The World Center Hotel overlooks the World Trade Center, as well as the memorial pools. The views from the room are not only historically moving but as you go to the 20th floor’s World Terrace Club you get a sweeping view of New York. You can also enjoying a cocktail or continental breakfast on the sky terrace.
Revealing hotels with the friendliest staff in this adult playground. Chiming slot machines lure in the lucky as feather-donned show girls shimmy on stage. Marriage officiators perform wedding ceremonies on the spot, the pop of Champagne echoes between DJ sets, and acrobats pull stunts over crowds—this is Vegas, baby.
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.
Creating flavorful memories from around the globe. John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was British first lord of the Admiralty during the American Revolution. He’s also the guy who invented the sandwich. After sitting at a gambling table for 24 hours straight, he sustained himself with only a piece of beef between two slices of toasted bread. And …
Exploring iconic Pacific Coast Highway 1 along California’s coast
There was a time in my early 20s when I’d plan a trip down to the most exact detail. Back then, I was relatively new to traveling—having discovered wanderlust after a stint abroad during college—and planning trip logistics, to me, was as fun as the actual vacation itself. But 16 years ago I married a man who is a bit more laid back about prepping for travel. He prefers serendipity to reading guidebooks. It’s rubbed off.
I arrived to the shores of Stockholm by sea. As our ship came up to the river city, the golden spires thrust up through the belly of the fog. I could hear Stockholm long before I saw her. Bells tumbled over one another and the lap of the sea along the pier called to me.
Experiencing food from Los Angeles’ top trending chefs. The Los Angeles food scene is astir. The list of must-visit restaurants seems to be multiplying by the minute in the City of Angels, and many successful chefs and restaurateurs have opened multiple establishments around town where fans and followers can enjoy their signature styles of cooking in various permutations.
