New Orleans - Trans-Americas Journey

November and December were good months for us with the publication of four travel features and a half dozen pieces about hotels around Latin America. If you want to know what it’s like to be surrounded by orcas in Antarctica, how to find the best happy hour in New Orleans, where to get off the beaten path in Honduras or which new hotels and hotel trends to watch we’ve got you covered.

Our piece about making the most of an Antarctic adventure was published in the Dallas Morning News travel section which also published our feature about old favorites and new finds in New Orleans. The Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune published our piece about discovering the Lencan culture in Gracias, Honduras. Then we got practical with a piece about travel experiences that make awesome gifts (learning to ice climb in Colorado, riding a jet pak in Florida, kayaking in Baja and the music binge that is Jam Cruise) for Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine.

Antarctica - Dallas Morning News

New Orleans - Dallas Morning News

Gracias, Honduras - Minneapolis Star Tribune

We also told you about three new hotels in El Salvador including Casa ILB, the best new boutique hotel we’ve seen in a long time, a new romantic hideaway at the iconic Los Almendros hotel and a new beach escape called Tortuga Village Resort.

We also covered the increasing number of upscale all-inclusives in Cancun (spring breakers need not apply) for a web site called Travel + Escape (the web component to Canada’s version of the Travel Channel) which we’ve just started contributing to. Then there’s our piece about staying at the hottest hotel in Playa del Carmen (prudes need not apply).

See all of our published work here.

Wrap Up A Travel Gift! - Every Day with Rachael Ray

We’re from New York City. We love New York City. The annual dropping of the ball on New Year’s Eve is an absolutely great New York City tradition.

However, there are other great places to ring in the New Year.

If you want to head for a new country for New Year’s Eve, check out our review of Casa de Mita in Nayarit, Mexico. A handful of sexy luxe rooms, cozy beach location, great service, all inclusive rates that include alcohol and a swim up bar that will change your mind about swim up bars make this a great international New Year’s Eve escape.

Research for our latest story for Every Day with Rachael Ray magazine lead us to four US cities–Telluride, Monterey, Tempe and New Orleans–that throw travel-worthy New Year’s Eve celebrations.