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Let’s see if you can guess what the following events have in common: a super-secret conference hosted by the billionaire Koch brothers; a concert with $10,000 tickets featuring Mariah Carey; and an uber-luxe weekend golf retreat in Deer Valley, Utah. If you guessed political campaign fundraising, you guessed right. Each of those events was orchestrated…
The U.S. is known for being ahead of the curve in a lot of things (we’re still feeling a bit patriotic after all of Wednesday’s activities), and that includes making music. Paving the way for the rest of the world — from bluegrass to hip-hop, country to surf rock — cities around the country are…
There are few cities in the world as photogenic as Venice. In this fairytale setting it’s easy to let the sights become your reality, especially at the Hotel Al Sole. Entry to your room right off of your own personal canal, check. A cozy little bar, check. A courtyard with lots of patio seating and…
The Best Road Trips is a weekly summer series highlighting our favorite getaways from major cities all over the United States. Los Angeles is awesome whichever way you look at it. Despite its reputation of having few attractions for tourists and huge distances to cover to get to any of them, L.A. has plenty to…
River Ranch Cafe at the Carmel Valley Ranch
Happy Birthday, America! In honor of the Fourth of July and all things American, we went to one of our favorite Washington D.C.-area attractions, the National Museum of Health and Medicine. The museum has nearly 25 million oddities, including the largest collection of microscopes, fragments of Abraham Lincoln’s skull, and this preserved case of cyclopia.
There’s a lot happening across the pond this summer. London not only celebrated the 60-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II with Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee, but the UK is also gearing up to host the 2012 Olympics, with the opening ceremony kicking things off on July 27. Not everyone can fit into Olympic Park, however,…
The pool at the Esperanza Resort; Los Cabos, Mexico 1. FACT OR FAKEOUT? President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton skipped a G-20 Summit meeting held in Los Cabos recently claiming a “tight agenda,” only to be caught sunbathing by the pool at the Esperanza Resort, margarita in hand. 2. FACT OR FAKEOUT? The…
Attention hipsters-at-heart: You too are running out of time to plan your vacation. Okay, so the summer just officially started, but hotels are booking up fast, festival ticket booths are hanging the “Sold Out” banners, and flights are getting more expensive. So if all you’re looking forward to is to having an excuse for growing…
Owner Stephanie Rooijakkers with her pooch Lola.