When it’s a nice summer day in Newport, RI, the historical attractions face serious competition: the beaches. Many a visitor has come to the City on the Sea with the best intentions to learn about the Gilded Age and ended up relaxing on one of Newport’s five beaches. My favorite beach (pictured top, middle and […]
My first sightseeing stop in Newport, RI, where I spent last week, was the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum. There’s a lot to see and do in Newport (which is why I chose it for our week-long getaway with the baby) and it can be difficult to decide where to start. But this […]
Worried that there was nothing much going on in London in between the Royal Wedding and the 2012 Olympics? Come on, there’s always something exciting happening in London! Here’s some info about events taking place in London over the coming months in a guest post brought to you by TravelSupermarket.com. London is a vibrant, colorful […]
How have I not been here before? And when can come I back again? These were the main thoughts running through my mind as I was sipping a fresh-squeezed lemonade accented by muddled berries and lush mint leaves (oh, and vodka, let’s not forget the vodka) at the rooftop garden of The Surrey Hotel in […]
I thought I loved volcanos — I’ve helicoptered over a bubbling Mt. Kilauea in Hawaii on my honeymoon, hiked over a hissing Nea Kameni in Santorini and gotten close enough to hear the boulders rumbling down Mt. Arenal in Costa Rica. But as I hear about Sicily’s erupting Mt. Etna, which has already exploded six times […]
— Daddy O Hotel in Long Beach Island is undisputedly the chicest place to stay on Long Beach Island, NJ. With its ultra-mod lobby and 22 sleek rooms with larger-than-life surfer photography, it’s no surprise that this boutique hotel has a sister hotel in Miami. But thanks to its retro exterior, daddy O fits right into sleepy LBI, […]
A sumptuous meal of contemporary German cuisine at Aigner Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin made guest blogger Ivan wax poetic about the city’s troubled history. Here, he delights in trendy Vietnamese at Monsieur Vuong in Berlin’s Mitte District, which is one of the most dynamic —and coolest parts — of the city. Germany’s capital city of Berlin, and […]
When Ivan travels, he doesn’t simply seek out delicious food to please his palate — he keeps his eye out for meals and restaurants that will help him understand the city he’s visiting. A frequent guest blogger for Travelogged (read about his trip to Iceland and watch his foodie videos about Rio, Belo Horizonte and New […]
Paris is one of those cities that is impossible not to love. Whether it’s your first time or your tenth time in the City of Light, there are certain landmarks you just have to see. If you’re planning a trip to Paris or even just daydreaming about one, I hope you’ll enjoy this sponsored guest […]
I was actually more surprised to see deer at Caneel Bay in St. John than I was to see the wild donkeys. Not that I find deer in general a surprising sight — I’ve seen them countless times all over New York State, Connecticut and other places like that. But what were deer doing in […]