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March 2010 Blog Posts (39)

Spicy Kim Chee Chicken, twist on island favorite

Growing up in Hawaii you develop an appreciation for cross cultural mingling, especially in cuisine. Kurt Winner, my husband a native New York to Hawaii transplant

and an avid chef, developed this favorite family recipe years ago. You

can use it to create kabobs along with fat quarters of red,green and

yellow bell peppers and onions or as a simple marinade for grilled

chicken. He favors it served Buffalo New York style with an…

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Added by Michelle M. Winner on March 15, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Greenwich Village Through the Centuries

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on March 15, 2010 at 2:56pm — No Comments

"Sea Horses" of Half Moon Cay

Half Moon Cay is the kind of place you dream about if you want a powdery crescent of beach curving around turquoise water with soft sand bottom. Add a horseback ride along the beach and you are in Paradise.

One of 700 low-lying islands and cays scattered for 100,000 square miles in the southwestern Atlantic from Florida to Haiti, Holland America developed Half-Moon Cay (pronounced key) to… Continue

Added by Michelle M. Winner on March 14, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

Vacationing in Hawaii

Why would you not vacation in Hawaii? It has got to be one of the most beautiful places on this earth. Hawaii is a chain of pearls in the Pacific Ocean with the eight larger islands and the smaller ones that lay there. This is a vacationer's paradise without a doubt. It's all there waiting for your arrival, a vacationer's dream of a lifetime and something you will never forget. So start packing and get on… Continue

Added by Joe Ferguson on March 13, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

New England Welcomes Spring!

It's almost Springtime in New England and there's energy and a sense of renewal in the air. My favorite time of the year, when new possibilities welcome those of us who have hibernated during the long winter season.

Added by DeeDee on March 13, 2010 at 10:24am — No Comments

Fit for a King: a case for a return to concierge service

By Samuel P.N. Cook…

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on March 12, 2010 at 4:32pm — 1 Comment

Coffee, Cake and Kink

Part-café, part-shop, part-gallery, Coffee, Cake and Kink is a melting pot of owner Alan Cassidy’s three favourite things. The welcoming two-tiered space is where erotic art lovers come to leaf through kinky books and peruse the latest fetishist exhibitions while supping on Fairtrade coffee and eating handmade cake.…

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Added by A Hedonist's Guide To... on March 12, 2010 at 11:30am — No Comments

Devon, England's Agatha Christie Trail

Britain’s National Trust runs a beguiling array of estates, castles, churches, and abbeys, plenty of which can boast an air of mystery and even a few murders committed within their precincts. But how many can claim they sheltered the world’s greatest maestro of the murder mystery? Just under three hours’ drive or train ride west of London in Devon (you might want to get the 4:50 from Paddington), Greenway,… Continue

Added by Max Pesling on March 10, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Exploring Hell’s Kitchen

By Samantha Nicholson…

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on March 8, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments

Snorkeling on the Beautiful Island of Maui in Hawaii

Snorkeling Maui is one of the most popular activities on the Valley Isle. Maui has more miles of swimmable beach than any other Hawaiian island. The year round average temperature is 75-80 degrees. Snorkeling on Maui is the perfect activity . The best Maui snorkeling spots are Honolua Bay, Kapalua Bay, Maluaka Beach, Black Rock, Ahihi Kinau Reserve and Molokini.

Honolua Bay is a Marine Life Conservation District… Continue

Added by Joe Ferguson on March 7, 2010 at 10:25pm — No Comments

What should you see in Lanzarote?

There are a rising number of visitors who want to explore Lanzarote but have a limited time in which to do so, these visitors are either on a cruise or island hopping around the Canary Islands. I was asked the question recently - what should I see in Lanzarote? This is a difficult question to answer, what indeed should people see to give them a taste of Lanzarote and show them why it is different to the other Canary Islands. I talked to Miguel about this and we couldn’t agree on the which…

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Added by Jules on March 6, 2010 at 10:43am — No Comments

The increasing popularity of West Africa

Four years ago I embarked on a life-changing journey to Senegal, to live and study there. I remember before leaving that none of my friends or family in the UK could tell me the location of one of West Africa’s 16 countries, let alone tell me the…

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Added by West Africa Discovery on March 6, 2010 at 9:42am — No Comments

Exploring the Upper East Side

By Samantha Nicholson…

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Added by Uncle Sam's New York on March 5, 2010 at 5:12pm — No Comments

Lanzarote Beaches (central)

The Lanzarote Gay Guide to Beaches in the Centre of the island……..

Costa Teguise

The resort of Costa Teguise has a selection of golden sandy beaches, Playa Las Cucharas is the biggest and popular with windsurfers, Playa del Jablillo is sheltered…

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Added by Gay Lanzarote on March 5, 2010 at 3:08am — No Comments

Half a World Away: The Power of Connection in Travel

by Samuel Cook

This past week, I took the opportunity to take my first real vacation since the summer of 2007. It is ironic that an executive of a travel company never gets to travel himself, but such is the reality of running a business - I have had to put my passion for traveling on the back burner as I have built a business around serving the needs of other travelers. My last vacation was a whirlwind trip around the… Continue

Added by Uncle Sam's New York on March 4, 2010 at 3:12pm — 1 Comment

One Thing You Can't Do When You Depend On Tourism

Look in the direction where the money is coming from!

Price hikes of safaris

Last month it was announced that the VAT in…

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Added by Johan Knols on March 3, 2010 at 5:11am — No Comments

Three Top Travel Tips for 2010

By José Balido

Three top travel industry voices got together this past Sunday, February 28, at the New York Times Travel Show to share their tips and wisdom with the traveling masses – or what’s left of them, in the current economy. Still, 60-plus hardcore travel hounds, myself included, braved the bitter wind and snow early on Sunday morning…

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Added by José Balido on March 2, 2010 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

The biggest Complaint On Safari: Food!

If you think you gonna lose weight, forget it.

Food. Not only is food a necessity in our lives, it is also something that we seem to be most worried about when we are to book a safari. Images of starvation and death

unfortunately still reflect the…

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Added by Johan Knols on March 2, 2010 at 4:36am — No Comments