Travels
December 2012 sponsored by: Amercian Express
The Chanler at Cliff Walk
Newport, RI
By: Chuck Taylor
Historic Newport Rhode Island was the epicenter of the gilded age in America. The colossal mansions on Bellevue Avenue are symbols of America’s rise to becoming a world power during the industrial age.Congressman John Win ....
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October 2012 sponsored by: Jet Blue
Discover Maine
Enjoy Vacationland
By: Charles Greenfield
As a kid my family once spent a fabulous summer in Maine. We stayed in a boarding house (before the advent of trendy B&Bs), ate lots of lobster and gobbled down blueberry pie. At a local fair I got lost and a state troop ....
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Monastero Santa Rosa
Best Amalfi Coast Views
By: R. Daniel Foster
Cloistered nuns and sacred virgins were the furthest thought from my mind when staying at the Monastero Santa Rosa on Italy’s famed Amalfi Coast. Yet my room had once housed them more than 300 years ago.
The proper ....
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September 2012 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
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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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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