Author: Eric Althoff

Terranea is a Jewel Upon the Pacific

Terranea is a Jewel Upon the Pacific

On a spit of land overlooking the Pacific Ocean in tony Rancho Palos Verdes, California—only 30 miles from downtown Los Angeles yet an entire world away—Terranea offers splendorous grandeur for the discerning traveler seeking that most fabulous of getaways. With 102 acres of beachfront property, top-quality restaurants, and activities for the casual and active alike, Terranea isn’t a destination, it’s a state of mind.

A Getaway to The Virginia in Cape May

A Getaway to The Virginia in Cape May

New Jersey’s Cape May extends like an oversize comma from the underside of the Garden State. It stretches 20 miles from the quaint town of Swainton south to tiny and tony Cape May Point, a beachside community of 19th century mansions that, a century ago, provided a convenient waypoint for […]

A Destination Guide: Arkansas Three Ways

A Destination Guide: Arkansas Three Ways

Known for it’s natural beauty and, of course, as the home of Wal-Mart, Arkansas has emerged as a thriving arts, music and foodie destination in recent years. Southern charm is paired with an adventurous spirt and fresh culture of the growing, youthful population to make Arkansas a surprisingly original vacation […]

A Refreshing Visit to Park MGM Las Vegas

A Refreshing Visit to Park MGM Las Vegas

Las Vegas. The seat of so much ambitions and dreams, and where so many have come in pursuit of something greater. Yet all who venture to the Entertainment Capital of the World need a place to stay, a place to recoup, a “getaway” amidst the quest for either riches or escape or reinvention.  […]

Exploring The Best of California: The Orange County Experience

Exploring The Best of California: The Orange County Experience

California’s Orange County, though adjacent to Los Angeles County, might as well be another world. Though the orange groves of its namesake have retreated in the advance of the Southern California megalopolis—when Walt Disney bought farmland in Anaheim to build his theme park, many deemed him mad—Orange County has advanced […]

Feeling Romantic at The Ivy Baltimore

Feeling Romantic at The Ivy Baltimore

I could think of no swankier place to ask Victoria to marry me. Her tastes run to the particular, and ever since we visited The Ivy Baltimore a year ago for a press visit, the question had endured: “Darling, when can we return?” Firstly I must explain what makes The […]

Should You Say Yes to Travel Insurance?

Should You Say Yes to Travel Insurance?

You’ve planned the perfect getaway. Spent thousands of dollars. Anxiously counted down the days for months until the big day. Facebooked your check-in at the airport. Ordered that first martini. But then it all goes horribly, horribly, horribly wrong. Murphy’s Law being what it is, travel insurance can be one […]

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Dining in New Orleans is Always an Adventure

As I once learned at Mardi Gras, a visit to New Orleans is a marathon, not a sprint. Accordingly, it’s paramount to have a comfy place to relax at in between bouts at the city’s incredible Cajun restaurants and to relax in between sorties to Bourbon Street with a hurricane drink […]