Archive for 'Travel'

Summer travel: Checking into boutique hotels

Summer travel: Checking into boutique hotels

Got the summer travel bug? Next time you’re booking a hotel, consider going boutique. Boutique hotels vary by property, but tend to be more intimate, distinctive and personality-driven than their counterparts. Think pet accessories, daily wine [...]

Five fast and fabulous Florida getaways

Five fast and fabulous Florida getaways

By Lori Capullo There’s no better reason for Floridians to choose a staycation as their vacation than the fact there are so many fabulous places we can get to by car. Wherever you drop the pin [...]

Get up, get active, on an aventure vacation

Get up, get active, on an aventure vacation

By Lori Capullo This vacation, instead of getting horizontal on a lounge chair, get up and get your blood pumping. Some suggestions: ALL-AROUND FITNESS: Vita Vie Retreat If your idea of a vacation is not lying [...]

‘Planet-friendly’ honeymoon destinations

‘Planet-friendly’ honeymoon destinations

Love takes on a shade of green as newlyweds seek planet-friendly options to honeymoon BY ROCHELLE OLIVER   Whoever said love is in the details was right, especially for those lovebirds who want to spend post-wedding-day [...]

Travel: Discovering Macau

Travel: Discovering Macau

BY LORI CAPULLO With an economy based largely on tourism, it’s hard to believe that the hidden gem of Macau in the People’s Republic of China is not more prominent on the world’s radar. Conveniently situated [...]

Traveling nonstop from S. Fla to the world

Traveling nonstop from S. Fla to the world

BY LORI CAPULLO If you want to get out of town — really far out of town — there’s no question about one thing: you’ve got to fly. But if there is one thing that will [...]

Spa experiences worth a road trip

Spa experiences worth a road trip

Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still grab a little R&R. Road trip! BY LORI CAPULLO If any state is ideal for a staycation, it’s Florida. Depending on how much time you’re [...]

Florida travel, things to do

Florida travel, things to do

Thomas Swick started traveling in high school – a trip to Italy with the Latin Clubs of New Jersey  – and he subsequently lived in four countries and learned the languages of two. Travel turned into a [...]

Travel planning and websites

Travel planning and websites

Valerie Schimel is a regular contributor to City & Shore Magazine, and the editor of MunchkinFun.com, a calendar of activities for kids in South Florida. She travels frequently with her three daughters and very brave husband. [...]

Travel abroad, things to do

Travel abroad, things to do

Thomas Swick started traveling in high school – a trip to Italy with the Latin Clubs of New Jersey  – and he subsequently lived in four countries and learned the languages of two. Travel turned into a [...]