DESTINATIONS

TRAVEL NOTES

Travel is heinous right now
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DESTINATIONS

THE VENICE CRUISE SHIP BAN

The welcome end of an era, when the Floating City finally gets a break. But you should still go
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DESTINATIONS

AMONG THE AMISH

A few years ago I spent time in Amish country. It was exceptionally revealing
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DESTINATIONS

PUPPY LOVE

Hotels are much more dog-friendly than they used to be! Hooray!
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DESTINATIONS

OPENINGS

Good news! More wonderful new hotels debuting across the world
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TRAVEL POEM

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NIGHTSTAND

Books we recommend

GO AWAY! QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA

5 great things to do when you get there.

10 of the Most Interesting Restaurants in the World

A gloriously arbitrary list of exotic, strange, and simply mad restaurants, with outstanding and very different food

video

NOW STREAMING: VENICE LIVE!

See absolutely nothing (much) happen! The Venice cams, a phenomenon of the pandemic, are still on…

THE ETHICAL TRAVELER

Food foraging in Newfoundland in Canada
Destinations
The Maldives

GO AWAY! THE MALDIVES

The glorious islands in the Indian Ocean are open to the world again

10 PERFECT VACATION DESTINATIONS IN FLORIDA

You actually don't have to travel far to get totally, indulgently lost

WOODSTOCK I DID IT MY WAY

A guide to a perfect country weekend in the fabled New York town
Food and Beverage Dept.

HOW I MAKE THAT DRINK (AND WHY IT’S SO GOOD)

The Alma de Verano, a fresh take on a Hendricks Martini

WOMEN IN THE KITCHEN

Laura Shapiro, author of What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food that Tells their Stories, has a lot to say about women and food

THE BIZARRE ICE CREAM FLAVORS OF LITHUANIA

Lettuce, moose antler, cedar nut, or smoked berries ice cream sound weird? Or Sake fermented cod with pine lime syrup, or beer serum and bread chips?
THE EXPERIENTIAL TRAVELER

How Haunted is Haunted?

Is being haunted a thing? Or is it all a marketing ploy. Well….

8 DAMN FINE REASONS TO VISIT WISCONSIN

Why not nine you say? That's hardly the point --- the point is Wisconsin is a great destination state

AFRICAN QUEEN XIGERA SAFARI LODGE

This astonishing property in Botswana is as gorgeous as it is eco-friendly, which just shows what can be done with a little effort
Art+Style
Pasco County

NAKED AND UNAFRAID: THE  NUDIST CAPITAL OF THE WORLD

In Pasco County, Florida you don’t have to worry about getting dressed for dinner — or anything else

TRAVEL POEM

Our Planet Is Melting

LA VIDA BOHEMIA

Victor Spinelli is a great wanderer, and a great artist
Itineraries

SO WE'RE MOVING TO MARS

But if you’re over 30, don’t worry about it.

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

Everyone talks about overloading the usual places... Here are 8 unique destinations

THE HOSTESS WITH THE MOSTEST

Back in the day, at the beginning of the commercial jet age, Braniff wanted flying to be sexy. And it was