Worst hotels on the planet
Posted in Media on 31. Jan, 2010
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Archive | January, 2010
Cibolo Creek Ranch near Marfa, Texas
Posted in Texas on 29. Jan, 2010
Pondering the difficulty of experiencing both local culture AND luxury, I suddenly remembered Cibolo Creek Ranch. Wow, do they provide both aplenty! In fact, if I had one location to take an out-of-state visitor to show them the “real” Texas, it would be Cibolo Creek. I’m not sure which is the star attraction: the scenery [...]
Why not 'LUXURY' travel?
Posted in My Trips on 29. Jan, 2010
I stumbled across the blog, The Luxury Travel Mom, recently. Like many of us, she’s trying to balance the responsibilities of family and a love of travel, specifically LUXURY travel. Which got me to thinking…I LOVE luxury travel! The Peninsula in Hong Kong (before it was a chain), The Kapalua Resort on Maui, that little [...]
Our hotel in Paris: Hotel Grandes Ecoles
It looks lovely, is in the center of town, and evidently has a charming Parisienne owner, Madame Le Floch who personally greets her guests. We found it through the Karen Brown guides.
Springhill Suites = Just OK
Posted in Oklahoma on 24. Jan, 2010
I just took my first trip of the year! Don’t get too excited. I went to Oklahoma. Not quite the exotic jaunt I had dreamed about (Maybe it was all the tiny country towns with billboards warning about the perils of meth?). Still I learned something new: Springhill Suites by Marriott is pre-tty good. If [...]
Blog Round-Up: Haiti
Posted in Haiti on 21. Jan, 2010
Some fascinating perspectives from Haiti. All of these seem to be updated frequently: The Livesay (Haiti) Weblog- written by American missionaries. Latest post describes the difficulties small NGO’s face being snubbed by larger organizations. Partners in Health – Adventures in Life- two Americans involved with evacuation of Haitian orphans to the U.S. They may leave [...]
Desperation and inspiration in Haiti
One thing I’d hoped to do this year is compile a list of books for people who love to travel, sharing my favorites and gathering suggestions from friends and family. I never expected the first book to be included under such horrific circumstances. Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder, tells the story of Paul Farmer, [...]
Travel Recommendations
Posted in Travel Recommendations on 15. Jan, 2010
Rudi Steele, should I call you?
After booking our Spring Break tickets to Paris, I thought cheap airfare was history (Like when Leno came on after the late news… Oh, wait, never mind). Anyway, I was SHOCKED to see a $97 one way price from DFW to Boston in late February. $97… $215 round-trip with taxes!! Was that a mistake? We’ve [...]
