inns and B&Bs

Sustainable Travel Q&A With Kauai Country Inn

Sustainable Travel Q&A With Kauai Country Inn May 29, 2012

When I visited Kauai a few years ago, I stayed at the Kauai Country Inn, a neat inn I’d found by searching online. The owners, Mike and Martina Hough, made me (a solo traveler) feel instantly welcome and comfortable. The place was eclectic, artistic and homey — up on a hill, in a neighborhood rather than [...]

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Miami: Things to Do, Places to See, Where to Sleep

Miami: Things to Do, Places to See, Where to SleepDecember 23, 2011

I hadn’t expected to be blogging about Miami, but I was channel surfing in the Travel Channel neighborhood last night, and I caught a glimpse of the pastel, Art Deco streetscape that is unmistakably South Beach. Anthony Bourdain was behind the wheel of a mid-life-crisis-red Ferrari on his new show, The Layover. I’d been curious [...]

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Dreaming of Petoskey

Dreaming of PetoskeyJuly 16, 2010

A few weeks ago, a New York Times travel article caught my eye: “As American As Cherry Pie,” by Ann Patchett, one of my favorite authors. Bel Canto and The Magician’s Assistant, the two books of Ms. Patchett’s I’ve read, had me riveted and, in appropriate places, in tears. Man, does that woman know how [...]

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