by Sara Gilliam | Jul 4, 2015 | Trends, videos
It’s really a tale of 2 countries: 1 the land of opportunity, tolerance and freedom; the other, the land of insecurity, rudeness and the Big Mac. In which category does the rest of the world see us? That’s what author and journalist Rene Zografos set out to discover....
by Sara Gilliam | Jul 2, 2015 | Festivals and Celebrations, Holidays, Summer, The Weekender, videos
Wet, hot American summer. That’s what’s expected of the Fourth of July weekend, but we’ll take 73 and sunny any day. And there are few places — our nation’s capital excluded — that are better suited for celebrating than Boston, where you can take in the brilliant...
by Sara Gilliam | Jun 25, 2015 | Beaches, Summer, The Weekender, videos
Ah, Montauk, NY — its lighthouse, its Revenge-style manses and its gorgeous beaches beckon to city dwellers all summer long. Whether you go by plane, train or jitney, get thee to the Surf Lodge, where you can watch the sunset with a Montauk Storm in hand. But first,...
by Sara Gilliam | Jun 18, 2015 | Packing, The Weekender, videos
All month long, we’ve been giving you the chance to be a high roller on a $10,000 getaway to Las Vegas. True, only 1 lucky winner will get VIP access to Vegas’ red-hot culinary scene or a bird’s-eye view of the Strip from a hot-air balloon, but there’s nothing...
by Sara Gilliam | Jun 16, 2015 | #LiveTravelChannel, Summer, videos
Last week, Skift released a report that the majority of Americans will take little to no vacation this summer. We’d find that hard to swallow, but our friends at the US Travel Association echo the sentiment, stating that Americans failed to use 429 million...
