The Boston Celtics are dueling my Chicago Bulls tonight, and I hope the reigning champs turn as green as the shirts on their back when they lose. Am sick of Chi-town’s rep as the Second City, thanks to the Cubs, … Continue reading
Maybe you were just about to part with a deposit for that dream Mexico vacation home, or shoot, maybe you’re in the airport now, en route to your Playa del Carmen beach rental. Whatever your situation, the media hysteria of … Continue reading
Saturday is the 135th Annual Kentucky Derby, and you know what that means: Another excuse to booze while wearing a big floppy hat. I learned of this Southern tradition when I was 17 and hired–don’t tell anyone–to concoct the best … Continue reading
To date, 169 posts have been captured on Check-In, Check-Out, but there’s something that always brings me back to the Virgin Islands vacation homes. It must be the blue. I’ve seen a lot of stunners on this site, from enchanting … Continue reading
You’re confused. What would a vacation home blog have anything to do with food? Think about it. At least 75 percent of a getaway–shoot, sometimes 100 percent–is devoted to sampling the locals’ cuisine. Unless you’re planning to fully utilize that … Continue reading
The fact that Disney theme parks are giving away free admission on your birthday proves that Mickey and Minnie–like the rest of America–are hurtin’ for business. It truly is a small world after all, a small, small world. The competition … Continue reading
Squished into closets called “efficiency studios” and paying a mint for them, New Yorkers look forward to summer vacation for surf, sand and square footage. Whether it’s a Hamptons vacation rental or Long Island vacation home, it’s always nice to … Continue reading
As summer vacation inches closer to rearing its highlighted, shade-wearing head, you’re in full-on homework mode. Will it be a Cabo San Lucas vacation home or an Orlando vacation rental this year? A beach cottage or a lake house? As … Continue reading
Salon.com writer Robert Lanham cracked me up today. In “Giving the recession the finger,” he describes the f–k it mentality embraced by some Americans in the face of mounting job losses, 401k annihilation and the $800 billion recovery (or spending, … Continue reading
As a parent, I’ve learned many things. Among them: 1) Bring a change of clothes. You never know when the bladder (or stomach) will fail. 2)Nothing makes a kid happier than Chuck E. Cheese. 3)When Chuck E. Cheese isn’t nearby, … Continue reading