Los Angeles can be a very tempting place. From Rodeo Drive to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles is wrought with desire. With so much to do and see in LA, it’s hard to know where to begin. The best part about Los Angeles, though, is the city’s hidden gems. Sure, there’s plenty to [...]
Luxury Wine Retreats Around the World
Love wine and travel? Experience them both at one of these upscale wine resorts around the world: 1.K-Club, Ireland: It’s not all Guiness and mash in Ireland. The plush K-Club, located 30 minutes from Dublin, is a 69-bedroom hotel nestled among the rolling green hills. K Club’s wine cellar, originally built by Hugh Barton of [...]
Luxury Travel Destinations for 2012
With each year brings new ideas, plans and promises. Resolutions aside, travel is one of the best laid plans in the new year. The question is: will you actually plan that dream trip you’ve been talking about for the past year? As 2012 draws near, luxury travel network Virtuoso® asked its expert travel advisors to [...]
Hotel Spotlight: The Siam, Bangkok
From skyscrapers to villa retreats, new developments keep popping up in Thailand’s capital city, giving travelers a more diverse set of options when it comes to hotels. New to the scene: The Siam Hotel, which intends to keep luxury exclusive and bring a bit of recluse back to the city. The hotel is set to [...]
Everything Old is New Again: New York’s Historic Hotels
New York’s East Side is a story of wealth, glamour and greed. It’s home to some of the most iconic buildings in the city, as well as some of the most famous landmarks in the nation. Through the years, the East Side has seen its share of deceit and descent, but through its tumultuous past [...]
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One Night in Newport
I drove into Newport, Rhode Island, just as the sun was setting over the sleepy little summer town. It’s not quite summer, yet, which means Newport is still waking from its winter hibernation. As I made way over the bridge to Goat Island, I pulled over to catch a glimpse of the sky’s colors before [...]
Hotels
A History of Healing at Omni Bedford Springs
The town of Bedford Springs has a significant place in Pennsylvania history. Numerous U.S. presidents and dignitaries, including Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson, and Zachary Taylor, have an association with Bedford Springs. In fact, James Buchanan called Bedford Springs his summer home for 25 years. However, before the presidents settled into the area there [...]
Hotels
An Evening of Art at Ritz-Carlton Boston Common
It’s hard to focus when you first enter the Ritz-Carlton Boston Common. The walls are decorated with paintings, portraits and sketches that each tell a unique story, surrounded by sculptures of blown glass and clay that stand at attention at various desks and tables in the lobby. The art – like the hotel – makes [...]
Lifestyle
Deep in the Heart of Texas: The Art of Buying Cowboy Boots
There’s something romantic about cowboy boots that’s inexplicable. They’re unique, mysterious, and, on the right pair of legs, they are downright sexy. On a recent trip to Austin, Texas, I found myself in the market for cowboy boots. I popped into a few local shops, spoke with the owners and makers of boots, learned the [...]
Food & Wine
Food for Thought: Red Light Little River
Any traveler will tell you the best food in any destination is likely found off the beaten path. Case in point: Miami’s Red Light Little River. Don’t let the decor fool you… this little restaurant tucked inside Biscayne Boulevard may look run down from the outside, but the kitchen serves up some of the best [...]
Travel Journal
Reaching New Heights: The Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb
The tears started before I even set foot on the bridge. It was 8 a.m. and our climb was scheduled to start at 8:30 a.m. I grazed through the gift shop and made back-to-back trips to the bathroom. I walked up one flight of stairs to the ‘holding area’, where I would await my tour [...]
Hotels
Best Business Hotels for Corporate Budgets
Business travel was one of the first items cut from the company budget when the economy tanked a few years ago. However, as bottom lines start shaping up, more businesses are bringing back the corporate travel card and sending their suited ones out for an important meeting. In a study by global research firm Oxford [...]
Hotels
Four Seasons Austin Helps Travelers “Pay it Forward”
Luxury is a lovely accessory but for many, the notion of luxury is non-existent. That’s why the Four Seasons Austin is hosting a “Pay it Forward” program, which allows guests luxury accommodations in return for community service. The non-profit organizations participating in the hotel’s package include the following:
Hotels
Luxury Gone Wild: Top Treehouse Hotels
Who said luxury was limited only inside four walls? In the backyard of hotels and resorts we frequent around the world are miles of lush landscapes just waiting to be explored and slept in. Look up the next time you’re walking through the woods and imagine a space in that tall tree, complete with all [...]
