May 1, 2010
The Jefferson Hotel
Washington, DC
May 1st 2010
Finding myself in DC this weekend for personal reasons, I decided to check out the newly revamped and highly lauded, JEFFERSON HOTEL in downtown DC. Located just south of Dupont circle on 16th Street, the Jefferson offers a pleasing location for both tourists and DC regulars, not far from shops [...]
April 21, 2010
April 16th, 2010
Ah, the pitfalls of my job as a world-traveler – weather delays due to unforeseen natural disasters such as, um, volcanic eruptions in Iceland?!!
As I watched my fellow journalists depart on their direct flight to JFK, while mine was delayed until further notice – Schipol airport in Amsterdam being effectively shut – I [...]
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October 4, 2009
Lake Taganyika, Tanzania
October 4th, 2009
After the glorious (and very real) safari tour in Tanzania, my last stop was to Lupita Island Lodge, a private island located in the middle of the world’s second largest lake; Lake Taganyika. A fresh water lake with a maximum depth of over a mile, Lake Taganyika is a skinny sliver [...]
April 8, 2009
FROM THE SOUTHERN TIP TO MIAMI’S DOWNTOWN’S GLITZ : FLORIDA’S SULTRY BOTTOM IS WORTH KISSING, AT LEAST ONCE.
April 2009
This past April I was lucky enough to be invited down to the Florida Keys and Miami for some good old fashioned reporting on the area hotels. I went down a bit apprehensive for the solo southern [...]
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