Category Archives: Leisure News and Notes
January 5, 2011 LUXURY TRAVEL PIONEER INTRODUCES THE INDUSTRY’S NEXT SIGNIFICANT INNOVATION: INSPIRATO™
New company combines the best features of villa rental with the services and amenities of private vacation clubs DENVER – (January 5, 2011) – Today marks the launch of the next innovation in high-end travel, Inspirato™. The brainchild of Exclusive Resorts co-founder Brent Handler, Inspirato™ combines the advantages of independent villa rental with the personalized [...]
Tags: Beach, condominiums, exclusive resorts, exclusive travel, executive travel, hotels, houses, Inspirato, luxury travel, luxury vacation rentals, mountain, ski, surf, vacation, vacation rentals
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January 22, 2010 Portland — Fish Tacos, Voodoo Donuts and Punk Rock Fashion
The conservative girls shop 23rd Avenue in flashy, shiny spandex pants, mostly black, paired with some sexy stiletto heels. Their buns, for good or bad, are on full display. It’s as if some fabric initially meant for world-class sprinters accidentally leaked from the Nike R&D department, and mysteriously found its way to those designers who [...]
Tags: anthony bourdain, beer, berbati's pan, cbgb, cherry stout, dante's, fashion, fish tacos, food, homebrew, hotel lucia, hotels, pearl district, pizza, portland, portland shopping, portland staircases, punk rock, staircases, stout, voodoo dounuts, where to stay in portland
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November 17, 2008 Live Like a King in Mexico for a Pauper’s Price
Puerto Vallarta (PV) is a special place in Mexico, a harbor of huge proportions that cradles rich restaurants, beautiful beaches, great golf, cold cerveza on que, and limitless adventure — all available without breaking the bank. Having been to PV a few times I now feel qualified to offer the following recipe for five-star beaches and adventure. Flights to PV will set you [...]
Tags: Adventure, budget, budget travel, budget vacation, cerveza, ceviche, clear blue water, General Travel, kayak, Mexico, ocean water, pacific ocean, paddle, sun, vacation, Water, yelapa
October 29, 2008 Vallarta Cigar Factory Wows Wedding Guests
Recently at a fine wedding in Bucerias, Mexico, my wife and I entered the vibrant, latin-flavoured, moon-lit reception area and stumbled upon a man rolling cigars. Big one’s, little one’s, fat one’s and skinny one’s, in mild, medium, full, chocolate and vanilla flavors; this man rolled them all. Having never been witness to such a fascinating craft, it seemed [...]
Tags: Chocolate, cigar, cigars, Cuban, hand-rolled cigars, Mexico, Puerto Vallarta, Tobacco, wedding ideas, wedding planning, wedding planning ideas, wedding reception, wedding reception ideas
