after the holiday season. 2. Get out the suntan lotion – your vacation dollars will be better spent on the sand…
It’s an unwritten law of being a Jew: On Christmas Day, you celebrate by going out for Chinese food — and I’ve been following this tradition now for years. This is why a San Francisco Chinese restaurant has become a comedy club during Christmas Week each year. But not just any kind of comedy… “Kung…
Re-opening this month, the Hotel Valley Ho reminds me of a desert resort where the Rat Pack could have hung out in the celebrity hey day of Vegas or Palm Springs. This Scottsdale landmark is hip again, baby! Originally built in 1956, it was a popular destination for Bing, Bogey, Ingrid Bergman, Marilyn Monroe, Ted…
Want to save big bucks, Euros or Pounds Sterling on a flight to Europe this Winter? Book it by December 15 at Expedia.com. Then fly between December 26 and March, 31, 2006. You’ll enjoy the best of Europe’s greatest cities like Rome, Paris, Barcelona, London, Dublin, Munich, Mosow, Venice and more — for much less…
In October, Apple Computer Inc. launched online downloads of recently broadcast TV shows on its iTunes Music Store with hit ABC shows like “Lost” and “Desperate Housewives.” Now, in its bid for a larger share of your ears and eyes, Apple is featuring 11 TV shows from NBC. Each costs $1.99 to download and Apple’s…
If you choke at the mention of “cigarette smoke” like I do, you’ll be grinning ear to ear beginning January 2006, knowing that Westin Hotels has announced plans to ban smoking in all guest rooms, bars and public areas. This will affect 77 U.S., Canadian and Caribbean hotels. Starting then, guests will be allowed to…
Hi, I’m Gil and I’m a Tivoaholic. Yes, I’m addicted to my Tivo and love how it lets me time-shift the movies and TV programs I like so I can watch them when I want to. The Slingbox is a new device that will top many viewers’ holiday wish list… especially if you travel a…
I remember watching Carmen Miranda dancing in old movies like “Copacabana” and “That Night in Rio,” wearing totally outrageous fruit headdresses. I seem to remember her singing the “Chiquita Banana” jingle, too. Or maybe not. Whatever you remember, the “Brazilian Bombshell” is now being immortalized on the 50th Anniversary of her death at Rio’s Modern…
If it looks like a duck, sounds like a duck and floats like a duck, it must be a duck? Right? Well, if it’s a DUCK “Surf & Turf” tour that you’ve seen in Boston or Seattle, Miami or even Baltimore, it’s now available in the City by the Bay on a U.S. Coast Guard…
Healdsburg is a little town in Sonoma County, northwest of the major vintners, but it’s still surrounded by wineries, charm and style. The Hotel Healdsburg offers Sonoma County’s premier luxury lodging on the historic Town Plaza. This self-contained resort has a full-service spa, pool, country gardens, and — best of all, celebrity chef Charlie Palmer…
One of the newest of 37 boutique Kimptom Hotels and Restaurants across the US is the four-star Hotel Solamar and its 235 rooms of hip luxury in sunny San Diego. Its Web site says the Solamar “is a perfet choice for the business or leisure traveler.” And why not? It’s got a great downtown location…
If you live in Northern Africa or the Middle East, you already know that you wouldn’t dare buy a Barbie doll for a little girl’s birthday, Christmas or other holiday celebration. You’d buy a Fulla — covered from head to toe in a traditional black robe — dressed like a proper Muslim woman. Now called…