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5 Getaways for Presidents’ Day

Thank goodness for presidents. The upcoming three-day weekend in February is perfectly timed to break up the hardest part of winter. This means that you need to make the holiday weekend count. Whether it’s to catch fresh morning tracks on a ski trip or to head to the beach, here’s where to go for Presidents’ Day that’s outside of the box. Hotel: Silversands Grenada, Grenada The Optimal Presidents’ Day for: Beach time and enjoying one of the most beautiful under-the-radar hotels…

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Celebrity Travel

Harry Connick Jr.

All this talk of Mardi Gras inspired us to find a celeb from New Orleans. We didn’t need to look very far, and if you can’t find one reason to like Harry Connick Jr., well, you just don’t like people. These are a few of Harry Connick’s favorite spots in New Orleans, as well as as well as some of his picks for travels around the world. Not all celebrities travel to do good, especially while road tripping through their…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

3 New Orleans Hotels to Know

We know; you probably went to Mardi Gras in college and many of you are grateful there was no social media back then. Because if there’s any place where what happens there should stay there, it’s New Orleans. But since your first visit to the Big Easy, a lot has changed. (Not just you, either). Especially in recent years, where there are hotels that are more than just post-revelry crash pads. New Orleans is as cultural as it gets in…

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Best Of The Best

Top New Orleans Restaurants

New York may be the melting pot of the U.S., but New Orleans is the melting pot of cuisine. A fusion of Spanish, French, Native American, and West African, New Orleans offers some of the best food in the United States. There are times to tighten your belt, but a weekend in NOLA is not one of them. Here are seven essential restaurants. A big shout out to Alicia, who gave us her latest list plus her favorite classics of…

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Hotel Reviews

Eleven Experience Bahama House

You know the Bahamas for the beaches and the surreal blues where you can’t find where the sea ends and the sky starts. Then there’s swimming with the pigs, which really is quite the experience. But maybe the most elegant part of the Bahamas is Harbor Island, which is like the Nantucket of the Caribbean. Here’s where to stay in the Bahamas. Overview The Bahamas is made up of over 700 individual islands and cays, but perhaps the most authentic…

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Celebrity Travel

The Show: White Lotus

Sometimes, the location of a show shines just as bright as the stars in it. And when a locale gives some of the most talented stars in Hollywood a run for their money, it’s worth our attention for sure. The second season of White Lotus was filmed in Sicily, and these are the White Lotus locations to put on your list. The Show to Watch The White Lotus is not just a show, but the White Lotus locations in Sicily…

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Style

The Best of Resortwear

There is something especially satisfying about throwing on a bathing suit and sandals in the midst of winter’s polar vortex. We’d all like a long weekend with some Vitamin D and Vitamin Sea right now. Here are the essential resortwear pieces to put in your suitcase for that weekend escape. What once originated as bathing suits and coverups have taken on a whole new dimension as resort wear. With their resortwear collections, designers want to tell a story. As each destination…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

The Aman Private Jet: From Kyoto to Marrakech

We know, you are pumped that Japan just reopened. To see the cherry blossoms has been on your bucket list for ages. In fact, you have lots of places on that list, and we have the solution to check a few off. Hot off the presses: a few seats opened up on the Aman private jet, to take you from Japan to Marrakech, and lifetime places in between. Amanpulo, Philippines – Resort The Aman Private Jet Itinerary You miss you…

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Kyoto Aman Cherry Blossoms -- From Kyoto to Marrakech by Private Jet

Travel Guides

The Guide to Uruguay

Once in a while, a destination comes around that makes you want to pack it all up and buy a horse farm in the countryside. And you’re not even into horses, but it’s that inspiring. So if you haven’t met Uruguay yet, it’s time to get an introduction. This is the guide for where to visit in Uruguay. It’s rare to find a place where you can simultaneously feel like an adventurer and a resort-destined hedonist. The unofficial outpost of…

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New York City

The Review: Koloman

If you haven’t had Austrian food, you’re in for a treat. We would go as far as to say that Austrian food is the unsung hero of cuisine. This goes way beyond schnitzel, but that’s pretty darned good too. And now there is a new-ish Austrian restaurant in NYC. But does it measure up to the real thing in Vienna? This is the review. Overview We’ve said this before, but Austrian cuisine is worthy of a foodie’s attention. While we’ve…

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