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New Orleans and Rio may have two of the most famous Mardi Gras celebrations, but neither place is the original home of the holiday. In fact, it was two French-Canadian explorers who brought Mardi Gras to the city now known as Mobile, Alabama at the turn of the 17th century, about 15 years before New…
If you’re starting to feel the winter blues, it’s time to hit the streets for a dose of holiday cheer. Sure, the daylight hours might be dwindling in the northern hemisphere, but many cities around the world are making up for that lack of sunshine with dazzling holiday light displays. From neon lily pads in…
Photo courtesy of Flickr/Natashi Jay Christmas and Hanukkah are less than two weeks away and you have yet to check everyone off your list. But don’t panic — we come bearing the greatest gift of all: a last-minute holiday gift guide. Whether you’re scrambling to find the perfect present for the office gift exchange or…
Call us cliché, but New York City is one of the most magical places to spend the holidays. There’s the Rockefeller Center ice skating rink and famed Christmas tree, pop-up holiday market in Union Square, trees that are dripping in twinkling lights, and of course, the spectacular Fifth Avenue holiday window displays. The catch? With…
While many plan to reunite with friends and family for the holidays, others take the road less traveled — that it is to say, they pack their bags and jet off for a solo adventure. Traveling during the holidays — especially alone — has its ups and downs. While you get to explore a new…
While it may be marketed as the season of good cheer, Christmas is not the most wonderful time of year for everyone. Whether you find the non-stop caroling and festive decorations to be overwhelming, you’re not in the mood to participate in any heated political debates with extended family members, or you’re just not the…
When the annual question of what to do for New Year’s Eve comes up this year, why not take matters into your own hands and plan a romantic break away? The stress of choosing which friends to hang out with and picking the right party coupled with the potential for anticlimax when the clock strikes…
Now that Thanksgiving (and the turkey leftovers) has come and gone, it’s time to unearth that tangled ball of holiday lights from your attic and dress up your abode. And while your holiday sparkle might come in the form of a string of colorful lights and Santa Claus or reindeer ornaments, others go all out…
Forget waiting in crazy lines, fighting through zoos of people, and having to create football-style plays just to get the goods you want at all those Thanksgiving Day sales. We’re going to have to go with a big N-O when it comes to the insanity of Black Friday, opting in favor of Cyber Monday instead.…
Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven From the street, the Red Coach Inn looks cute, quaint, and adorably cozy. The sky may be an ominous blue-gray, but the 93-year-old, English Tudor-style inn, with a red-bricked first floor, black wrought iron gates, and deep-steeped roof, appears warm and welcoming. You can almost picture a fire roasting inside.…