This past summer I traveled to two major Northern Hemisphere cites cherished for their museums' vast art collections, yet as a warm-weather visitor, I must admit, I was most memorably charmed by touring their scenic canals and riverside locations. The first visit was to St. Petersburg, Russia, a new spot...

Recently I returned from a visit to one of my all-time favorite spots and location for my next Hideaways search; South Africa. I truly believe few spots on Earth have the ability to enchant the visitor as instantly as South Africa, and particularly, the Cape Wine lands. For me, the...

A mere 40 minutes from Manhattan, tucked along one of the area's many winding country routes, Richard Gere's lauded, Bedford Post, an intimate, 8-room country Inn in Bedford, N.Y offers just the backdrop for an elegant and bucolic Valentines Day celebration. For those who's eyes alight at the combination of...

Tasked with the lovely assignment of hunting out some of the Caribbean's lesser-known properties for my latest book, Caribbean Hideaways, I was delighted to learn that a few unspoiled places (where the essentials; sun, beach and aquamarine waters remain the focal point) do still exist. And even in some of...

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I've just returned from what might have been the easiest travel experience to a clear blue water paradise I've yet to find: Bermuda. Yup, that colonial island known for its constant breeze, pastel shorts, Goslings dark rum and the inevitable scooter mishap has quickly jumped to the...