The restaurants at some of Las Vegas’ best resorts reflect what people are eating now. A glimpse: Estiatorio Milos: Chef Costas Spiliadis oversees this branch of the New York restaurant specializing in Greek seafood with an emphasis on the most exquisite fresh fish. Julian Serrano restaurant: The chic steakhouse from New York’s meatpacking district has opened a sister [...]
Strange But Beautiful Beaches of Hawaii And The World
February 17, 2013 | Posted by
Getting to Hawaii’s Papakolea Beach isn’t easy—travelers must endure a hot, rugged, nearly three-mile hike along sea cliffs to reach it. Yet people make the trek every day. Why? Papakolea’s sand isn’t golden or white—or even black. It’s a deep olive green. Most of us would relish a day at any old beach. But there’s [...]
Romantic Essentials Make a Hotel Room Sexy For Valentine’s Getaway
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Skip the room that looks into the office building next door. Nobody wants to be reminded of work entanglements during a getaway a deux. Infinity pools and swanky lobbies are nice, but it’s the room that matters when it’s a trip for two. In honor of all the romantic getaways coming up for Valentine’s Day [...]
‘Herod the Great’ Exhibition Opens Tomorrow at Israel Museum
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
JERUSALEM – Israel’s national museum will open what it calls the world’s first exhibition devoted to the architectural legacy of biblical King Herod, the Jewish proxy monarch who ruled Jerusalem and the Holy Land under Roman occupation two millennia ago. The display includes the reconstructed tomb and sarcophagus of one of antiquity’s most notable and [...]
Saba: Scenic Caribbean Peaks Above And Below The Sea
February 10, 2013 | Posted by
The small propeller airplane lands quickly and softly, like a butterfly, on one of the world’s shortest commercial runways on the rain forest-capped island of Saba, which rises stunningly out of the Caribbean. It won’t take long for visitors to see why the sign outside declares: “Welcome to the Unspoiled Queen.” Saba’s Mt. Scenery, at [...]
Hawaii’s Club Lanai, Abandoned in 1996, Being Resurrected
February 10, 2013 | Posted by
For the first time in four hours, my tour guide on Lanai is at a loss for words. We’re staring at what could be a set from Lost: a broad, sandy beach devoid of people, a scattering of derelict huts among palm trees and an empty pier, all about a 45-minute bumpy ride from the nearest [...]
10 of the Nation’s Top Spots for BBQ
February 8, 2013 | Posted by
In the land of the free and the home of the brave, nothing tickles the taste buds quite like barbecue. Barbecue capitals like Kansas City and Memphis are well represented on this list, but America’s love affair with smoked meat is quite clearly a national preoccupation. From sea to shining sea, here are the best [...]
Exploring The Remnants of The Dominican Republic’s Colonial Past
February 7, 2013 | Posted by
Much more than beach resorts, the Dominican Republic is one of the Caribbean’s most geographically diverse countries, from stunning mountain scenery to desert scrublands, not to mention evocative colonial architecture and warm welcoming people. Where do you start? Try these 10 top travel experiences: Take a walk through history in the oldest city in the New World. [...]
Ritz-Carlton, Waldorf and Others Bank on Puerto Rico for High-End Clientele
February 5, 2013 | Posted by
A few miles past the last strip mall in this north coast town, a discreet sign beckons the privileged .01 percent down a lush ginger- and palm-frocked lane. It ends at a rushing wall of water flanked by a lily pond, a sleek, open-air pavilion, and a personal valet who greets new arrivals with a [...]
Finally! Lower-Priced Hotel Rooms in New York City
February 4, 2013 | Posted by
The Big Apple’s experiencing a cheap hotel boom – cheap, that is, for New York. Tourists will soon find a host of new, more affordable alternatives to the four-star Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and Sheraton hotels in the America’s most expensive hotel city, where the average room costs about $300 a night. Starting next month, for [...]
