It’s no secret, I’m a chocoholic. I developed this chocolate sweet tooth later in life and as I get older, I’m definitely more selective in what I choose to indulge in. So when I planned my last-minute trip to Rotterdam and Belgium (Bruges and Ghent), I knew I needed to […]
I was swooning over the Spanish shoes by Jungla in a variety of colors (green, blue, red and purple) and hoping that they came in size 42 (European) because my big size 11 feet needed a bit of color for the fall/winter travel season. My closet was full of black […]
I called the hotel to see if I was hip enough to stay there after a bit of time on their website where I definitely felt out of the demographic pictured. I didn’t quite ask that exact question but did ask “what is the mix of guest ages?” The New […]
Sometimes, I make travel mistakes – dumb mistakes – where I should know better but somehow I just fail at being a fabulous (ha-ha!) traveler. The universe caught me this time with a six hour layover at London Gatwick. I also thought British Airways would know better (or be better) […]
New Year’s Eve has never been my favorite holiday. The forced “fun”and thinking that life changes at midnight wiping the old year’s slate clean and offering a tabula rasa isn’t quite realistic in my experience. As I entered my 40’s, I settled into my single girl comfort (after work) of […]
I’m a sucker for a boutique hotel even more so when it’s new and no one has heard of it yet. It gets to be my secret happy place for a time, usually a short time, until the awards start to come and everyone starts shouting about it. One such […]
I’m not quite the “festival in the field” kinda of girl – it doesn’t matter which field or what festival, chances are if there are porta potties, there’s a high chance that I’ll say no. Festivals all day in the sun just sound exhausting with lots of downtime, too many […]
There is usually one stop on the tour that you think “really? this is a worthwhile place to visit? or wow, just another shopping stop for the tourists” (think that diamond store stop – really, who is buying diamonds on vacation at the tour stop?). When I saw that the […]
I’ve stayed in many London luxury historic hotels, boutique hotels and small rooms but my first visit to the Great Northern Hotel London melded all of my past experiences into one luxury hotel award stay. The original London railway hotel first opened in 1853 and has been restored with such luxury […]
The smell was familiar as I exited the elevator to the lobby, I had arrived at the Westin Philadelphia. The distinctive smell was courtesy of the candles surrounding the floral arrangement on the entry table. I was now instantly relaxed, the hell of the commute quickly recessing from my mind, […]