(photo of Sri Lanka’s Aukana Buddha Statue by Ikmal/Flickr) Sri Lanka emerged as one of the hottest travel destinations for 2010. It was no. 1 on the New York Times‘ The 31 Places to Go in 2010, and it was also on Conde Nast Traveler‘s 2010 It List. The civil war ended in May and [...]
(View From Stratton Mountain by Steve Soj/Flickr) Nicki and Greg Shalette were looking for a little luxury and a little skiing that wasn't too far from New York City. So last weekend, they drove to Manchester, VT, for a fantastic romantic getaway. They skied, they got massages, they dined, they hit the outlets and they [...]
(photo by Alex-pl/Flickr) The last time I was in London, I was there for a long weekend. So when I found out that CheapOair Travel Blog is having a contest and the prize is a long weekend in London for two, I knew I had to share it with my readers. The prize includes airfare [...]
(Barton Creek Cave, photos by Amanda Lobell) I put Belize on my list of top 10 trips I wish I had taken in 2009, so I was very excited to hear all about Amanda Lobell and Neil Roach’s recent vacation there. They had a fantastic time dividing their week between the jungle and the beach, [...]
Welcome to the 14th edition of the Anywhere, Everywhere Travel Blog Carnival. The carnival takes place once a month and features some of the best travel writing and photography on the web. As usual, I received tons of great submissions; here are my favorites. Felicity Campbell presents Real Medellin – Barrio of Santo Domingo posted [...]
When I was on Grand Cayman last month, it wasn’t just to sunbathe on Seven Mile Beach and swim, or rather wade, with the stingrays. (And it certainly wasn’t to run the Cayman marathon!) I was there for the 6th annual Cayman Jazz Fest, which took place on the evenings of Thurs., Dec. 3rd—Sat., Dec [...]
Today's guest blogger, Jill Martin Wrenn, lives in Atlanta (you may remember her last guest-blog post about The Georgia Aquarium). So when she tells people she went to Birmingham, they think she's talking about the city in Alabama and not the one England. But Jill, who lived in London for seven-and-a-half years, is most certainly [...]
Saying that the best pizza in Park City is served at a nightclub might sound like I'm trying to insult the level of pizza available in Utah's premiere ski town. But no, it just so happens that Sidecar, one of Park City's most popular nightclubs, serves excellent pizza. I know, I know. I was skeptical [...]
After a day of skiing, I crave hot chocolate. And after a day of skiing at the luxurious Deer Valley Resort, I wanted a luxurious hot chocolate from the St. Regis Deer Crest Resort. I didn’t know exactly where it was; all I knew was that it opened last year and St. Regis hotels tend [...]
