Nothing is spookier than creeping your way through an ancient graveyard while fall wind rustles dangling leaves and foggy mist circles around. For the ultimate entry into All Hallows Eve, check out some of these infamous graveyards guaranteed to give you goose bumps…
Boston – The Old Granary Burying Ground: Around since 1660, this graveyard [...]
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Get ready to walk the walk, not on 5th Avenue, but on New York City’s new High Line. The elevated promenade takes the place of an old elevated railway system, now providing ample walking space, greenery and views of the city life below.
But the airy space and happy ending weren’t [...]
The $1.65 billion Mardan Palace Hotel on Turkey’s Riviera has celebrated its opening with a lavish party and many celebrity guests.
Gossip is already swirling around the hotel, loudly whispering that Mariah Carey and Tom Jones were paid over $1.5 million each for a brief performance at the hotel’s opening bash. Other paid celebrities rode [...]
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The names behind two of the most well known luxury brands, Ian Schrager and J.W. Marriott Jr. have officially launched their joint project of hotels under a new brand called “Edition.”
The two global names have been in talks for a while now, and publicly launched their new joint venture with the overwhelming support [...]
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Any fan of luxury boutique hotels knows the history of Ian Schrager and his past company, the Morgans Hotel Group. Coming out of the world of Studio 54 and 70s-80s New York, Ian Schrager focused his attention (thanks a bunch!) on the hotel industry and laid the groundwork for hotels worldwide [...]
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I spent 24 hours in San Diego over Cinco de Mayo weekend, which is the unofficial holiday of the city, much like Halloween is for San Francisco. At this time of year, San Diego life just explodes. If you think spring is when life renews in nature, summer is the [...]
I’ve stayed at countless hotels over the years throughout the United States and in numerous other countries. And I have three features that I look for that help me figure out on first glance whether I am really going to like this hotel or not, whether it even has a fighting chance:
The [...]
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Thanks to the number of people who participated in the first three wiki experiments for the Four Seasons New York, The Clift Hotel San Francisco, and Wynn Hotel and Casino Las Vegas.
I want to try it again and see if we can have more people contribute or feel free to go back to any [...]
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The thing about the Internet is that anyone can put up their opinion about anything and let it roam free to the world. That provides you and me a ton of information we can use for research in our travel exploits (how else would I have found such a tasty fish taco in Salt Lake [...]
Ever since I started dating an architect, I’ve been thrown into a whole other world of observation and appreciation for the inner workings and outer layerings of buildings. I used to think I was fairly knowledgeable about buildings - ok, well, I knew what I liked and what looked pretty impressive. After being [...]
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