It’s now official… Jennifer Garland and Ben Affleck wed yesterday at the fabulous Parrot Cay Resort on the Turks & Caicos Island of Parrot Cay. Now isn’t that ironic? It’s near Providenciales, another island in the group with porcelein white sand where I proposed to my wife after staying in a neighboring swanky Caribbean resort.
Now adults can also have fun in the sun. Camps targeting grown-ups offer opportunities to learn new skills in activities such as cooking, surfing and ballroom dancing. Many camps offer programs not just in the summer, but also throughout the year.
Who’d have ever thought of grouping New York’s Catskills with the South Pacific’s Cook Islands? Or Baltimore and Barcelona? Or even Cambria (near Hearst Castle) in California and a town in Vietman? Arthur Frommer, that’s who. He’s recently polled hundreds of global experts and published their Top 10 Up and Coming Destinations For Summer 2005.
Flying can be stressful. Flying to a business meeting or greeting your future in-laws can add to the toll. Enter Massage Bar, coming to an airport near you. Now with locations in four US terminals, this company provides wellness-oriented personal care to travelers to relax and refresh your spirit.
A new underwater luxury hotel is set to open in October of 2006 in Dubai, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates. At Hydropolis, the pipe dream of German Architect Joachim Hauser, a one night stay will cost around US $5,500.
This just in from Forbes.com: The World’s Best Airports by Lisa DiCarlo summarizes an annual survey from Skytrax, an airline and airport passenger research firm in London. There were over 5.5 million responses in 31 passenger criteria, including airport access, public transit availability, terminal comfort, ambience and cleanliness, immigration wait times and service, entertainment, shopping…
Independence Air is a new/old airline now with national routes out of Dulles Airport in Virginia. New because it became an independent, low-fare airline in November 2003; old because it started in 1989 as a partner to United and Delta under the name of Atlantic Coast Airlines (ACA).
My wife and I have been to four continents over the past decade, but most of the trips have been off season. After suffering through the summer crunch last week in two touristy East Coast US areas, here is some off season advice for travelling when everyone isn’t: 1) Enjoy shorter lines — In one…
Mesh Magazine reports about a new boutique hotel a block from Union Square, the city’s center for fashionable shopping. It’s also on the edge of the Financial District and Chinatown. Hotel des Arts specializes in showcasing contemporary work by emerging and underground local artists in each of its 51 suites.
If you visit the nation’s capital, here are a list of the most-visited sites I just visited. It can be exhausting, but most are on the East Mall between the Washington Monument and the Houses of Congress. You can choose to hoof it, take the wonderful underground Metro system, or buy a ticket for the…
What do Dr. J, Danny Glover, David Spade, Chief Justice Scalia, the Bush Twins and me have in common? We were all served by the same waiter at The Old Ebbitt Grill. As Washington’s oldest, most historic saloon, it was founded in 1856 a few blocks away. Today, housed in a Beaux-Arts building a block…
There’s nothing like the quiet of rustic natural environments, the kind early American settlers were too busy trying to survive to truly enjoy them. The Flying A Ranch near Bondurant, Wyoming lets you take in the beauty and natural splendor of the American west without sacrificing a bit of the luxury and comfort you’d expect…