In a dimly lit room filled with harmonic sounds streaming from a CD player positioned in the corner, two stones glide smoothly across my back. Their touch at first is quite hot, but within seconds they cool to a perfect warm temperature which radiates down through to the muscles in my tense neck and […]

Welcome to a land where the meat is as tasty as the expectation and the experience is as unique as the location you are in. Karibu (welcome in Swahili) to Carnivore, arguably the most recognized restaurant in Kenya. If you are a meat lover, and you should be if going to dine at […]

If you’re looking for a place that offers warmth, comfort and a spectacular ocean setting, this is the place for you. While living in Sacramento, my husband and I wanted to plan a weekend getaway somewhere not too far from shops and restaurants, but not necessarily in the middle of everything. Close […]

With just a quick flight from Fort Lauderdale or Miami and a taxi ride from Nassau, Bahamas airport, in 30 minutes you are in Paradise (Island that is). If you have not been, the best of the best is Atlantis. There are several accommodations to choose from beginning with the Royal Towers (located at the […]

It only took a moment for me to become disoriented upon arriving in Marrakech. I hear this is a common, but temporary, syndrome for out-of-town visitors.
The dry white heat, deep rose and russet-toned walls of the city’s ramparts, the snow-capped Atlas Mountains in the distance, the mysterious labyrinth of narrow roads, traces of aromatic spices […]

The financial district in downtown Sydney appears to shut its doors after happy hour and empty out.
However, if you are diligent and dig deeper to descend a set of brightly lit stairs, or whiz up an elevator to the top of the city you will find many gems. Forty One Restaurant is just one of […]

I would be hard pressed to think of a more relaxing way to pass a few hours than absorbing some Mediterranean-reflected rays of sun and watching the shadows of Marbella’s palm tree-lined harbor go by.
If this atmosphere isn’t enough, try it on one of Odin Café’s outdoor sofas while sipping on a cerveza, vino tinto […]

The Mandarin Oriental Hotel Prague stands out from other chain hotels in that it excels in blending into its historic surrounds by creating a modern, luxury hotel within the structure of an old Dominican abbey. Although it was just opened less than a year ago, the building dates back to baroque and renaissance times. […]

Chilled champagne, congratulatory balloons, a warmly lit cottage, and a plate of tea sandwiches—these are the things that awaited us when my husband and I arrived late at night at the Nisbet Plantation Beach Club on Nevis, a tiny island in the lower Antilles. Exhausted after a day-long journey that involved three separate flights—Nevis is […]

It sits on an unassuming avenue in the historic San Telmo neighborhood of Buenos Aires. Walk too quickly or space out for a second and you’re sure to miss it.
1890 B&B blends in perfectly on the block with its stately, wrought iron gate set in a 19th-century building on a quiet street called Calle Humberto […]