I’m immersed up to my neck, bobbing like a cork in tea. Well, it’s not really tea, it just has that warm, amber color. Scooping it from the long porcelain tub with my hand, I take a sip. It’s fizzy and salty, like seltzer water. No wonder the Gideon Putnam Resort and Spa’s Website calls…
Half Dome in Yosemite, the crown jewel of the national park system and about 200 miles east of San Francisco, is one of the world’s most famous mountains. You may have seen it first in the famous Ansel Adams B/W photograph. I was fortunate enough to scale its 8,842-foot summit last summer from the Yosemite…
I’ve been to Las Vegas twice in the summer and it’s blazing hot. Walk barefoot by the pool and risk blistering your feet. Brush against a metallic car door and raise a welt. Don’t hydrate enough and get heat prostration. But even when it’s 114 degrees, high rollers, vacationers and locals can see something radically…
If you don’t mind traveleling half-way around the world to a tropical paradise, then fly across to the Southwestern Pacific to Sipadan Water Village Resort. Situated on Mabul Island surrounding the Celebes Sea on the east coast of Sabah (Borneo), Malaysia, it’s comprised of 35 rooms, including 2 deluxe, 27 standard and 6 junior water…
If you’re bound for Paris and want to get the real flavor of how locals live, look no further than Ile Saint Louis, an 8-square-block island in the Seine, east of Notre Dame. Here, you can find virtually all you need for a day of exploring, from La Cremerie with choice cheeses, to Creperies and…
Big cruises lines beware! EasyCruise is trying to duplicate its initial success in discount cruising this summer on the French and Italian Rivieras with week-long six-island Caribbean cruises starting November 12. It’s all about flexibility and extremely low fares on its 170-passenger easyCruiseOne ship, starting from just $32.40 per night for a standard 2-person cabin.
Have you ever wondered what those little lightning bolts on the airline overhead bins mean? Do you find yourself cursing those around you still using their laptops hours after your own little laptop battery rolled over and died a slow death, beeping as it went? If so, iGo’s EverywherePower 7500 is the your next must-have…
Some would search a sophisticated city for the best Lemon Drop, Cosmopolitan or Appletini. But when you’re traveling with your 11-year-old daughter to Washington, D.C. during the hot, muggy summer, you seek the tastiest lemonade that won’t make you pucker. It gives new meaning to my “favorite watering holes.” So, drum roll please, as Sara…
Sometimes sightseeing is so much more than what you can see and capture with your camera. There’s nothing quite like getting that close look at the landscape from a plane, or seeing just how many toes a wild parrot has. For this kind of seeing there’s not much better than the new Swarovski SLCnew binoculars,…
If you’re traveling abroad, you might not be able to use your cellular phone. Several companies are now catering to consumers who want to be able to use cell phones whether they are in Boston, Belize, Brazil or Botswana.
High-speed Internet access is just one high-tech amenity of New York’s Mandarin Oriental Hotel. The management just spent an average of $27,000 per room with cutting-edge technology, home entertainment and communications. So in elegant 1940s style furnishings, you’ll also get large flat-screen LCD TVs to read your text and fax messages, listen to your voicemail,…
Since 1989, the Dour Festival has been one of the world’s largest stages for music. In fact, from July 14-17, six stages will feature a range of great bands, including Alec Empire, Roots Manuva, The Subways, Bright Eyes, Front 242, Vitalic, The Young Gods, Mylo, and dozens more.