A creature of habit, I happily return to my favorite haunts when in need of a travel fix. Europe and South America seem to dominate my short list in terms of desirable destinations. Perhaps, it is really true that one can never get too much of history, culture and architecture. And, let us not forget…
For luxury travel, Aman Resorts are the gold standard. Let’s talk about Amangani Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Not according to vacation home rental company HomeAway. And not according to my family, who just gathered early this month for a family vacation on the Texas coast! Family reunions seem a bit of an old-fashioned thing. They conjure nostalgic memories of extended cousins, aunts and uncles, grandparents, etc. gathering together for a few days….
Yes, you can hide away and experience luxury at its finest in one of the most competitive places in the world. It sound quite counterintuitive, since Silicon Valley is known for being the high-powered land of titans of tech and the home of Stanford University, which is anything but chill. But on the eastern tip…
It was a big band era hit performed by Glenn Miller and his orchestra that brought Chattanooga to the world stage. “Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo-Choo?” was the magical melody that put the modest Southern Railway stop on the map. But these days, Chattanooga has much more than a circa 1908 Train Depot…
There are some places in the United States that allow you to feel as if you’ve truly stepped back in time. Offering glimpses into bygone eras, these places give us an entirely different experience from our modern everyday lives. Benefit Street in Providence, Rhode Island is one of those places. Dating from the 1700s, this…
There are few places more restful, more peaceful, than islands. The small, car-free Great Diamond Island – part of the chain of Casco Islands off the coast of Maine – is the perfect retreat from the modern world. The island was an artistic retreat visited by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and Harriet Beech Stowe in…