The Airbus A380, the world’s largest commercial plane, has logged its first successful voyage. The A380, which weighs about 569 tons when fully loaded, took off at 10:29 am from the same runway near Airbus’s Toulouse, France, headquarters from which
The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is an 8-story, 413-room tropical oasis on Palm Beach. It features a fantastic location, the island’s largest guest rooms, cooling trade winds, the warm turquoise Caribbean Sea, an endless variety
NAPA WINE TRAIN, NAPA, CA
You don’t actually have to visit the Windy City to experience sinfully delicious chocolate blended with spices you never dreamed would taste so good. After all, most people just click on their terrific Web site to order a tempting assortment of exotic, extraordinary and unusual truffles: www.vosgeschocolate.com
Next time you have a long haul trip planned and you’re dreading being packed in like a sardine consider shelling out a few extra dollars for the bulkhead seats. Many airlines charge between $20-$100 for this added bit of comfort. Caution: If you’re under 5 feet you may get some nasty looks from the tallies…
If it looks like sushi, smells like sushi and tastes like sushi, it must be sushi. Right? Not quite. Homaro Cantu, executive chef of Moto in Chicago’s meatpacking district, is actually printing sushi images on pieces of edible paper –– made of soybean and cornstarch, flavored with powdered soy and seaweed seasonings. Then he blends…
If you’re like me when you travel, you get a bit twitchy if you don’t get internet access for prolonged periods. The latest and greatest portable phone that is great for travel is the Blackberry 7100 Series. It’s a bit of a departure from the usual QWERTY keypad and its size is not too cumbersome…
Freestone, California Imagine laying (naked) in a wooden tub and being covered up to your neck in a fragrant blend of heated, finely ground cedar, rice bran and plant enzymes imported from Japan. For over 20 years, that’s what visitors to Osmosis in the town of Freestone, California, have experienced, often returning annually for another…
Luxurious travel isn’t just for the rich and famous. You could be rubbing elbows on the Ledo deck with the upper crust or lapping up the elegance of a 5 star hotel with the click of button. LuxuryLink has a nice online auction house that offers up some very sweet deals. Within minutes you could…
A ski chalet that combines a rustic atmosphere while still exuding sophisticated luxury is not all too common. The Post Hotel in Lake Louise mixes an extensive wine cellar (over 25,000 bottles) and hand rolled Cuban cigars with a quaint atmosphere you expect from a ski lodge.
There is something oddly nostalgic about the retro flight attendant uniforms. Actually, if we’re discussing the industry a couple decades ago we were still referring to them as stewardess uniforms. Uniform Freak has devoted an entire website to fashions of past Airlines. Cliff Muskiet, a retired KLM employee, runs the site. There are over 360…
From Liz & Richard to Bill & Hilary. Celebrities have fallen in love with Chobe. Chobe has a way of capturing the imagination of visitors, who come from around the globe to explore one of the world’s wildlife experiences. The Burton’s stay at Chobe ran over 6 weeks and were supposedley riveted by the wildlife….