Here’s another good thing about traveling solo: when you travel, you only have to pack for one. That means no one’s last-minute travel items in your carry-on, no dirty laundry bags for two, no extra pairs of shoes taking up valuable space in your luggage. I leave for Riveria Maya, Mexico, in two days to [...]
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24 Hours…in Martha’s Vineyard
There are few things as pleasant as Martha’s Vineyard in the off-season. Rain boots, sweatshirts and fall hats serve a purpose that only a true New Englander can appreciate. Gone are the tank tops and flip-flops, and in their place are fleece cover-ups and cotton scarves. New to the off-season is the Martha’s Vineyard Food [...]
Travel Journal
Rain Boots & Hunter Hats
If there’s one thing I really enjoy about traveling, it’s spending the quality time with my friends while on the road. More often than not I get the typical, ‘rough life’ response from people when they learn I’m a travel writer, but those who have traveled with me know that it’s not always the glamorous [...]
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24 Hours…in Miami
Yin. Yang. Up. Down. Breathe in. Breathe out. Relax. Repeat. That was the instruction from my spa therapist at the Mandarin Oriental Miami‘s spa during my Mandarin Oriental Signature Spa Treatment (MOSST). I needed a quick getaway alone – away from the laundry, the dirty dishes, the emails, the dust bunnies… I grabbed a cheap [...]
Food & Wine
Beyond the Boudoir: Hotel Rooftop Bars
My new favorite thing about hotels: rooftop bars. On a recent trip to New York City, I happened to stay at two different hotels, each with a rooftop bar. This wasn’t a requirement for my booking, but it was a nice amenity to my stay. Rooftop bars have grown up over the years. Plastic chairs [...]
Lifestyle
Rainy Days and Mondays…
Audrey Hepburn had a fabulous dialogue in “Breakfast at Tiffany’s“: Holly Golightly: You know those days when you get the mean reds? Paul Varjak: The mean reds, you mean like the blues? Holly Golightly: No. The blues are because you’re getting fat and maybe it’s been raining too long, you’re just sad that’s all. The [...]
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24 Hours…in NYC
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 [...]
Travel Journal
Travel…Through the Eyes of a 12-Year-Old
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 [...]
Politics
Politics Power Moment: Me and Sen. Kennedy
Who says women can’t … do just about anything? This is the question posed by the editors of ForbesWoman, and I challenge you all to consider finishing the statement. Here’s my ending: My ‘power’ moment came in 2002, when I was standing outside the doors to the House Floor, watching then-president George W. Bush give [...]
Hotels
Hotel ‘Bucket List’: Luxury Hotels Around the World
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. [...]
