Sunset and silhouette of long tail boats and Bu Islands in moonlight on Kata Beach in Phuket, Thailand (Photo courtesy of Flickr member René Ehrhardt). The voting has closed for the Best Town Square Top 10. Starting Monday, and throughout the week, I will reveal two of the top 10 each day. So come back…
If you ever find yourself in Chicago, do yourself a favor and go check out Cloud Gate in the city’s Millennium Park. Also known as simply “the bean”, this public sculpture was designed by British artist Anish Kapoor. I snapped this shot on an unseasonably hot April day. Chicago is one of my favorite cities…
Well I am back in the borough of Kings, otherwise known as Brooklyn, and I am still on a caffeine high from all the coffee I consumed in the last few hours courtesy of Casablanca Hotel. Speaking of which, let me give a quick review of my stay at this boutique hotel located literally a…
It is a soggy day here in New York City, but even that can not dampen my spirits. Tonight I am staying at a hidden gem called the Casablanca Hotel, which is just seconds from city attractions like Times Square and Bryant Park. Plus you will be surrounded by an abundance of cool bars, chic…
In celebration of its fifth birthday, the people at HostelBookers is running an exciting deal – book a beach hostel for just 5 cents a night! This discounted hostel holiday will be offered at five popular European destinations for travel between July 6-10, 2009, with the beds becoming available next week from June 1-5. 50…
When Google Earth just isn’t enough, live streaming web cams might be able to feed your travel hunger…yeah probably not. But still web cams are a great way to check out your favorite cities from the comfort of your living room. So while sitting in your lazy chair and looking at various parts of the…
The voting for the “Best Town Square” poll has been so tight. I can not predict a winner at this point since six of the contenders have all been in first place at one point during the last few days. Heavy favorite Brussels’ Grand Place, which one round 1 and 2 in the voting, has…
A start-up airline, which is being run by the former founder of the defunct airline Skybus, will be making travel very affordable…if you are willing to fly into lesser known airports and cities. Toledo, Ohio based Jet America is advertising $9 non-stop, one-way tickets between six U.S. cities, starting July 13. Those six cities include:…