A Walk in the Cloud Forest

Before my travel legs give in, just once in my life when someone asks me where I’m going on vacation, I think I’d like to say, “I’m going to take a walk in a cloud forest”. It has a certain ring to it, doesn’t it? An enchanting place where you can literally have your head in…

10 Hotels for Acting out your Favourite Movie

Because why not choose your next getaway so that life can be just like it is in the movies?! 1. James Bond & Octopussy’s Indian Island Palace Bond swam up to the floating palace disguised as a crocodile, but the Taj Lake Hotel conveniently welcomes its guests by boat in real life. The dreamy hotel…

Meet the New England Inkeeper Moving to Paris and Giving Away Her Charming Inn

Today I opened my inbox to find an email with the subject title, “From a great inn in Maine“. Sarah introduced herself with a picture. “This is me:” she wrote and posted a photograph underneath. Isn’t she cute? “I’m an innkeeper on the coast of Maine but I’m ready to leave this life and follow my girlfriend (she…

Nubian Nirvana on the Nile

This article probably couldn’t come at a worse time. I don’t think you’ll find many travel sites talking about Egypt right now in light of recent events, but removed from the terror alerts, backed-up flight cancellations and the potential collapse of an overcrowded tourist resort, there is a little-known place along the banks of the legendary river Nile that…

Oh nothing, Just Sleeping Under the Stars in a Hotel Room with a Removable Roof

Some people might have mountains they want to climb on their bucket list, or elephants they want to ride. Me? I’m adding this hotel room onto my bucket list. At a very fancy hotel in the Italian hills of Lombardy, described as an enchanting place off the beaten track for those “seeking the pleasure of some…

And they say Romance is Dead? Rooms by the Hour at the Paris Love Hotel

I‘ve taken the liberty of translating a few lines from the brochure… “Finally rooms that rent by the hour for a gallant time!” – Yes, finally! “Original rooms, a moment of intimacy in the heart of Paris for couples in love.” –I think it’s really sweet how they specify the rooms are for couples in…

The Real-Life Hotels and Miniatures from Wes Anderson’s Grand Budapest Dream

I‘m not sure what I thought Wes Anderson and his team of magic elves really did to create those unique, game-changing sets for The Grand Budapest Hotel, but miniatures hadn’t immediately come to mind … But of course! As it turns out, The Grand Budapest Hotel technically isn’t so grand. This week, The New York…

Hipster Camp

When I was thirteen, my mother sent me to musical theatre camp in upstate New York. That sounds ridiculous when I say it out loud but it happened. American camp culture was totally foreign to me. I remember I had never been away from my parents for more than a week, especially as much as…

You could spend your Honeymoon in a 7-foot Champagne Glass Bath … or Not.

Oh I do love the internet! Today I’d like to welcome you to this neat-o couples resort that boasts honeymoon suites with 7-foot champagne glass whirlpool baths overlooking glass heart-shaped pools. That’s right, you could spend that romantic vacation which usually only happens once in your whole entire life … here! Now I’m not entirely sure…

House on the Rock: The Island Hideaway complete with its own Private Bridge

Okay let me just dream for a second. It’s known as “the House in the Sea” and if you’ve been a really good boy or girl this winter, perhaps you might be interested to know that this dream home is available to borrow for long weekends and summer getaways. Perched on a rock with with its…