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Photo: Ecola State Park in Oregon via Victoria Ditkovsky/Shutterstock.com After Labor Day, people across the country pack up their towels, stash their unfinished beach reading, and stow their beach chairs for the winter ahead. But what they don’t realize is that fall and winter are actually the best times of year to visit many beaches…
While many Americans are celebrating the return of the NFL this week, others have been more excited by September’s bringing college football back. Hordes of students, alumni, and general football fans are busy spending their weekend tailgating, sporting school colors, and chanting fight songs for their favorite teams. Many locales across the United States are…
NYFW has begun! Already, we’ve seen plenty of celebs out and about in the city, and most are shacking up in their usual haunts — i.e. the city’s hippest, most luxurious hotels. Take a peek to find out where your favorite celebrity fashionistas might be staying, and then strut on over to that hotel to…
Image courtesy of AdamAndHisCamera Nearly eight million liters of beer are consumed at Munich’s legendary Oktoberfest every autumn, and even that outrageous number doesn’t come close to touching upon the truckloads poured out in countless towns around the world in honor of the festival. While it may seem like a sin to consume any other…
The NFL 2015 regular season kicks off tonight with the Steelers taking on the Patriots, but diehard fans have already logged weeks in preparation — drafting their Fantasy Football teams, performing all sorts of “good luck” rituals, and booking hotel stays for the most anticipated games. Of course there are tons of hotels in each…
Many associate the end of summer with the return to the grind — but it doesn’t have to be so! As professional vacationers (hey, it actually can be a lot of work — and someone’s got to do it), we here at Oyster.com would beg to differ. The fall season can actually be a prime…
The US Open kicks off on Monday, meaning it’s the first weekend of the summer that New Yorkers actually want to stay in the city (versus heading to the Hamptons to seek refuge from Manhattan’s tourists and insufferable heat). Whether you’re a local looking to booze before hitting up Arthur Ashe, or you’re in town…
Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and the remembrance is bittersweet. New Orleans has come together, and come a long way, since the catastrophic disaster — but scars from the storm are nonetheless painfully present. In honor of the city’s progress, and in memory of those who suffered, here are 10 (mostly hopeful)…
June’s LGBT Pride celebrations are long gone and beach season is coming to a rapid close. So that unfortunately means that gay-friendly destinations such as Provincetown, Fire Island, and others across the country will soon go into hibernation for the winter…but don’t panic! These seven LGBT festivals can cure even the worst case of Seasonal…
A Maldives Sunset Summer is winding down and the evening chill in the air tells us one thing: autumn is (almost) upon us once again. But we say keep those thermals tucked away a little bit longer by planning a fall getaway to these warmer destinations. We’ve picked out five locales with exotic, tropical vibes…