The fam and I wanted to make a weekend getaway to an awesome East Coast beachfront hotel, but we had a troika of conditions:

• We wanted to stay in a laid back locale that was...
• Outside of New Jersey (we live 12 miles west of New York City in the Garden State and we were pining for a non-Joisey Shore destination), and...
• We didn’t want to spend too much time driving to get there.…

Ever since the first commercial canopy zip line tour came into being in Costa Rica in 1999, the zip line industry has soared quickly into big business with dozens of zip lines all over the country and across the world. Zip lines are probably the all-time favorite adventure tour in Costa Rica for visiting tourists. There are dozens of zip line…

In Cuba's capital these days, the dining scene has improved and evolved immeasurably in recent years. Here's just a quick sampling of some of the best in the city these days, both state-owned and privately owned:

Al Medina

Once upon a time, Cuba had significant Arab immigration, and this Lebanese eatery in a restored colonial-era school in Old Havana provides good, exotic fare (as a change of pace from the ubiquitous Cuban) amid exotic decor. Calle…

We began this adventure by purchasing a Porsche Macan S and picking the car (which we named Max) up at the Porsche factory in Zuffenhausen Germany... we're now on our official maiden road trip. This segment of the series is dedicated to our adventures while touring the Innsbruck, Austria area. …

Last week I had occasion to send a technology team from my Our Russia Magazine to Moscow. Sasha and Natalya, my partners in the new media experiment, were scheduled to meet with Skolkovo science city executives and other key technology people in town. As it happened, they stayed at a wonderful hotel I knew of, …

Napa Valley is a gourmand's paradise. A quick 45 minutes north of San Francisco (sans traffic) over the Golden Gate Bridge, across the barren hills of San Rafael and Galinas, and then onto Route 37 along San Pablo Bay and its cooling breezes that ultimately moderate…

Israel is undeniably a small nation, but it is rich in history and culture. This country has a great amount of history to offer its visitors.

Traveling to Israel? Here are some things to keep in mind before you go travel to Israel:

First off, passport stamps are no longer. Nowadays, a paper visa is issued at entry which shows your stamp. The visas are issued on arrival — free of…