Editor’s Note: The following post is by Laura Z, the online marketing guru at Blurb; Laura also writes about her voracious book consumption on a different site. Lady LibertyA few weeks ago, my boyfriend visited his parents in Manhattan and seemed on the verge of not coming back to California. I flew out to fetch [...]
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The hidden secrets and pub-told stories are what really give a city its life. So, here are some things I have picked up over the years about London.1. Horses. The Queen, owning so much of London as she does, has the right to exercise her horses through the streets of London until 7am (or thereabouts). [...]
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Bath is a World Heritage Site for its architecture and history. But it’s also a modern city with a well-regarded university, cinemas, theatres, clubs, pubs, and shopping with excellent rail links. I highly recommend a visit.Rain is the one similarity between this visit and my last visit to Bath. The big difference between this [...]
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Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of posts from Jeff Gates, the New Media Lead Producer for the Smithsonian American Art Museum and Managing Editor for its blog, Eye Level. Jeff is on a family vacation, which sounded like a great excuse to publish his trials and tribulations from the road. You [...]
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Editor’s Note: This is part of Viator’s ongoing series of posts about the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Ian has been tipping his favorite teams in Pools A & B and Pools C & D, and writing about players that matter. Now he’s on the ground in France — you can read his most recent posts [...]
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Editor’s note: Rod Cuthbert (a.k.a. Viator’s Founder and Chairman) is working on a screenplay. If you’re a Hollywood agent looking for a ’sure thing’, leave Rod a comment and his people will call your people.“SOLD OUT”A Love Story Not Meant to BeBy Rod CuthbertFADE IN: ACT 1, SCENE 1INT. SUBURBAN AMERICAN HOME - DAYMAN [...]
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It came as a shock this morning to read about the BBC’s acquisition of travel publisher Lonely Planet.Part of the shock is very personal — I worked at Lonely Planet for more than a decade, and was its online publisher for many years. I respect the brand, am fond of the people who still [...]
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Life’s too short. It takes time to discover all the quartiers that make up the 20 arrondissements of Paris. When you do find an excellent new restaurant tucked away somewhere, or a bar with a great atmosphere, you pass the information on like a precious gift. So here are a few of the gems I’ve [...]
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Editor’s note: Despite being somebody who “doesn’t do tours,” Jodi surprised herself recently by having a great time on a day trip to the Pyrenees from Barcelona. This time around Jodi tackles Montserrat, vortex and all. Once again I leap into the friendly green mini-van for today’s tour to Montserrat and the Codorníu winery in [...]
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“I haven’t got any money either,” my friend Colin commiserated, as we discussed the absolutely irresponsible idea of spending a week exploring California.“Well, all the banks are supposed to fail anyway,” I rationalized. “Won’t they take our credit card debt with them?” And so the trip was on.The Griffith Park Observatory, the Los Angeles skylinePhoto [...]
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