Necee Regis

Remember a time when you could go on vacation and really be on vacation -- with no phone calls, no emails, no Tweets, status updates, or pokes? No?

All our high-tech gadgets are wonderful but they often keep us tethered to the world when what we really want -- and...

My recent trip to Shanghai was my first visit to China. Walking along Nanjing Road East, a pedestrian-only commercial district where 21st-century high-tech buildings bump against 1930s Art Deco wonders, I encountered brightly-lit fast food emporiums with familiar names: KFC, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Wendy's, Dairy Queen.

However, I didn't endure...

Ah, the glitz and glamour of Miami Beach: The celebrities! The clubs! The hype! Yet in an oh-so fabulous town it's often hard to separate the glam from the good.

If you don't have the budget for The Villa by Barton G., located in Gianni Versace's former Ocean Drive mansion...

When chef Gordon Hamersley opened his French bistro-style restaurant in Boston's South End, there was little more choice for dining in the neighborhood than pizza joints and take-out Chinese. Twenty-five years later, this now-chic area -- the largest district of Victorian row houses listed on the National Register of Historic...

Let's face it: travel can be exhausting.

One of the best ways to battle jet lag and replenish energy is exercise, and for dedicated fans of swimming there's nothing better than knowing there's a pool in your hotel. Problem is, many establishments offer pools better suited for lolling than stretching...

How fast can you shuck? World oyster shucking champion, Belgian Xavier Caille, recently popped 30 succulent bivalves open in two minutes, twenty-five seconds, or 4.8 seconds each. Of course, if you can't shuck 'em you can still join 'em.

Oyster and seafood festivals kick into high gear this season, and...