Many frequent travelers I know have certain rituals or routines that punctuate their trips. Two different friends have each amassed a large collection of Starbucks city mugs. Others collect snowglobes or Hard Rock Café pins. I collect Alexander Calder. Its not (for the most part) a physical collection – although I do own two handsigned epreuve d’artist…
Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller has long been one of my favorite Napa Valley haunts. The casual eatery was originally designed as a temporary pop-up while Keller prepared a new casual concept but proved to be so popular that it has become a Yountville mainstay serving rotating family-style dinners five nights a week. In the…
Travel and life intersect – analyzing Hurricane Katrina and the personal impact, ten years later. Jennifer shares her thoughts on the disaster and how it intersected with her travels in many ways.
Ten dollars. Ten lousy dollars. That’s the margin by which I feel that the valet at the Crescent Hotel in Dallas (a Rosewood luxury property) decided to draw a line in the sand about valet charges on Thursday night. Let me explain… I went to the Crescent after work with plans to attend an alumni…
The popular LED Bay Bridge lights in San Francisco will be coming down on Friday, according to The Bold Italic. Originally intended to be a temporary installation to honor the redesign of the bridge, the lighted bridge has become a new background for iconic photos of San Francisco. As such, a not-for-profit group has raised money…
Sex and the City may have finished its HBO run over a decade ago – and hopefully its movie reincarnation after a train wreck of a romp through the United Arab Emirates a few years later (they got the designer obsessions correct at least, even if they did stomp on the culture in the process!) And yet…
Part II of our rundown on how to Mardi Gras like a local. From Bourbon Street (yes or no?) to parades, police, drinking, and beads, we’ll help you experience New Orleans and all of Mardi Gras like a local. Our guest blogger breaks it all down in this special series.
How to Mardi Gras like a local – from terminology to travel basics, you’ll be a New Orleans pro after learning everything from what a krewe is and how to enjoy a parade (neutral ground or sidewalk?!) to ball structure and where to get the best king cake!
I’m wrapping up day three in San Diego during one of their busiest conference/convention weeks of the year. As I noted yesterday, juggling one’s time at conferences is difficult (especially when Magic Johnson changes your schedule). While everyone back home thinks you are playing (and certainly, conferences should offer some time for fun while networking),…
Fans headed to the college football classic Red River Shootout (better known in theses parts as Texas/OU Weekend) take note. Texas and Oklahoma both have higher rates of heart disease compared to national statistics. Some might equate this to the coronary-inducing performances of both teams at times. Or it might be the unequivocal love of…
If you want to revisit the golden age of the jet set, a time when travel was a stylish affair highlighted by space age innovation, you can. And you don’t need a TARDIS to get you there either. For one day this month, the architecturally-iconic former TWA terminal at JFK (nee Idlewild) will open to the public….
Friends of felines, rejoice. New York City may be getting a permanent cat café if crowdfunding plans are successful, according to this piece from The Gothamist. Little Lions seeks to be one part tea house, one part cat sanctuary where cat lovers can sip their favorite beverage while being rubbed on by resident kitties. The idea originates from…