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Crystal Symphony: Better Than Ever
Many luxury travelers are skeptical about taking cruise vacations. They associate cruises with mediocre, calorific buffet food; cramped, ill-designed cabins; hoards of people with lines at every turn; not being able to get off the beaten path; and being nickeled and dimed for extras. If you are cruise avoidant, a voyage on the Crystal Symphony will dispel any such misgivings.
Three posh vacation villas in Jamaica
A one-week stay at a five-star, professionally staffed villa in Jamaica doesn’t come cheap –especially during high season, which runs from mid-December to mid-April. But the costs of a sybaritic experience can be whittled down substantially when it’s split among one or more families, or a tribe of friends. Each of these exceptional properties is uniquely steeped in history, offering privacy, security, luxury amenities and great views.
NY loves Emilia Romagna: How you can help
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake and series of aftershocks rattled Emilia Romagna on May 20, 2012, killing 29 and leaving almost 15,000 people homeless. The quake damaged churches and historic buildings, affected farms and factories at the heart of Italy’s food production supply, and took a devastating emotional toll on those living in and around the…
Le Boreal: A French small cruise ship experience
A passenger boarding Le Boreal is instantly immersed in French language, culture and cuisine, beginning with the welcome from the ship’s captain and his officers, all of whom hail from France. Shipboard announcements and lectures are routinely delivered in both French and English. Even the mandatory muster drill on the first day offers non-French-speaking passengers…
Nobis Hotel: Captivating Luxury in Stockholm
The 201-room Nobis Hotel, which opened in 2010, is centrally located on Norrmalmstorg Square in downtown Stockholm. Its address has assumed an infamous role in history and culture: The term Stockholm syndrome, coined in 1973, is used to describe a psychological phenomenon that occurred within these walls. The ground floor of the existing structure once…
An ice cream cone worth the trip: A ferry ride away at Vieux-Levis, Quebec
It’s not surprising that many tourists’ memories of Quebec are gastronomical. I added another one after visiting Vieux-Levis (Old Levis), a city on the southern shore of the St. Lawrence. A friend at home insisted that my husband and I visit Glacerie a L’Europeenne, an ice cream shop with seductive soft-serve. So we took a mid-morning…
A summer weekend at the Harbor View Hotel & Resort on Martha’s Vineyard
In June, the stately colonial homes and more modest cottages of Edgartown are equally resplendent with lush green flowering plants and shrubs. The freshly painted white picket fences scream out to passersby that a new season has begun. Of course, low enough to hop over, they are intended for eye-appeal rather than security. The 100-square-mile…
Whale watching off Los Cabos
In a 15-passenger inflatable Zodiac boat, we’re zooming around the aquamarine water of Los Cabos, Mexico. Whale-watching season runs from mid-December to mid-April when thousands of ballenas (whales) ply the waters day and night. Although they’re easily spotted from shore, we’re told that if we want a glimpse of them up close and personal, our…
The International Festival of Arts and Ideas
The annual International Festival of Arts and Ideas in New Haven is a sure sign of summer… Our wet shoes were slowly sinking into the muddy grass as a sea of umbrellas obscured our view of the stage. But no one cared about the pounding rain as thousands waited for the open-air concert on…
Traveling with multiple cameras, we try not to miss any what-once-were Kodak moments. My husband and travel companion, Jerry, took most of the photos on the site using a 
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