The story of one man’s big misadventure in Big Sur, from a disastrous river crossing, to a lost boot, to the realization that life, even at its most frustrating, is sometimes best lived alone.
Cashel Palace Is a Reliable Repose in Tipperary
“It’s a long way to Tipperary”, the old song goes, but travelers have always made the journey to this delightful county in Ireland, mostly to see the historic Rock of Cashel. These days, they’re also coming for the new Palace of Cashel.
Hotel Palafitte’s Prehistoric Overwater Pavilions
Five thousand years ago farmers built stilted houses above the waters of — not a Maldivian atoll — but Switzerland’s Lake Neuchâtel. Far more recently, under the eye of the Alps, Hotel Palafitte has done the same.
Heaven on Earth and Hawaii's Best Hotels
First, a look at Doris Duke’s Shangri La in Hawaii. Then, a look at some of the best hotels the islands have to offer.
Inn at the Roman Forum Has Its Own Ruins
Where a regular hotel might have a closet to store your luggage, the Inn at the Roman Forum has a crypt built before Christ. It’s delightful, a little haunting, and open 24 hours a day.
Oysters and Sand in the South of France
There’s a case to be made that one of the most quintessentially American surf-shack motels isn’t in Malibu or Montauk. It’s in Cap Ferret, France.