Infusing A Pop Culture Persona: Best Western Miyako Inn, San Francisco
The Best Western Miyako Inn has been an anchor of the Japantown restaurant and shopping center for decades. Now, there’s a public contest to rename it while its new owners,…
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Green Mountains, Blue Water, Luxe Resort: Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia
I’ve proud to say I’ve visited St. Lucia in the southern Caribbean. It was once my home port for a week-long sailing trip aboard a 200-foot tall ship. “It is…
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Three Weeks in Europe: Fashion Forward in Paris
If there’s one city in the world where it’s fun to check out who’s wearin’ what, that would be Paris. I am by no means a fashionista, or even a…
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An Offer With Teeth: Shark Cage Diving & The Lodge At Tiburon, CA
“Tiburon” means “shark” in Español. In fact, I was once in Acapulco and saw “Tiburon Dos” on a movie marquee advertising “Jaws II.” If you’re into sharks, The Lodge at…
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True Island Getaway: Sunset Key, FL
Many people have enjoyed the unique, extremely fun and tropical atmosphere of Key West at Florida’s southernmost tip, but a select few opt to enjoy the luxury of Sunset Key…
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The Butt Stops Here: No Smoking in France? Oui!
In France, smoking is as intrinsic to the culture as wearing berets, drinking red wine, and eating gastronic delights. Even when I was in Paris recently, the smoke in the…
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Having Your Chocolate and Drinking It, Too: Chocolate Coffee, Atlanta
Opened in 2002, Chocolate Coffee owners, Ken and Vera Bettin, have been brewing coffee, mixing ice drinks, and baking pastries for coffee-loving Atlanta locals. A hypnotic ambience of soft piping…
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They’ll Take Manhattan: Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, New York
My wife and three of her girlfriends from California are in New York City today for the 2006 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Tomorrow, they’ll begin their 26-mile walk —…
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The Best in The Business: Travel Awards, Condé Nast Traveler
If road warriors –– most of whom travel with laptops and cell phones –– don’t know the best airlines, airports, and hotel chains, who does? That’s why Conde´ Nast asks…
