Barcelona has several high-end hotels but there are only a couple five-stars in the city situated right by the Sea. Hotel Arts is one of these, and has incredible views overlooking all of Barcelona and across many miles of the Mediterranean. This holiday season the luxury hotel is offering Christmas...

Looking for the perfect bag for your metro-sexual friends this holiday season? Well have I got the tip for you then! Mauro Bianucci’s bags are super stylish and durable, designed to be functional and unique. When Mauro started Carga, the line selling his tough bags, he never thought it would be...

As I have mentioned before here, every Sunday until the beginning of 2010, most museums in Barcelona offer free entrance. This is a great deal, and last Sunday a friend and I decided to take advantage of the freebie and go see the World Press Photo show at the central CCCB Museum. Honestly, being that...

With a few days to spare before speaking at Hostelling International USA’s 75th birthday bash in Boston I set off on a quick circuit of northern New England. Some photos from my travels through Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont: Marblehead started life as a fishing port, today it’s...

There are  holiday activities and entertainment  galore centered around Boston’s Faneuil Hall Marketplace this season. And since Faneuil Hall Marketplace is also home to dozens of big-name retail stores like Crate & Barrel, Orvis and Coach as well as one-of-a-kind boutiques like Christmas...

Coffee Shop De Kuil looks very much like a bruin café but is a coffeeshop aka hash bar. Bruin (brown) café is the Dutch answer to what a Londoner would call pub. It is the place where people from the neighbourhood gather, gossip, snack and drink. The name brown café refers to the dark, often wooden...