‘Vacations’ Articles

Some years ago, long before blogging or traveling professionally, I headed out to Paris with my oldest son, then 3 years old. In planning for the trip I was extremely nervous because I didn’t know how my son would behave with us stuck in a hotel room, or how my neighbors would react to the [Continue]

On what was quite possibly one of the hottest days this Spring (because it still is just Spring), I made my way over to one of my favorite Affinia Hotels, the Affinia Gardens. If you’ve never been to the Affinia Gardens then you don’t know about their wonderful rooms with kitchenettes (as is standard in [Continue]

It’s nice to know that not every hotel in New York is located in the middle of the hustling, bustling sections of the city and that there are in fact some great hotel names that we know and love in quieter parts of town. These not only provide visitors with a better feel of the [Continue]

Preferred Hotel Group has just announced it’s “Preferred Family,” program,  a certified collection of hotels and resorts that go beyond family-friendly. Preferred Family enables parents to evaluate a hotel based on specific age groups, services and offerings and match it against their family’s own needs and interests, from planning a [Continue]

I have said it once, and I’ll say it again, Disney is a wonderful place for anyone who visits, but for kids it is magical! Thanks to the generous hospitality of Hanes, I was invited to Disney to meet and mingle with the other members of the Comfort Crew. Also invited was my family. This [Continue]

The Clearwater Beach Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2nd Annual Bright House Networks Clearwater Beach Restaurant Week and Kick-Off Party. Restaurant Week will start on Mother’s Day and last the entire week, (May 8-14, 2011), with over 30 restaurants participating! Throughout the week, patrons will enjoy three-course, prix fixe menus [Continue]

Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas continues to re-define the concept of Summer Camp taking the resort’s 2011 Fantasy Camp Roster to new levels of educational entertainment (“edutainment”) and fun for the entire family. From July 11 through August 4, 2011, the four-night/five-day 2011 Atlantis Fantasy Camps invite campers [Continue]

As the rain drips off the fire escape outside my NYC window, I can’t help but feel a bit sad at the fact that a week ago, on this very day, I was sitting on a balcony listening to the ocean water crash against the sandy shore of Antigua as the sun softly warmed up [Continue]

Heather, friend, Travel Writer, and voice of Globetrotting Mama and I had the opportunity to travel together to Curtain Bluff in Antigua this past week. We had a wonderful time. She and I are almost the complete opposite of one another, but it made for such great conversations and we are such great friends, that [Continue]

A couple of weeks have passed since I last visited Keystone for their Winter Culinary Festival. I remember a lot of great things about my last visit, such as seeing old friends, meeting new ones, getting to experience the resort in a new way, the spa, the sparkling wine, and the food. Oh my goodness, [Continue]