DR Bathrooms: a study in contrasts Bathrooms here in the Dominican Republic characterize the co-existence of the first and third world. The photos here tell the story. My room at the Barcelo...

Last weekend, while in the Tampa area to deal with a family issue, I took this photo in the Tampa Airport of this outdoor cage designated for smokers. It was attached outside...

Fort Lauderdale International Airport is ideally located for cruise connections. Clip-board bearing cruise line representatives holding paddles with the names of the ships in port meet passengers at baggage claim, herding them...

This weekend I’ll be cruising to nowhere aboard the new Celebrity Solstice from Fort Lauderdale. It’s a chance for press and others to have a firsthand look at this new ship with...

I would never have believed that my first snow of Winter 2008 would be experienced in Dublin. The locals don’t believe it either. “It never snows here in October,” was the refrain...

Since Ireland is on the euro, highly favored in recent years by the exchange rate with the dollar, the Irish come to New York City in droves to do their shopping. Today’s...

Here in Ireland — where Halloween began — carved pumpkins are everywhere. Arriving at Druid’s Glen Resort, an elegant Marriott an hour from Dublin, I found jack-o-lanterns at every turn. Check out...

Chef Monica Pope has begun a revolution here in Houston. After living abroad and experiencing a culture where food is prepared only from ingredients harvested and purchased that same day, she returned...