This evening I arrived in Sarasota, FL, where I’ll be spending the weekend with my family. On the way in from the airport, I was happy to see my favorite statue, Unconditional Surrender, which is based on the famous 1945 photograph “The Kiss at Times Square”. I’m not quite sure what our plans are for […]

Right now, there's really only one place to be. And that's at the Winter Olympics.

I've always enjoyed watching the Westminster Dog Show on TV, so this year I decided to go see it live at Madison Square Garden. I got a ticket for day one (yesterday), which entitled me to attend the show from 8 AM—11PM. Only the evening part, the group judging (pictured above), is broadcast on USA; […]

Welcome to the 15th 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. JoAnna presents Why People Don’t Travel, Part 2: Lack of Money […]

Almost any destination can be romantic if you’re with the right person. You don’t need the perfect beach, a breathtaking sunset, an enchanting view or even a gondola ride. But those do help! Here are my picks for the 10 most romantic destinations…

Today was an official Snow Day in New York City. They made the decision to close the schools the day before, because the threat of the storm was so bad. Or maybe it was because we’ve hardly had any snow this winter, and the city was ready to embrace it. As you can see, it […]

Wales is full of history — especially North Wales which has the oldest metal mine open to to the public in the world and Plas Mawr Elizabethan Town House, which is reputed to be the finest of its kind remaining in Britain (the amazing plasterwork over its grand fireplace is pictured above). When I was […]

I like Super Bowl Sunday but I must confess that watching the game is my least favorite part. I'm more about hanging out with friends and watching the commercials. This year I thought that the clear commercial winner was HomeAway.com, a vacation rental service. (I'm a big fan of their subsidiary, VRBO.com, which I even […]

I love sunsets. That’s not very original, I know. I mean does anybody actually dislike sunsets? What’s not to like? Sunsets are pretty much a universal crowd-pleaser. That said, I certainly think there is a continuum of sunset appreciation. True sunset lovers view watching the sun go down as an activity unto itself. They seek […]

(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 […]