Survey Says: The World’s Best Airports
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…
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Wine Collectors From All Walks of Life
If I say “wine collector”…what image comes to mind? Maybe a busy executive wearing cufflinks? A bow-tied professor? A wealthy socialite and her chihuaha? Think sweaty armpits and squeaky shoes…SI.com…
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What goes into making Champagne?
Right. So there are lots and lots of sparkling wines on the shelves, but for some reason, if it says Champagne on the label, the prices goes up exponentially. WHY?…
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Sleep with the Fishes
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,…
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Walls of Fame: Hotel Des Arts, San Francisco
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….
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Australian Wine Door-to-Door
Here’s a wine merchant from Australia that takes advantage of globalization! They ship Australias finest wine directly to your door…warning…it ain’t cheap. via Spittoon
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Vacation behind bars?
Apparently, jail houses rock. In Sri Lanka, Galle prison, a centuries-old UN World Heritage site, is being converted into a hotel. On June 16, The Daily News reported the plans…
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Have You Switched from Beer to Wine? We want your story…
It’s happening in Ireland. It’s happening in Australia. Bastions of beer are turning into wine aficionados. Are you one of them? We want to know your story! ViaIOL: ‘Give us…
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Another Reason To Travel Off Season
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…
