Best Spots for Live Music: 10 Hotels From Las Vegas To Mexico
Fitness centers, outdoor pools and spas are common amenities at hotels these days, but want to know one of our favorite features offered? Live music! We've visited quite a few hotels that are a fun...
View ArticleObama To Interrupt Summer Vacation With Trip Back To D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is doing something unusual with his summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard: He'll come back to Washington midway through the getaway to attend White House...
View ArticleThe Quin is Manhattan's Quintessential Luxury Boutique Hotel and one of the...
By Nancy and James Chuda founder of LuxEcoLiving and Healthy Child Healthy World New York City 57th and 6th Avenue, The Quin Hotel When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, it's your...
View ArticleThese Are The Things Men Say To Women On The Street
Street harassment is defined as any unwanted gawking, whistling, commenting and/or physical contact of a sexual nature -- something that up to 99 percent of women report experiencing in their...
View ArticleDrink the World: New Zealand
I have a real attachment to this country. I went for a two week holiday and came back five years later, much to the consternation of my mother, but the profound happiness of my ex girlfriend. It's a...
View ArticleThis Is How You Do Route 66 Like a Badass American Hero
Been on the road three days, and so far I’ve driven over 770 miles, eaten 12 chicken wings, two fried chicken breasts, a half slab of ribs, one corn dog, two frozen custards, three slices of deep dish...
View Article9 Gorgeous Houses That Prove Your Dream Home Is Also A Green Home
What is sustainability, and what would it look like in your own home? There are a lot of things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint, like going vegetarian or driving an electric car, but chances...
View ArticleOut of the Suburbs and into the Woods: A Haiku Diary
"Vacations are the perfect time for a family to re-group, re-connect and reflect." -- An idiot without kids. Truth: Family vacations are a whirlwind of frantically keeping your people entertained and...
View ArticleInto Africa: Can BushCats Save the Beasts?
"There is an elephant holocaust going on in Africa today," says Paul Maritz, the last gentleman adventurer. "Up to this point elephant counts have been done by error-prone Mark 1 Eyeballs, and nobody...
View Article5 Reasons to Move to Sydney -- Or at Least Visit Before Tearing Yourself Away...
I bought a one-way ticket to a city I'd never been to. Actually, I didn't even know anyone who had been to Sydney. I was casually turning down a coveted "dream" career for an adventure. I would like...
View Article9 Money-Saving Items to Pack on Your Next Cruise
Daniel Dudek-Corrigan / Flickr Almost every cruise passenger has experienced the "why didn't I bring it" moment at some point or another. After hours of strategically packing your bag with items to...
View ArticleNorthwestern Namibia's Splendid Isolation
Wedged between pounding South Atlantic surf and stark desert wasteland, littered with the blistered remains of shipwrecks and the disintegrated bones of their doomed crews, Namibia's notorious...
View ArticleOregon Wildfire Grows, Threatens Hundreds Of Homes
PORTLAND, Ore., Aug 8 (Reuters) - A fast-spreading wildfire threatened 740 dwellings in northern Oregon on Friday after destroying a home and five other buildings overnight in what officials said could...
View ArticleLightning Strikes In Couple's Engagement Photos, And The Result Is Nothing...
Photographer Elizabeth van der Bij of ENV Photography was meeting her clients Kassandra and Craig to shoot their engagement photos on Wednesday when the clouds started rolling in. Shortly after they...
View Article10 Reasons to Spend August in Phoenix
Ever wonder what 114 degrees feels like? Phoenicians can tell you -- in fact, they just felt it the other day. Yep, August in the Valley of the Sun is, well, sunny. At a certain point, all the dryness...
View ArticleUltimate Proof That The Best Tourists Are '80s Tourists
We're not exactly sure when tourists started getting such a bad rap. We're referring, specifically, to their sartorial choices. Ain't nothing wrong with high waisted shorts, tourist attraction tees,...
View ArticleAndrew McCarthy Has Colorful Conversations With New Orleans Locals
Watch moments from Andrew McCarthy's recent trip to New Orleans, where he meets vibrant locals on Bourbon Street and at Cafe du Monde. Aol's BeOn group creates custom editorial content that is...
View ArticleChios Is The Most Magical Greek Island You Didn't Know Existed
If Greece has a magical island, Chios is definitely it. This lesser-known isle sits happily in the northeastern area of the Aegean Sea. Chios is most famous for its cultivation and production of...
View ArticleElephant Mosaic In 5th Century Synagogue Uncovered
There are many amazing characters and creatures described in the Hebrew Bible, but elephants are not among them. Imagine the surprise of a team of archaeologists who were in the midst of their fourth...
View ArticleWhen Did America Get So Weird?
After living the first six months of 2014 in Provence, France, my wife, Kathy, and I figured we'd face some minor cultural readjustments coming home to Boston. Coffee mild enough so that it didn't grow...
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