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For some, that first cold snap is greeted with a rousing cheer, “Hooray for sweater weather!” But for the rest of us, the sinking temperatures echo our sinking spirits as we picture chipping away at frozen windshields and bracing ourselves against chilling winds. Our strategy to make it through the colder months? Find a warm,…
Photo by Esteban Chiner, Flickr It shouldn’t come as a surprise that New York City, a city that can trace its colonial roots back to the earlier part of the 1600s, is brimming with unparalleled history. NYC is a spot that has held numerous meetings of the minds, thrown countless parties, put on probably millions…
Photo Credit: Sayta Murthy, Flickr Thanksgiving weekend is often considered a placeholder: sandwiched between Halloween festivities and the end-of-year holiday break, Turkey Day is time off that we love, but that we don’t usually leverage to its full potential. So this year, consider making the most of family time and your four-day weekend with a…
Fall foliage in the Catskills (Photo by Katherine Alex Beaven) Is it just us or do the seasons seem to have more and more abrupt endings? This year in New York City, summer bowed out almost faster than you could say June 21st, making us think that we better take advantage of this blissful autumn…
New Yorkers have a reputation of being tough, but The New York City Marathon proves the city is full of softies. To be clear, those runners (many hailing from the city) trucking a grueling 26.2 miles are tough. But the outpouring of love to the 50,000+ participants would melt the hardest heart. Crowds cheer runners…
Wherever you go in the world, you are most likely going to bump into an Aussie at some point. After all, we are notorious travelers — and although many overseas neighbors would consider Australia as a top travel destination, from the looks of it a vast number of Australians can’t wait to escape the isolated…
Heaven, thy name is [insert dessert of choice here]. It doesn’t take a genius to know that sweets trump suites any day of the week – but why choose between one or the other? Hotels today are serving up the good stuff, and we here at Oyster have dug into some of the most unique,…
Photo Courtesy of hanna horwarth via Flickr. Trick-or-treating may be reserved for kids, but that doesn’t mean adults can’t have some fun on Halloween, too. Haunted houses, elaborate costume contests, and masquerade balls are all fun ways to celebrate the spooky holiday. Many hotels are also fans of the ghoulish day (or at least know…
De onde eu vim existem apenas duas estações do ano: quente e mais quente ainda com chuva. Se você é do norte/nordeste do Brasil, você sabe bem do que estou falando. Devido a falta de experiência com mudanças climáticas, já passei por alguns percalços e, também, já fui gratamente surpreendida viajando durante diferentes estações do…
Hotels are travelers’ homes away from home — and sometimes their secrets retreats — so it’s no surprise that they’ve been the sites of many an invention, scandal… and even birth! While they operated under different circumstances than they do nowadays, and were not regularly referred to as hotels until the late 18th century, hotels…
