The Women’s Room: Grange City Hotel, London
In the stylish travel industry, female friendly hotels are a new buzzword. In fact, with women now comprising 50% of frequent fliers, more hotels are catering to them. One is…
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Stars Fish: Eva & Tony Snorkel At the Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas
Desperate Housewives’ star Eva Longoria and boyfriend Tony Parker of the NBA’s Spurs were recently spotted at the tre luxe Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, Caribbean Resort. They spent an off-season week…
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Rollin’ Like a Maharaja: Palace On Wheels, India
Now through January you can book a spot on the Palace On Wheels, a true luxury rail line that runs from New Delhi to Agra, India. The ride is more…
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Faceless French Hoods: “Terror Fashion”
Scary, isn’t it? Perhaps just in time for Halloween — or not — a new French brand called Anticon has launched a radical and somewhat frightening new concept in hooded…
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Digital Room Service: Broadband Is Growing
When I got my first laptop, most hotels offered dial-up in your room to check your email or get Web access. But over the past three years, I’ve seen all…
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Wiggle Mania: Jiggling Through the Jell-O Museum, LeRoy, New York
Who knew “jiggle-ability” could be measured? And who knew Jell-O was the focus of so many consuming surveys and experiments? Visiting the Jell-O Gallery — less than an hour’s drive…
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A podcast about Greek wine
Business Week has a special podcast interview with Kathy Spiliotopoulos of Nestor Imports talking about the “delights of Greek wine — it’s more varied and artful than most realize.” You…
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French Quarters: Cafe Du Monde Reopens in New Orleans
For 153 years, the French Quarter’s Cafe du Monde has been known for its hot, French-style, powdered-sugar covered beignet doughnuts, its rich, dark-roast, chicory-laced coffee and its round-the-clock service to…
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Floating Eco-Tours, One Day: World Skycat Ltd., Oxford, England
Imagine floating over untouched rainforests, or fragile tropical reefs where nobody could visit without irreparably harming the delicate eco-system. For sightseeing this close, a regular floating blimp would never cut…