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The Blue Mosque On Tuesday morning, an explosion in a major tourist area of Istanbul killed at least 10 and wounded at least 15; media reports claim casualty numbers will likely rise as rescue workers aid victims, most of whom were tourists. Likely a suicide bombing planned by ISIS, the explosion took place in a…
It’s a new year and we’re excited (and ready) to look ahead; we know that 2016 will be filled with travels and adventures galore, just like 2015. But fresh starts benefit from reflection, and so in this first week of the new year, we’re taking some time to look back, relive amazing trips, and pat…
We love historic hotels. From grand dames to iconic landmarks, hotels that have successfully withstood the test of time are few and far between. After all, maintaining a hotel over the years, through various stages of management, is no easy feat — and keeping them relevant is even more difficult. But there’s also something (well,…
Planning a trip to Cuba can be an intimidating venture. For U.S. travelers especially, it can be hard to know where to start — since travel restrictions only loosened this year, it’s harder to rely on word-of-mouth recommendations, and there aren’t as many Internet resources as one might hope. So for the uninitiated, we decided…
The Caribbean, the West Coast, and North America’s ski resorts…. During the winter months, these spots are bustling with tourists who are either looking to escape the cold, or are seeking it out for that fresh powder. But summer months see their crowds dispersing for destinations like the beaches of the East Coast, Europe, and…
To many Americans, Cuba is enigmatic and exotic — a status due largely to our 50-plus year embargo against the country. And because Internet was unavailable in Cuba for so long, there’s a dearth of online information about Cuban travel — something that the recent loosening of U.S. travel restrictions is helping to rectify, as…
By committing the Paris massacre and, according to reports, also bringing down Metrojet flight 9268 over Egypt, ISIS terrorists have extended the Middle East battlefield to both Western and Eastern Europe. Given that the several underlying Middle East conflicts are a long way from settled, it seems likely that we’ll see more of the same,…
A somber day in Paris The recent terrorist attacks in Paris have shocked and saddened the world. The terrible event has raised concerns worldwide about safety, and the potential of yet another tragedy — in some places more so than others. While the City of Light is this year’s third most visited city in the…
Havana at night; Howard Ignatius President Obama’s easing of sanctions on Cuba means that our Oyster hotel investigators — equipped with press visas — are jetting off to the island in just a couple days! They’ll be taking tons of photographs of the destination, including the area’s hotels, restaurants, attractions, and more. While the opening…
Pemba Sherpa Pemba Sherpa has nearly died while climbing many times. He has been buried in multiple avalanches, fallen in mountain crevices, and gotten frostbitten in all his fingers and toes. He grew up in a poor village in the Everest region of Nepal called Sengma, without running water, electricity, or roads, along with his…