Father’s Day may still be a couple of weeks away, but if you’re struggling to figure out what to give dad this year, than Kensington Tours is here to help. The travel company, which specializes in private guided adventure travel to more than 80 countries around the globe, has officially designated a Vacation Valet who [...]
Humans aren’t the only ones to get treats on their pillows at fancy hotels. The Jumeirah Essex House in New York is throwing candy to the canines with the launch of the iconic hotel’s first ever Canine Turndown Program. But this is no ordinary pet-pampering service. The Jumeirah Essex House has partnered with doggie designer [...]
New Iberia, Louisiana — Traveling around southern Louisiana with Wilma Subra can be both enlightening and depressing. A chemist by training and environmental activist by choice, on every corner, at every railroad crossing, each empty lot and even in the air she sees – rightfully! – either a toxic wasteland or one on the verge. [...]
Here are some of the best travel stories from this weekend’s English-speaking newspaper travel media. 1. In the New York Times, Stephen Heyman profiles six moderately-priced New York City boutique hotels. One of the boutique hotels reviewed even has nightly rates under $200! 2. In the Globe and Mail, Heather Zorzini writes about her night [...]
One thing that travel teaches you is that wherever you go, people want to have fun. You just don’t expect that people are able to have fun in some places. The West Bank is commonly perceived to be one of those places. The Israeli blockade, factional power struggles, terrorism, and poverty should be enough to [...]
France is famed for many things, from a colourful history of revolutions and guillotines, to legendary emperor Napoleon and more recently, the not quite so robust but perhaps now equally legendary, Miss Carla Bruni, now Madame Sarkozy. Countless visitors flock to France each year to sample the wealth of museums, art galleries, theatres, gastronomic delights [...]