Luxe or Budget: How a Great Boutique Hotel Improves Your Vacation
I recently spent a few days in Paris, at the height of the summer. It was beastly hot, and the downside of Paris being voted the #1 tourist destination is,… Read more…
Best Destinations to Travel with Family
From the crowded monuments in bustling cities to the relaxing and serene beaches, the hunt for the best destinations to travel with your family is not an easy task. A… Read more…
Searching for Reality in Rennes-le-Château
Though this is a relatively recent building (at least by ancient standards) it is a beautiful piece of architecture in its own right, and this locale has had Read more…
Where to Stay in Key West & Where Not To
At the last possible second, they open again, to reveal a sloppily dressed waiter with a full cart of empty water jugs, someone’s leftover lunch plates and—there’s another damn empty water cooler. I know there will barely be room on the elevator for that cart and me, but I have also had enough. “No!” I yell... Read more…
Sweating it out: Experiencing the Temezcal
This ritual is a rebirthing of sorts, he explains. As the others have done before me, I touch my forehead to the sparse grass at the mouth of the temezcal. “All my relations,” I intone properly, while connecting to Mother Earth, Father Sky, my ancestors, my family, my friends — in keeping with Read more…