Pampering for Prosperity: The Green Hotel, Mysore, India
A boutique hotel with all the character and charm you’d expect, but where all profits go to charity? Here’s a place that really exemplifies my Pampering for Prosperity mission! The…
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Haute Couture, Fashion-Forward Trains: France
We’ve all done the EurailPass to criss-cross Europe during our penny-pinching college years. I recently rode the EuroStar in style through the Chunnel between London and Paris, marveling at how…
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Kool, Klassy Kimpton: Hotel Monaco Denver
The Hotel Monaco Denver is my first visit to a Kimpton Hotel, part of the one-of-a-kind San Francisco-based chain of terrific boutique hotels that channels the distinctive energy, personality and…
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On The Road Again: CA to CO
About 18 months ago, the dollar had hit a new low against both the British pound and the Euro. Naturally, my wife, daughter and I chose that exact moment to…
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World’s Best Cities for Travelers: Travel & Leisure Awards
Drum roll, please…. According to 11th annual readers poll of Travel + Leisure Magazine’s, the most popular city in the world for travelers is Florence, Italy. Rome is #2; Bangkok,…
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My Own Private Island: Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia
If you’re fed up with resorts that cater to thousands of guests, try the solo approach. Estate One is one KM from the main Pangkor Laut Resort on the privately…
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Stage Your Own Bed-In: Following in John & Yoko’s Footsteps, Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montreal
They don’t really want you moving the furniture around the way the late ex-Beatle did. But you can sleep in and have breakfast amongst snowy, plumped up pillows while munching…
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Vive Le Blog: France
The French are fanatics for drip coffee, champagne, croissants, chocolate, fine cuisine, sidewalk cafes,… and blogging. According to a story today by Thomas Crampton in the New York Times, “Les…
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Lake Tahoe Goes Upscale at 5,000 Feet: Ritz-Carlton Highlands Breaks Ground
Northstar-at-Tahoe will soon be changing the face of the north shore. Once a funky area dotted with wooden A-framed homes and family-run hotels along the shores of this sparkling deep…
