6/13/2008 at 10:50 AM
Tags: Mancations, Sports Travel, 2008 NBA Finals, Music Festivals, Wine, Beer, Napa Travel (all tags)
If you're anything like us, you usually forget Father's Day until the reminder call from Mom on Sunday morning. Since you surely didn't get around to planning that golf trip to St. Andrew's or the Alaska fishing expedition, here are some Father's Day trips you can actually pull off at the last minute.
For the Jazzhead: The JVC Jazz Festival kicks off in New York on Sunday. Please your dad by declaring a newfound appreciation for Herbie Hancock. (He doesn't have to know you're going for Mos Def.)
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by BS
7/20/2007 at 10:22 AM
Tags: Napa Travel, Local Travel Blogs (all tags)
Of course, we think Jaunted is the best travel blog out there. However, there are some great resources out there to help with very specific travel needs. Some sites focus exclusively on one city, making it an online manual to all things ________ (fill in your hometown). We hear from our San Francisco based tipsters that they wouldn't be able to make plans without the life coaching of Weekend Sherpa.
The site tries to offer the convenience of the web with the aesthetics of a handwritten guidebook. Each week, editors focus on a different, timely theme, and structure activity recommendations around it. This week, the guide tells readers, in honor of some bike race in France, where in NoCal they can pedal on two wheels.
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· San Francisco Hotels [HotelChatter]
· San Francisco Travel [Jaunted]
[Photo Credit: Weekend Sherpa]
by ced138
7/11/2007 at 11:50 AM
Tags: Destination Weddings, Nantucket Travel, Hawaii Travel, Napa Travel (all tags)
It's wedding season. Although even the heat radiating off asphalt in a parking lot in Phoenix right now can't melt our cold, cold hearts, some people still feel an affinity for the institution of marriage. We feel obliged to humor them. If we're dragged to witness these nuptials, we just hope it gives us a chance to check out a cool new place. Here are a few of the settings where we'd like to see our friends give up their independence.
Nantucket
For one, Nantucket is less likely to be as ungodly hot as, say, a Caribbean wedding in July. Sure, this destination might apply to a niche group -- the madras pants wearing, tennis playing, New England set -- but it's a beautiful island with plenty of web sites and companies targeting the enfianced.
Napa Valley
Everyone knows California is the best place, temperature-wise, to be in July. The inns and spas throughout Napa Valley that cater to wine travelers translate perfectly to wedding settings. Being the savvy businesspeople they are, inn owners have tapped into this market and now offer outdoor ceremony services and wedding-related amenities. Plus, guests can maximize their trip by stopping in for some tastings before and after the big event.
Hawaii
For the tried-and-true tropical destination wedding, Hawaii is best. Couples can choose between The Big Island, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Kona. Also, it's not just the boring old girl/boy pairs heading to the far state, because Hawaii is one of the gay friendliest states, socially and legally. Plus, it's kind of unique that wedding photographers in Hawaii double as peeping toms (see above). The whole voyeur thing is really hip right now on HBO.
Related Stories:
· Travel Weddings [Jaunted]
· Hotel Weddings [HotelChatter]
[Photo Credit: Weddings in Hawaii]
by ced138
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