ROME: The Basilica San Paolo
The Basilica San Paolo may not be the most famous place in Rome, but it’s one of the most interesting. This ancient Roman church has a shop (shampoo made by monks), a great local bar and a holy water tap.
Sydney’s Best (Old) Bookshop
Ten reasons why Berkelouw, Oxford Street, Paddington is Sydney’s best rare/old/vintage bookshop. 1. You can pull up a chair at the window, order a drink from the licensed cafe, and watch fashionable Oxford Street walk past you. This bookshop is so vast that you can do all this, and still only be on the first […]
A Day Out In Dumbo, New York
Cross the East River from Manhattan via the Brooklyn or Manhattan Bridges and you’ll arrive in Dumbo (Down Under Manhattan Brooklyn Overpass). Once a manufacturing district, this tiny wedge of Brooklyn is now one of New York’s premier arts and creative hubs. Since the City of New York and New York University joined forces to […]
Saffire Freycinet’s Heavenly Tasmanian Devil Experience
Vicki Arkoff falls in love with Luxury Lodges of Australia’s jewel thanks to an irresistible eco-friendly wildlife encounter featuring some very special locals. Nature lovers looking for a wildlife adventure in Australia have a wealth of options to choose from: kangaroos bounding across the Outback, salt water crocodiles in tropical Queensland, dolphins and whale sharks along […]
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, […]