I recently was offered a complimentary night at the Affinia Dumont Hotel located in the Murray Hill/Midtown East section of Manhattan. I have to admit that as a hotel nerd I was looking forward to finally checking out an Affinia Hotel. With locations throughout New York City, Chicago and Washington DC, this collection of boutique…
While tweeting on a “Travel Tuesday” I asked people what were some of their hotel annoyances. You know those things that made you angry about a recent stay at a particular property or simply made you skip booking a room altogether. I was shocked at how quickly and passionately people responded. I had told my…
This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Sherry Ott. Sherry has been blogging about her travels on Ottsworld and Briefcase to Backpack for 3 ½ years. She quit her corporate job and traveled (primarily solo) around the world to over 23 countries, armed with her camera. Recently she spent the last year living in Vietnam experiencing the…
Years ago New Yorkers had to settle for somewhat decent coffee when they wanted to get their caffeine fix. Growing up in the Big Apple I was always told how good people in cities like Seattle and Portland had it when it came to coffee. Yes New York offered some of the best pizza and…
Travel Blog Exchange 2010 is just a few weeks away and the excitement among the online travel community is rising as we get closer to the weekend of June 26 & 27. TBEX ’10 is emanating from my backyard of New York City and I am absolutely thrilled that hundreds of bloggers, writers and just…