The sweet side of Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, there are many specialty shops for cakes, candies, and other sweet treats. Around town lines are often out the door for items such as gourmet ice cream sandwiches and unique twists on classic pastries. This might be surprising given the reputation the famed city has for fit and health-conscious locals. But let’s be honest: We Angelenos know how to indulge.

Beautiful places in Macau

Macau is surely one of the most visited tourist destinations in Asia. Macau tourist attractions are never ending. The city offers its visitors a good choice of hotels that will suit everyone’s taste and budget.

Top 10 Chicago hotels for pizza fanatics

Showcasing hotels with or near pizza restaurants in Chicago. Listen for that oh-so-satisfying crunch as you dive into a tavern-cut thin crust, lose your fork in pie-like layers of a deep-dish pizza, and salivate over the cheesy goodness oozing from stuffed-crust slices. When it comes to Chicago, pizza dough and tomato sauce are the bread and butter of this city. Chi-Town is a feast for your eyes—and stomach—as some of the city’s best hotels are just minutes from the hottest slices in town.

Things to do in London

Touring London and southern England in style. Until recently, my lone memory of London dated back to the mid-1980s.

I was a poor college student at the time, and I spent a few weeks in England when I took a classical music course at the University of Oxford. OK—that description is a bit dramatic. Really, I took a class offered through my small university, and the class happened to be taking place on the Oxford campus.

Gin and tonics in Spain

Move over sangria: Spain has a new obsession and it’s the gin and tonic!

I had never been a fan of gin and tonics. My husband Dave used to drink them when we first met, but I never developed a taste for tonic water. To me, it always seemed like an old-fashioned drink that should be served in a gentlemen’s club as (male) patrons talked politics and smoked cigars by a fireplace. Martinis and wine were more suited to my lifestyle.

What is a perfect day in the Riviera Maya?

The Riviera Maya extends along the Caribbean coast of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula from Puerto Morelos to the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. Once home to small fishing villages, the Riviera Maya coastline has since been developed into a modern tourist corridor offering the very best of high-end luxury resorts, fine dining, nightlife, spa retreats, shopping and golf in Mexico. An ideal vacation destination, the Riviera Maya is home to some of the most stunningly beautiful beaches in all of Mexico with expansive stretches of powdery white sand lapped by the clear turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea.

USS Constitution

5 Places to visit in Boston

Size can be deceiving, a statement that certainly holds true for the small city of Boston. Despite of occupying a small area when compared to other major American cities, Boston boasts of diverse range of attractions that are enough to bring most big cities to shame. Famous for playing an important role in the American Revolution that happened during the 1770s, Boston has quickly become a tourist hotspot offering the perfect blend of history, art, and natural beauty.