What lured Tiger Woods to Abu Dhabi last January and caused him to miss the Farmers Insurance Tournament at Torrey Pines? Golf, of course. He made his debut at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, a PGA European Tour Event. Beautiful golf courses are just one reason increasing numbers of Americans are traveling to Abu…
I’m good at finding off-the-beaten-path destinations. I know lots of very special hotels. But, when it comes to getting the cheapest airfare and the absolutely lowest price lodging, I leave that to the specialists. Here’s what the best-of-the-best have to say: Are the best prices on airline Web sites? “No,” says John DiScala, very frequent…
It’s easy to get lost on the back roads of rural Italy. Just ask Marlane Miriello. In 2000, the former San Diegan was enjoying a vacation in Tuscany when maps failed and she ended up in a tiny Tuscan hill town called Radicondoli. “I fell in love with it,” Miriello explained to me, “and…
Insider’s Guide to New York Posted on August 30, 2012 There was a time when I felt overwhelmed by the Big Apple, but after many visits, I now move comfortably around the city without a map and venture beyond the Empire State Building to lesser-known places. This level of confidence is due, in part, to…