Location and how to get there: Centrally located in Old Montreal, just a few steps from the Palais des Congrès, Montreal’s convention centre, Le Place d’Armes is equally close to Multimedia City and the Montreal Court House, and just minutes from downtown Montreal. Number of rooms: 83 rooms and 52 suites, all elegantly furnished. All…
Location and how to get there: Big Sky, Montana, Fly into Bozeman Gallatin Field. The ranch is 45 minutes from the airport, down Rt. 191, the most beautiful ride along the Gallatin River. Number of rooms: 70 different cabins, log homes, chalets. Price range: $75-$350 USD depending on time of year and number of people…
Location and how to get there: Chestertown, Maryland. Situated on 12 peaceful acres, with a commanding view of the Chesapeake Bay, on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the Inn is 1 ½ hours drive time from Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD and Philadelphia, PA. Number of rooms: 13 guest rooms all with private bath. Price range: $155-$285/night, depending…
Stephanie Elizondo Griest has mingled with the Russian Mafiya, polished Chinese propaganda, and belly danced with Cuban rumba queens. These adventures are the subject of her award-winning memoir: Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana (Villard/Random House, 2004). Atria/Simon & Schuster will publish her memoirs from Mexico in 2008, and Travelers’ Tales…
by Caitlin Kelly When you study abroad, often the most important lessons take place outside of the classroom. You spend your first starry-eyed days roaming the city with a big map and wandering eyes, taking in the novelty of European antiquity. You walk as a tourist walks—oblivious to the race, the restricted space and the…
Name: Karl Hasz Age: 37 Hometown: San Francisco Occupation: Founder and president of Hasz Construction, newly appointed commissioner of the San Francisco City and County Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board and creator of Pro-Impact, a nonprofit that helps professional athletes plan and implement community-based projects Status: Single Where do you like to flirt? California Wine Merchant…
by Lisen Stromberg True Confessions 1: I spent two weeks in Florence and did not visit the Uffizi, passed by the Duomo once or twice, and did all I could to avoid the Ponte Vecchio. I was not there to travel like the masses, and masses there were. I was going to spend my days…