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Eight Eco-Friendly Destinations

What if you went on vacation and, by the time you left, gave back more to the earth than you took? You too, can be like Leo, Jessica Alba and Miranda, who are all eco-friendly celebs. Your conservation work can start by travel to eco-friendly destinations. At these destinations, they have it going on when it comes to being green. We’re talking almost geothermal energy, carbon neutrality, wind farms and coastline preservation. All this green, though, doesn’t mean there’s any…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

Post Vaccine Travel

Most of us will never take travel for granted again, and we’re planning to hit it when we’re vaccinated. We have five spots that you can visit now for post-vaccine travel, to ease gently back into the world. These post-vaccine travel destinations are also perfect for over the summer, when you’re more confident to take this show international. Or you can wait for a fall getaway, when you’ll need a break from work, or a real blowout holiday vacation as…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

A Glass Luxury Hamptons House Rental

As part of our series of homes that will rock your summer in the Hamptons, this one makes us want to be people in glass houses. But one where we won’t throw rocks. This beauty is set right in the heart of Sagoponack with private access to the ocean. If you wonder what a cool $250k for two weeks in August will buy you, well, we have a luxury Hamptons house rental for that. The Specs This manse is newly…

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New York City

3 Closed NYC Restaurants

The days of being triple booked in an evening seem like a lifetime ago, but we’re ready to get back to life. Or at least star making some big plans. New York is roaring back, and all this energy is makes us miss these three closed NYC restaurants. We need the fried olives and martinis at this famed bar. Dessert is not the same without the lemon layer cake at this hitter spot. And the mind-blowing tasting menu of this…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

One Year of The Weekly

When we first started Galavante, we were a fun newsletter, similar to The Daily Candy (we’re dating ourselves here with this reference), but for travel. We sought out to be the best newsletter in travel, as our raison d’être and mission of our company. After a 4 year hiatus, it took a global pandemic to bring us back, and a year ago, we re-launched The Weekly. We love interrupting your work day, each week at 3pm on Wednesdays, by bringing…

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Style

Bringing Studio 54 Back

After a year of athleisure, it’s time to step away from the sweatpants. Enter in Retrofete, a New York-based label founded in 2018, and like its name implies, is bringing the swagger of Studio 54 back. These are statement dresses, where if you’re looking to blend into the crown molding, maybe aren’t for you. But if you’re looking to make your grand entrance into civilization, these are the outfits to make your comeback. Let’s Party Retroféte or “vintage party” is…

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Destinations + Hotels to Inspire You

The Travel Guide to Hawaii

What is the only state in the US that was once an independent nation, is located in the tropics, and comprises more than 145 volcanic islands? Those distinctions belong to Hawaii, which while obv a part of the US, in many ways is unique and like its own country (see note above). We’ve ventured 48 hours on planes, trains and automobiles to get to places not nearly as beautiful as this state. Therefore, we’re bringing you the best of the…

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Celebrity Travel

Where President Obama Vacations

We’ve gotta give it to Michelle and Barack — these two just know how to live. Their travel destinations are what #goals are made of. They vacation with Oprah and Tom Hanks in French Polynesia, and take Tuscany on in their own private Italian village. But Hawaii, our former president’s home state, is extra-special to the family. This is really where President Obama vacations. The Accommodations: Paradise Point Estates This luxury rental is nicknamed the “Winter White House” for a…

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New York City

Jean Georges’s Upper East Side Restaurants

There’s nothing better than walking down Madison Avenue on a sunny day. The nice days bring out the best of everyone. And that couldn’t be more true with New Yorkers. When the sun is shining and the air is crisp, dining al fresco on the Upper East Side is a must. It’s one part of NYC that we can never say no to, and why should we? After all, Jean Georges’s Upper East Side restaurants are some of the best…

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New York City

The Eleven Madison Park Chicken Dinner

If there’s an unsung hero on the top menus around New York, it’s the roasted chicken. Roast chicken especially is a staple for these last few weeks of colder weather. Then enter the Eleven Madison Park chicken dinner. Yes, Eleven Madison Park has a next-level eat-at-home bird, stuffed with brioche, foie gras and black truffle. You know, the usual things you have lying around the kitchen. You can’t eat chicken by itself, of course, and this version comes with sides…

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