Travels
September 2012 sponsored by: Amercian Express
The Grand Hotel
Minneapolis, MN
By: R. Daniel Foster
As a boy, the Minneapolis Athletic Club struck me as a storied, even hallowed space. Built in 1915, the premier “Gentlemen’s Club” was where the best boxers trained. Later, it served as training groun ....
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August 2012 sponsored by: Jet Blue
Glenmere Mansion
Relais & Chateaux Luxury
By: Jessica Colley
There’s no escape from the city quite like a soak in a huge freestanding tub.
Tossing aside a fluffy robe, I sank into the steaming water, a whimsical rubber ducky already lost in a deep sea of suds. I could have ....
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July 2012 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
Linekin Bay Resort
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
By: Amy van Arsdale
Would you like to plan the perfect escape this summer and learn how to sail? Then the Linekin Bay Resort in Maine is the place to plan your next adventure. Tucked away in the woods overlooking a rocky coastline, this resort is ....
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June 2012 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons
Relais & Châteaux Luxury
By: Jessica Colley
As the first yellow daffodils of spring broke ground in the countryside outside Oxford, the day of a very special reservation arrived. Raymond Blanc’s two Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons, ....
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Nantucket Island
A Romantic Getaway
By: Chuck Taylor
Is your schedule inundated during the workweek with too many tasks, appointments and time-consuming routines? Do you find yourself daydreaming of an escape or a romantic getaway weekend? You've got the budget to indulge you ....
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May 2012 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
Estonia
Europe's Best Kept Secret
By: Laura Gillis
To walk along the cobbled streets of Tallinn is to discover eastern Europe's best kept secret. Welcome to Estonia-- the tiny nation that could. Conquered and occupied time and again by Swedes, Germans and Russians, Estonia ....
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Relais Christine
The Ideal Location
By: Jessica Colley
In a city like Paris, location is everything.
My ideal hotel is one that is located in the center of the action, but on a quiet street. The hotel that perfectly fits this description in Paris is Relais Christine, on the Le ....
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