In a few years, we may all be wearing our phones on our wrists, not around our ears. That’s the promise of the Nokia 888 communicator concept phone, which is gaining recognition in global design and communications industry journals. Created by Tamer Nakisci, a Turkish student, for the Nokia Benelux Open Design Awards, this phone…
If you have the time –– and especially if you have the money –– and you’ve always dreamed of circling the globe, here’s a way to do it in high style from the world leader in private jet expeditions. TCS Expeditions launched its first around-the-world expedition by private jet in 1995. Since then, they’ve been…
Start spreading the news! The well-heeled readers of Conde´Nast Traveler, one of the world’s most respected magazines, have spoken. And they’ve chosen the top luxury resort worldwide. Check them out by continent, but note that 8 of the top 10 resorts with scores in the mid-90s are in Asia or Africa. Of the US top…
On my recent visit to Los Angeles and surrounding cities, I stopped by a former train stop in Santa Monica that’s been transformed into a series of corrugated roof art galleries called Bergamot Station. Two of the more interesting ones were the Gallery of Functional Art and the neighboring Lois Lambert Gallery.
Singapore Airlines just announced it will be joining Lufthansa by offering in-flight high-speed Internet access, plus four channels of live television. At most high-level hotel chains, this service is free. For this airline, it will kick off in 2006 on flights along the airline’s Singapore-Frankfurt-JFK route and will be a bit pricey — yet Singapore…
Tired of the same old, same old in upscale cross-Atlantic flights? Try Eos, a new airline for discerning travelers offering daily flights between NYC’s JFK and London’s Stansted International. It launched in October, offering 21 sq. ft. of space per passenger and plans to give Virgin Atlantic and British Airways a run for their money…
While it may be entertaining to stay at a boutique hotel with all the amenities of home, nothing has the charm and romance of a storied, stately hotel with a rich past. That’s exactly what you’ll find at Historic Hotels of America, a collection of dozens of America’s most famous inns, resorts and hotels, from…
On “Cheers,” Norm Peterson once said, “It’s a dog-eat-dog world and I’m wearing Milk Bone underwear!” The opposite view of that can be found at The Wagging Tail, an upscale store on trendy Montana Avenue that caters to upscale pet owners and their four-legged canines. Here, their Website says, “howling for haute couture is highly…
I’ve river rafted a number of times in California. So I know there’s nothing as exhilarting as the combination of hot sun, cool rushing white water, the pumping of adrenaline, and a little bit of danger. The O.A.R.S. Wine on the River trips offer a civilized twist on this type of wilderness adventure and are…
After being hit by a handful of major hurricanes over the past two years, the islands of the Caribbean Sea are finally getting a bit of good news… The deadline to require American citizens to use passports for travel to the Bahamas, Bermuda and all other countries has been formally extended to December 31, 2006.
I met Walt Disney as a kid in Anaheim. But though I was in the Magic Kingdom, I never imagined that I’d dive in his aquarium in Orlando, Florida one day in the future. My secret entry key was Walt Disney World’s EPCOT DiveQuest Program. Limited to eight certified divers per day, it’s a pleasantly-packaged,…
When Pierce Brosnan called my friend Brent Black to order one of the world’s finest Panama hats, Brent silently smiled, pumped his fist, then took the order in stride. After all, Brosnan wasn’t the only big shot Hollywood star to request a customized chapeau from Brent’s Panama Hat Company of the Pacific, headquartered on Oahu,…