Beverly Hills hospitality
byEven if you’re not usually susceptible to the January blues, I fear this January may prove the exception. But I’m not here to talk…
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Booking your luxury travel in advance – and abroad
byHas this horrific travel situation ever happened to you? It’s 11 p.m., you’re traveling overseas on vacation with your family — and you’re at…
Dutch treat
byI flew KLM on my first plane trip ever, in 1964. To this day, I remember what a wonderful experience it was. I was…
The dating game, African-style
byPhotographs by John Rizzo. Our group arrived unannounced, the only non-Wodaabe present. There were 1,000 of them and seven of us. Speaking French and…
Pleasing paradoxes in Newfane, Vermont
by“I’m playing The Rolling Stones since we’re going to the inn,” my sister Gina said, pumping up the volume as I got in the…
Viking conquests
byHow can three generations of relatives make the most of a European vacation? A Viking River Cruise. As its ads on PBS’ “Masterpiece” explain,…
Art amid the palms
byMay I come clean? I love Miami. There are many reasons for this, some more shallow than others, but what really pasos my doble…
Lives interrupted
byOnce you pass the age of 50 and keep growing, you hesitate about passing 60. You want to hover around that number. Make my…
The Sino Hawaii
byWritten by Seymour Topping. China is developing Hainan Island, its tropical jewel in the South China Sea, into what its officials describe as an international…
A northern light
byVärmdõ, Värddõ and Västan are lined up on the quay, bang outside my window. Not brawny Swedish youths as you might think or hope,…
Divine hospitality at the Shangri-La
byIf you and your family have ever dreamed of enjoying the ultimate Paris hotel – even if only for one night – you must,…
Milan: Tailored to the cognoscenti
byFoggy and unremittingly cold in winter, hot and humid in summer, Milan isn’t a city you come to for the weather. Nor for fresh…
Cozy cruisin’
byWritten by Debbi K. and William D. Kickham Azamara Club Cruises offers a Goldilocks moment in cruising – just right for those who want a…
Sentimental journey
byBrexit? I’m all for it. I don’t mean Britain exiting Europe, of course. That’s an entirely separate matter, which I won’t get into here….
Seven wonders of the gastronomic world
byWhat are the best restaurants? It’s a question I’m frequently asked though one I find almost impossible to answer. But I’ll say this much: …
The real Fantasy Island
byA few short years ago, Velaa Private Island in the Maldives was an uninhabited place. Now as charted in the new “Velaa: Island for…
At home in the world at ‘Taste of Waldorf Astoria’
bySure, I love to travel, but sometimes I just like to sit back and soak it up at home. Earlier this year, I was…
Jerusalem: City of Gardens
byKnown variously as the City of David, the Holy City or simply “the Golden,” Jerusalem has had many nicknames in its long history. Yet…
Out of (South) Africa
byA simple line, culled from a travel website, told me, before I knew anything else about Bushmans, that this was somewhere I wanted to…
Cherry blossoms jubilee: D.C. hotels get makeovers
byThis spring, a crop of new — or newly renovated hotels — all of them with exceptional design, will make the city more inviting…