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 […]

I knew that Utah's Deer Valley Resort had a reputation for being luxurious, but I wasn't sure exactly what to expect when I went there for the first time this morning. But it was apparent right away — when my husband was dropping me off with our skis so he could go park the car […]

I've spent the past two days skiing at Park City Mountain Resort, where I've gotten to experience that famous Utah powder. While I haven't seen enough snow in my life to tell if you the Ski Utah slogan "The Great Snow on Earth" is true, I'm happy to report that it is very light, fluffy […]

Greetings from Park City, Utah! I’ve been here for about eight hours and so far my impression is that it’s similar to Breckenridge, CO, but at a noticeably lower altitude. That’s a good thing because I adore the vibe of Breck — a fun ski town with a mining heritage — but I have found […]

It was hard to leave Grand Cayman yesterday and return to frosty NYC. The weather was ridiculously good during the entire time I was there and the Caribbean sea always looked so inviting, with its different shades of blue. I knew I couldn't stay forever, but I wish I could have stayed for at least […]

Poor stingrays. They have such an ominous-sounding name yet they're such gentle creatures. At least the ones in The Cayman Islands are. They glide along, gracefully flapping their wings. OK, there is a stinger, but it's not that lengthy tail you see. The stinger has its base near the tail, and it's just a few […]

On Saturday, I took a day trip to Cincinnati from Southern Indiana, where I was spending the weekend visiting family. Just a 90-minute drive away, Cincy promised to offer plenty of culinary and artistic options to explore.

(photos by Niki Jensen) Monaco, that glamorous little country surrounded by France on the Mediterranean, is fabulous to visit any time of the year. But if — like Los Angeles—residents Niki Jensen and her boyfriend Martin Gaiss — you're lucky enough to go during the Monaco Grand Prix, the legendary annual Formula One race that […]

As the weather gets colder in New York, I try to warm myself up by thinking of the hottest places that I've been to this year. While Cappodocia, Turkey, in June came close, I still think my hottest day of 2009 was in Jaco, Costa Rica in late March. This post, however, is about La […]

Last week when I was blogging about seeing the Mona Monkey in Grenada, I realized that while I have written and posted photos about the white-faced capuchin monkeys and the spider monkeys I saw in Costa Rica, I have left out the howler monkeys. Yes, I know this a travel blog and not a monkey […]