Aside from the charming Reese Witherspoon movie of the same name, Alabama often get a bad rap. Yet there are many charms and pleasant surprises to entice both visitors and business investors alike.
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Whether for business or pleasure, flying can be stressful. Making your flight on time, hoping you remembered to pack everything, changing time zones, long layovers, crowded airports and long security lines…Take note of these expert tips and you’ll have a smoother journey.
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Given the highly anticipated film “Crazy Rich Asians” opens this week, and is set in Singapore, this felt like the perfect time to revisit the fabulous city.
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Open after a recent renovations, Adare Manor in Ireland has always been a gem prior, when my first stay was in 2015.
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Packing is pivotal. You want non-wrinkled items for every occasion in the smallest luggage possible, am I right? Let’s revisit the most basic—and most useful—packing rules.
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There are so many fantastic wine producing wine regions in California, it is a delight to explore them all! And while less than 10% of Cali wine comes out of Napa and Sonoma, its dreamy location is hard to beat.
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The great City of New Orleans is everything you will hope it to be: Unique, exciting, art-driven, friendly, unexpected and even a bit mysterious.
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Sydney sparkles on the harbor like the pretty cosmopolitan city of your dreams, beckoning you to New South Wales.
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South Africa is certainly on most travelers bucket list for so many reasons: The land, the culture, the people and yes, the wine
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One of my very favorite cities, one that I return to every year, feeling completely at home. Of course it is impossible to share it all, but here is a little taste, including side trips out of the City, just a short train ride away.
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Charleston and Savannah have quickly become a favorite place in the USA for us to visit, and many of us return again and again (short flight from NYC!). It’s easiest to fly into Charleston, and drive (or hop the train) to Savannah. Beautiful Beaufort sits between the two as well.
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Whenever possible, I try to take in a show of some variety – music, theater, dance – in a famous venue in cities around the world. Let’s explore the (many) options.
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Land of Lord of the Rings! If those sweeping movie shots of the landscape didn’t sell you on New Zealand…are you crazy?
As someone who has worked with hotels and hospitality brands extensively over the years, I have a few suggestions for you to get the most with these hotel hacks to maximize your guest experience.
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We don’t spend enough time in nature, full stop. It’s good for our souls on every level, so why not plan for some more day trips or weekends to explore the great outdoors?
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The stylish Nomad Hotels (part of Sydell Group) in Los Angeles and NYC are raising the bar on the design and social experience.
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The Maritimes are Canada’s eastern provinces: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island are jewels on the waterfront and should not be missed.
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For over 125 years, the greatest rodeo in North America has been the Calgary Stampede. This may surprise some, but the annual annual rodeo, exhibition and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta attracts over one million visitors per year.
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If you follow this blog, or any of my social channels, then you know I am prone to road trips anywhere and everywhere. I find them to be the best way to connect with a country, to understand its many nuances, landscape and people. Given our current political upheaval in America, I have also found them to be a form of re-connection, and incredibly freeing. So here are some notes from the road trip.
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