Celebrating World Cocktail Day with a Travel-Inspired Cocktail... or Two

05/13/2021

What’s not to love about May 13^th? World Cocktail day has two of my favorite words: world, and cocktail.

For those of us who love to travel… and love to get into the ‘spirit’ of the moment with a locally-sourced beverage, cocktail recipes can be some of our most cherished travel souvenirs.

And drinks at a smart bar can be...

Riding the Rails AND the Waves in the Latest Travel Trend

05/13/2021

There’s a phrase in travel: ‘Multi-modal’. Think of ‘planes, trains and automobiles,’ where you complete your trip via a number of different types of transportation.

Multi-modal travel is not new. But one version – larger-than-life journeys combining the romance of both cruise and rail - is picking up steam.

Ships and trains are a natural fit, even mirror images of each other:...

A Twist on 'April Showers' at This Country's New Year Celebrations

04/22/2021 in Thailand

Many modern holiday celebrations put an irreverent twist on their historic – and often more solemn -traditions.

Thailand’s Songkran may be one of the most extreme examples of that phenomenon.

Ancient Thai culture marked the New Year in what we now call April. The word is Sanskrit, meaning ‘astrological passage’, and it coincides with the rising of Aries and the...

Spring Gardens, Tropical-Style in Costa Rica

04/22/2021

'Spring flowers’ takes on new meaning in the tropics.

With Costa Rica’s epic biodiversity and commitment to conservation, lush, green landscapes are a given any time you visit. But some of the Central American country’s botanical gems are best discovered not in the wilderness, but in gardens crafted by human hands.

Here are five gardens to add ‘color’ to your...

Get Into the Spirit of the 'Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports'

04/22/2021 in Kentucky

Spring brings longer days, warmer weather… and the thunder of hooves as horse racing begins in North America and Europe.

On this side of the pond, there’s no better way to get your heart racing than to be in the stands for the legendary Kentucky Derby. Held on the first Saturday of May, the epic race gets the serious horse racing...

Signs of Spring - Worth Traveling For

04/22/2021

Spring may be the most hopeful season.

There is nothing more uplifting than seeing Nature reborn every Spring. It’s like an assurance that life will get better again, no matter how tough the dark days of Winter – or life – have been.

Between March’s Spring Equinox and the start of Summer on the Solstice in June, the days get...

First, Fully Digital Hotel to Open in Northern Europe

04/08/2021 in London

It’s in the heart of one of the most historic neighborhoods in London. But this hotel has become a symbol of the future of travel.

ibis Styles London Gloucester Road is in Kensington, within easy strolling distance of some of the English capital’s favorite landmarks, like the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Natural History Museum, shopping at Harrod’s and of course,...

Meet the Stingray Whisperer of the Bahamas

04/08/2021 in Bahamas

They are the laid back cousin of sharks, majestically pre-historic looking, and spellbinding in footage ‘flying’ through the ocean on ‘wings’.

Stingrays are not as dangerous as their name implies, and for one eco-tour operator on Grand Bahama Island, they live up to their nickname: ‘angels of the seas’.

Keith Cooper is known throughout the island as the ‘Stingray Whisperer.’ Keith...

Cruise Ships: New, Improved, and Coming Soon

04/08/2021

The latest designs, innovations, and features, in a sparkling white cruise ship gliding over the waves. If that’s not enough to get you excited about taking a cruise on a new ship, there’s always ‘new ship smell’.

A new cruise ship may not have a distinctive scent like a new car, but knowing you’re among the first to experience a new...

'Astro' Travel Will Have You 'Seeing Stars'