Edward Hopper, Hotel Room, 1931 A hotel room can be a very lonely place if the interior design, including the furniture, fixtures, walls/floor coverings, and window treatments are less than wonderful. All too frequently it is depressing to check-in to a hotel, pass through the registration process, scan the keycard to open to the door, […]
Danger ahead for New York pedestrians
In 2017 there were more than 450,000 daily bike trips in New York City, up from 170,000 in 2005. While the increased number of cyclists on the streets of Manhattan provide good PR for the Mayor, the increased bike culture angers pedestrians, citing cyclists who speed, run red lights, shout four letter words, text while […]
Would you travel nude or naked?
Face Forward. Please! Traveling sucks the moisture out of our skin! We may start the journey looking terrific and deplane looking a total wreck because of the anxiety of getting to and through airports and security, the questions on whether the flight will depart/land on-time without incident, the dismay caused by the dry air on […]
Drink like a New Yorker
In celebration of Exotic Herbs Mayonnaise on Num Pang Sandwiches
It was an unusual invitation. The main event was an introduction to Exotic Herbs Mayo presented by Num Pang Kitchen and Sir Kensington’s. I had no idea what Num Pang was, but I was familiar with Sir Kensington’s – having discovered the mayo alternative at Whole Foods. I assumed that this was a new addition […]
NYC Winter Show: A treasure trove for hotel interior designers
If you love beautiful things like jewelry, sculpture, lamps, art and antiques, there is no better place to get your “fix” of fabulous furnishings and jewels than at the annual Winter Show at New York’s Park Avenue Armory – now celebrating its 65th anniversary. The event is directed by Helen Allen. The program is supported […]
Live like a local in Nassau, Bahamas
Travel destination – the Bahamas – is a Caribbean archipelago located off the coast of Florida with a long history of colonization. The Bahamas is a Caribbean archipelago located off the coast of Florida with a long history of colonization; however, the country became independent from the UK in 1973. With a population of approximately […]
Group travel suppliers recognized and awarded
A fabulous New York City party at Tao Downtown was recently presented by Tim Hentschel, CEO of HotelPlanner.com (a leading online provider of group hotel bookings and individual hotel reservations), in cooperation with Peter Stonham, Editorial Director, Landor Travel Publications. Together, these two executives organized an extraordinary awards events to recognize the efforts that US-based […]
Looking for adventure? Paris shopping deals!
Flying XL Airways to Paris and taking a value-priced flight to New Jersey on La Compagnie is one way to recover from a Paris shopping frenzy. You are a smart cookie. You know how to spot a bargain…like flying XL Airways to Paris to save money and taking a value-priced business class flight to New […]