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Bedding Down: Free Hotel Mini-bar on the Rise?

Bedding Down: Free Hotel Mini-bar on the Rise?

Photo courtesy of UggBoy, Flickr Creative Commons One of the biggest arguments that I have with my husband...
Aloha, Lanai: Four Seasons at Manele Bay

Aloha, Lanai: Four Seasons at Manele Bay

I spent last week in Lana’i, Hawaii, as a “New Media Artist in Residence,” sponsored...
Moai Madness: Rapanui Pride

Moai Madness: Rapanui Pride

Before I left for Easter Island, friends who had visited the island before warned me that the Rapanui...
Lima Layover: Ceviche in Miraflores & Museo Larco in Pueblo Libre

Lima Layover: Ceviche in Miraflores & Museo Larco in Pueblo Libre

After spending a long morning touring the Lima’s colonial center, we moved on to Miraflores –...

LATEST POST - January 25, 2012: Ask Chris: Recommendations for Art Travel?

Digg DiggShepard Fairey mural at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, MiamiQuestion: I rarely get a chance to travel and I am considering a trip in February, the...

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TSA Regulations: Airport Security Reminders for the Holidays

TSA Regulations: Airport Security Reminders for the Holidays
Photo courtesy of Matt McGee, Flickr Creative Commons This post previously appeared on Frommers.com “TSA bans holiday...
Dec 14, 2011 2:34

Social Media 101

Finding Travel Deals on Groupon and other Coupon Sites

Finding Travel Deals on Groupon and other Coupon Sites
This post previously appeared on Frommers.com The LivingSocial Escapes (http://livingsocial.com) deal that appeared in...
Aug 25, 2011 2:26

Memorable Meals

Japan in Jan: Eating Tokyo, Sushi & Wagyu

Japan in Jan: Eating Tokyo, Sushi & Wagyu
In Japan, I was told that there are three things that you must eat in Tokyo: Sushi, Wagyu beef and tempura. In less than...
Jan 23, 2012 2:21

Photo Friday

Photo Friday: Tobago Cays Sailing

This week’s Photo Friday (#FriFotos) theme is HAPPY PLACES.   In late 2009, Chris and I traveled to St. Vincent and the...
Jan 13, 2012 3:00

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Ask Chris: Recommendations for Art Travel?

Ask Chris: Recommendations for Art Travel?
Digg DiggShepard Fairey mural at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar, MiamiQuestion: I rarely get a chance to travel and I am considering a trip in February, the 20-26. I am not really bent on going any place in particular, but I really want an experience where I will be comfortable and occupied while travelling...
January 25th, 2012 | Ask Chris | Read More

Japan in Jan: Eating Tokyo, Sushi & Wagyu

Japan in Jan: Eating Tokyo, Sushi & Wagyu
In Japan, I was told that there are three things that you must eat in Tokyo: Sushi, Wagyu beef and tempura. In less than 24 hours there, I managed to consume two out of three. First, beef. We had spent our first few days in the country being served gorgeous, but often inedible, kaiseki meals that contained...
January 23rd, 2012 | Japan, Memorable Meals | Read More

Photo Friday: Tsukiji Fish Market

Photo Friday: Tsukiji Fish Market
This week’s Photo Friday topic (#FriFotos on Twitter) is EXOTIC. I immediately started thinking of all the exotic fish species I saw at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo, the biggest wholesale fish and seafood market in the world.I went through the market with Shinji Nohara, the Tokyo food fixer....
January 20th, 2012 | Japan | Read More

Japan in Jan: The Art of Paper Cutting

Japan in Jan: The Art of Paper Cutting
I’m bad at crafts. As in famously bad. And it turns out I’m particularly bad at traditional Japanese arts that require full attention to detail, such as paper cutting.On my 12-day trip to Japan, our group made several attempts at traditional craftwork. At Hoshinoya Kyoto, we put together...
January 18th, 2012 | Japan | Read More

Japan in Jan: Post-3/11 Tourism

Japan in Jan: Post-3/11 Tourism
Just as 9/11 changed many aspects of American life, so, too, has 3/11 – also called March 11, the date that the tsunami decimated the Sendai coast, affected Japan.   In Tokyo, more locals, particularly young women and couples, have been seeking out places with “healing powers,” such...
January 17th, 2012 | Japan | Read More

Photo Friday: Tobago Cays Sailing

This week’s Photo Friday (#FriFotos) theme is HAPPY PLACES.   In late 2009, Chris and I traveled to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, my favorite Caribbean destination so far.  During our trip, we boarded the Friendship Rose, a 101-ft dual mast schooner for a day of sailing to the Tobago Cays, with...
January 13th, 2012 | Caribbean, North America, Photo Friday | Read More

Japan in Jan: Snow Monkeys

Japan in Jan: Snow Monkeys
Every once in a while, you come upon something in your travels that goes beyond the ordinary, something that makes you grab your camera and thank whatever deity you believe in for the life that you get to live. For me, that moment came in Jigokudani monkey park in the Japanese Alps, when I stood face...
January 12th, 2012 | Japan | Read More

Ask Chris: Booking a Caribbean Spring Break for 2012

Ask Chris: Booking a Caribbean Spring Break for 2012
Q: I’m looking to plan out a 5/6 night Caribbean March break for my family (wife, two kids, 19 & 22) during spring break 2012. We’re looking for a rest — w/swimming, snorkeling, boating, etc. And we’re on your basic kids-in-college budget. We’re open to going to a variety...
January 8th, 2012 | Ask Chris, Saving Money | Read More

Photo Friday: Sanibel Island Beach Dogs

This week’s Photo Friday (#FriFotos) theme is DOGS.  Pictured are two beach dogs and their walkers on an early morning stroll on Sanibel Island, FL. Caption: “Forgot that little dog!  We came here to walk, remember?”  
January 6th, 2012 | North America, Photo Friday, USA | Read More

Shelling Sanibel: The Sanibel Stoop

Every professional travel writer, it seems, has a happy place, a destination where they return not so much to gather new material, but to unwind and relax. For me, that place is Sanibel Island, Florida. My parents started taking us to Sanibel when I was a teenager. Eventually, they bought a condo...
January 5th, 2012 | USA | Read More