By Lark Ellen Gould You don’t have to be a rail enthusiast to appreciate the fin de siècle experience to be had on a Rovos Rail ride through the savannahs of Africa. The trip will be had in lovingly restored 1920s style Pullman steam trains and the ride will be anything but ordinary. The company […]

By Lark Ellen Gould Few Americans go the distance to South Africa without checking out the beauty and culture of Cape Town. The city is overseen from on high by iconic Table Mountain (adventure travelers skip the tram and take the path for a good 12-hour hike), and by the confluence of the Atlantic and […]

  By Lark Ellen Gould As the jumping off point to the wildlife and cultural tourism offerings of KwaZulu Natal, and as South Africa’s second largest city, Durban deserves some attention of its own. It’s a compact town of some 3.5 million residents, and then more if you count the garden house suburbs and the […]

The U.S. is on a winning streak when it comes to attracting visitors. U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson says the United States can expect a 4-5 percent average annual growth number in tourism over the next five years, and that 65.4 million foreign travelers are projected to visit the United States in 2012 alone. 2011 […]

  Visit Milan for the shopping. Stay in Milan for the fashion at the uber-fashionable Armani Hotel Milano. A stay at the recently opened boutique hotel is like being wrapped in the coolest of textures and the rarest of finery. As marks Giorgio Armani’s tastes in form fitting attire with just the right materials, the […]