Advice for celebrating Christmas on a ski trip
December 7, 2009 ·
There’s a new Web site for skiers, and it offers a lot more than deals. SkiResorts.com also has features on all aspects of the ski experience. Readers can check out profiles of resorts like Loon, N.H., or learn nicknames for various types of snow, from fluffy champagne powder to that heavy sticky stuff also known [...]
10 ski resorts with diversions for the rest of us
December 7, 2009 ·
Skiers want nothing but to be on the slopes this time of year. But what if they bring friends or family along who don’t ski? Shermans Travel — a publisher of travel deals and destination advice, has come up with a list of 10 of the best ski resorts in the world for nonskiers, from [...]
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is ‘Christmas City,’ plus a casino
December 7, 2009 ·
Visitors looking to get into the holiday spirit have long traveled to Bethlehem, a lovely little city in eastern Pennsylvania founded by Moravians on Christmas Eve, 1741. With its well-preserved Moravian architecture, a popular seasonal bazaar called Christkindlmarkt, an impeccably decorated downtown, and a host of Christmas-themed events between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Bethlehem [...]
Serene Bonaire: Diver’s Paradise — with flamingos
December 7, 2009 ·
On a slow ascent to the surface of the water from 60 feet down, the divemaster spots something thrilling along the reef and extends her hand with all five fingers wiggling excitedly. It’s a signal that can only mean one thing: Octopus! Scuttling around coral, the octopus quickly scrunches up into an eight-armed torpedo and [...]
Hottest new city hotels
December 4, 2009 ·
If HBO ever remakes “Green Acres,” I will replace Eva Gabor. Despite living in a 19th-century farmhouse in upstate New York, I’m a city slicker at heart. Give me a great metropolis to explore, and I’m always ready to trade my barn jacket and mud boots for higher heels and glossier gear. And with so [...]
All-inclusive resorts demystified
December 1, 2009 ·
Pay one price and leave your wallet behind: It’s an appealing concept. But how exactly does it work? And is it always worth it? Does “all-inclusive” really mean everything is included? Are there charges I should watch out for? There is no such thing as an entirely all-inclusive resort. And more importantly, each resort interprets [...]
Olympic ski destinations: Squaw Valley, California
November 30, 2009 ·
Cut into a Sierra Nevada canyon defined by steep granite cliffs and tree-dotted peaks, Squaw Valley USA is one of the Lake Tahoe area’s premier ski resorts, attracting more than a half-million to a million visitors each ski season. But 55 years ago, when former Wall Street lawyer Alexander Cushing campaigned to bring one of [...]
