Category Archives: Travel

Nalu Kinetic Spa, Turtle Bay Resort, Hawaii

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Sharon King Hoge

Catch a soothing wave of well-being at Turtle Bay’s Nalu Kinetic Spa Photo: Nalu Kinetic Spa cabana © Turtle Bay Resort One of the wonders of the world, winter tides that surge into shore generating waves almost five stories high, … Continue reading →

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Conrad Sanya Haitang Bay Review

Posted on June 2, 2015 by debbie

If silence is golden, the Conrad on Haitang Bay near Sanya, on China’s southern island of Hainan is 24-carat. One of more than a dozen global resorts perched seaside among palms on the south side of the island, its atmosphere … Continue reading →

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Cool Off In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Posted on May 15, 2015 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Photo: © Leonidikan | Dreamstime.com Just because it’s in the middle of the desert doesn’t mean you can’t make snowballs inRiyadh. Snow World, one of the city’s most unusual clubs, is designed to offer an Arctic … Continue reading →

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Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney Review

Posted on April 28, 2015 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler With two world-class sights, Sydney’s Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge, right outside its windows, it may not be an exaggeration to claim the Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney offers the world’s best hotel views. More than 90 … Continue reading →

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Waikiki Wows When The Workday’s Done

Posted on April 15, 2015 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Feast alfresco in Waikiki Photo: Waikiki Beach at sunset © Marek Poplawski | Dreamstime.com Along with sand and sea, sun is one of Waikiki’s touted attributes, but even after the sun goes down there’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Hilton Adelaide Review

Posted on March 24, 2015 by debbie

Adelaide, Australia, may be as “ever-lovin’” as the girlfriend Frank Sinatra sings about inGuys and Dolls, but unlike her, you’re not “takin’ a chance” if you choose to stay in the city’s Hilton. A modern tower surrounded by charming traditional courthouses, … Continue reading →

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New in the New Year: Fusion Furniture, Fashions of Herrera and the 30’s, Art Strike(s), Gifts Galore, and the Regency Reopens

Posted on February 28, 2015 by debbie

Published on Cottages and Gardens      Regular patrons were welcomed back to their celebrated early morning routine when the Regency Hotel hosted a “Power Breakfast” to launch its newly-renovated Regency Bar and Grill.  Spike Lee, former Mayor David Dinkins, former … Continue reading →

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Discover Adobe Ruins And Fusion Cuisine

Posted on January 15, 2015 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Photo: Huaca Pucllana © Alminaite | Dreamstime.com For Lima visitors who don’t have time to travel up to see the Inca sites at Cusco and Machu Picchu, an alternative is a visit to the huge, seven-step … Continue reading →

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Lima’s Economy Is Positively Booming

Posted on January 15, 2015 by debbie

Companies see big potential in Lima’s resurging economy Photo: Plaza Mayor © Pablo Hidalgo | Dreamstime.com Once the centerpiece of Spain’s South American empire — by royal decree all commerce of the vice-royalty had to pass through it — Lima … Continue reading →

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Taipei: Indispensable Global City

Posted on October 31, 2014 by debbie

Great leap forward Photo: Taipei 101 and the business district © Roland Nagy | Dreamstime.com Horace Greeley’s advice to enterprising Civil War veterans — “Go West, young man” — might also apply today. But in this century, it points further … Continue reading →

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Taipei 101 Holds Sway

Posted on October 8, 2014 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Photo: Taipei 101 © Sean Pavone | Dreamstime.com On an ascent to the top of the Empire State Building, the Eiffel Tower or Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, it’s the outside vista that is the payoff. Of course, the … Continue reading →

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Mix And Mingle In Manila

Posted on July 15, 2014 by debbie

Published in Global Traveler Unwind with the in-crowd after hours in Manila by Sharon King Hoge | July 2014 Photo: Sage Tapas Bar at Makati Shangri-La © Shangri-La After hours in Manila you’re doubly in luck, with opportunities to mingle … Continue reading →

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Rediscover Marco Polo’s “City of Heaven”

Posted on June 4, 2014 by debbie

  Tradition and greenery in China’s most beautiful city Acclaimed by Marco Polo as “the City of Heaven, the most beautiful and magnificent in the world,” Hangzhou (say Han-Cho) is still considered China’s garden city, renowned for its scenery and … Continue reading →

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Shangri-La Makati

Posted on June 4, 2014 by debbie

From Luxuryweb.com article by Sharon King Hoge A Stay at the Shangri-La Makati in Manila, the Philippines With a highly favorable exchange rate, historic sights and a wealth of clubs and restaurants all within easy access to sandy beaches, Manila … Continue reading →

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Hotel Conrad Maldives

Posted on June 3, 2014 by debbie

First published at luxuryweb.com. Story by Sharon King Hoge Photography courtesy of Sharon King Hoge and the Conrad Maldives Leave your shoes behind.  You may want to wear them while you wait in the comfortable airport lounge where the staff of … Continue reading →

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