It’s a sign of the times.  Zoos are jumping on the hospitality bandwagon.  Two U.S. zoos – The Houston Zoo and Seattle’s [...]

Good grief.  The pressure of coming up with the ultimate Valentine’s gift is too much and is mostly frantic hype.  Most of [...]

It just hit me. The Marriott Marquis may be an unlikely choice for a favorite hotel, but, nevertheless, it’s one of my [...]

I just ran across the most wonderful article in The New York Times.  Written by Sara Rimer, one of my favorite New [...]

Making your 2010 vacation a priority could save your life – or simply make it sweeter to be alive. According to one report, [...]

I tuned into Philadelphia’s 115th Mummer’s Day Parade this morning as a band played an exuberant version of “Happy Days are Here [...]

Skiers bound for Utah’s premier slopes inevitably land in Salt Lake City. So does every indie movie maker and cine-star en route [...]

Gracie, my six-year-old sage, shared an eye-opener on Christmas Eve.  When I put her to bed she did her best to keep [...]

If you’re in Manhattan this week, you’re getting a real blast of white Christmas. I understand getting snowed in or stuck in [...]

Today’s events reminded me that if I am to survive business travel, better attitude and planning is required, especially as the holiday [...]