The song ends, “the best that you can do is fall in love…” While it is meant to bring Dudley Moore and Liza Minelli  together at the end of “Arthur“, the concept isn’t lost on me as I stand on the balcony of my 15th floor hotel room, overlooking the iconic Empire State Building and [...]

As adults, we inherently worry about everything. We make things more complicated and often spend too much time analyzing something as simple as why he won’t call, why she said what she did, or whether forgetting where we put the car keys means early signs of Alzheimer’s. We take the easiest task and over-complicate it, and [...]

If there’s one thing I love it’s a good hotel. The fine pressed-linens, the smell of the freshly-cleaned room, the views from top floors, the shine of marble in the lobby, and the attention to detail – from smiling check-in desk agents to personalized pillows – all play a part in a successful hotel stay. [...]

It started off as a simple getaway: three days in Arizona, one of which would be spent at the Hilton Sedona spa, the other two days would go-with-the-flow, mood depending. I arrived in Phoenix early Friday morning, Aug. 28, and spent the afternoon driving through Camelback Mountain and enjoying the scenery. That evening, I met [...]

My good friend Keith, and a fellow traveler at Velvet Escape, asked me to submit a guest post about my hometown, Boston, Mass. Here’s a snapshot of what was published, but be sure to read more on his website: I travel to experience new things, not to escape them. I’ve captured the various colors of [...]