A Chocolate Bar Fit for a King at Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris
Paris is always a good idea, so a Parisian chocolate menu is sheer genius, decides Holiday Goddess’ Vicki Arkoff. You might as well give up your pledge to eat and drink less, because your good intentions are not going to survive this: a pop-up chocolate bar. In Paris. Oh, mon dieu. Leave it to the lavish Le Royal Monceau-Raffles Paris […]
London: British Museum
Doctor Dee was the Queen’s magician. Find his mirror at The British Museum.
Ten Dollar Melbourne – Section 8
Section 8 is one of the best (cheap) bars in Melbourne.
London: Christmas in London
There’s no more magical time in London than Yuletide. Ever since Charles Dickens immortalized London as the 1840’s setting of the classic “A Christmas Carol,” ye olde English capital has been the world’s most ideal place to celebrate a traditional Yuletide. Just being in London’s city center in the wintertime elicits nostalgic excitement thanks to […]
Lewes, England for Beginners
One of England’s sweetest and best shopping villages is around one hour from London by train. Story Jessica Adams. Travel does not have to be complicated. You don’t need a lot of maps and apps to have one of your best, hands-down, British experiences away from London. Just catch the tube to Victoria Station, go […]
Madison Square Park – A New York Insider Secret
With free music, art and a wonderful kids’ playground at the northeast end, Madison Square Park is a destination for families and proves that not everything in New York has to be ticketed and expensive.
The Best Afternoon Tea in New York
If you want to horrify anyone from the UK or Australia, just take them to a diner in New York and tell them to order a cuppa. What they will get is a cup of hot water and a limp, unwrapped teabag on the side. Yanks just don’t get tea, unless it’s iced and full […]
The Art of Ice Skating in New York
Manhattan local Karen Moline shares her amazing inside secrets on ice-skating in New York. When I was a student at the University of Chicago, it got cold in winter. Very, very cold, with a stinging, icy wind that blew in off Lake Michigan. The City Parks Department, in its infinite cash-strapped wisdom at the time, […]
Lincoln Center Tour, New York with Patti LuPone
Vicki Arkoff tours the Lincoln Center with Broadway legend Patti Lupone. Broadway icon Patti LuPone was one of the first graduates of the Juilliard School’s drama division, located on the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts campus. She later starred on stage there in “Anything Goes” and “Matters of the Heart,” both at LC’s Vivian […]
Ballarat: Finding Vintage and Rockabilly
Ballarat is an 80 minute train ride from Melbourne with great rockabilly and vintage at the other end.
Balthazar, London
Balthazar, London is perfect for ladies who lunch. Balthazar New York has been a famous spot since opening in 1997, opened by Keith McNally, and in February this year, the London edition opened its doors. A stone’s throw from the Royal Opera House, located in the old Theatre Museum, in a building called, ‘The flower […]
Meet the Holiday Goddess Editors
Meet our Editors and Contributing Editors at Holiday Goddess worldwide.