Travels
January 2012 sponsored by: Amercian Express
Washington DC
A Capital Bet
By: Charles Greenfield
As a younger man I once schlepped from a suburban Maryland motel for a brief, unsatisfying visit. Happily, today’s Washington DC hotel scene combines traditional grand dame palace hotel luxury with hip boutique properties ....
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November 2011 sponsored by: Jet Blue
Southampton, NY
Long Island
By: Laura Gillis
If Ralph Lauren designed a village, it would be Southampton. Situated on the South Fork of Long Island and settled in 1640, it's steeped in charm and culture. When's the last time you were there? If you ....
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San Francisco, CA
It's All About The Vibe!
By: Will McGough
Something I’m still trying to beat into my brain: You can’t explore an entire city in a week. I often forget this slice of wisdom – sometimes I put a lot of pressure on myself to see and do everything, t ....
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October 2011 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
The Isle of Skye
Gaelic Mist
By: Alexander Miller
Skye, it’s a wonderfully evocative sort of name for a place. The name, however, is very misleading. It is an old Gaelic word translating into English as mist; there is, as you then might imagine, a very great ....
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Sand and Cities
Abu Dhabi and Beyond
By: Janine Strong
The United Arab Emirates is a safe and exotic destination in the Middle East where visitors have a great list of contrasting activities available to explore… The Grand Mosque and Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, the malls o ....
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July 2011 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
Panama
Carnival and Canal
By: Charles Greenfield
The republic of Panama is blessed with a myriad of natural gifts, from over 1,800 islands on both Pacific and Caribbean coasts to pristine rainforests with 3% of the world’s biodiversity, all contained in an isthmus, a na ....
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June 2011 sponsored by: michaelslimo.com
Hudson Valley Adventures
Bucolic New York
By: Sarah Amandolare
Bucolic New York State is still oft-overlooked in favor of the Big Apple – and who can blame travelers for wanting to soak up as much of the city as possible? But just two hours north of the urban culture and ....
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Tempo Miami Hotel
Downtown Renaissance
By: Chuck Taylor
Only a year has gone by and so much has happened in downtown Miami. The gantry cranes dotting the skyline like an erector set are now gone. At the time, driving over the MacArthur Causeway from Miami Beach, I wondered how ....
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