Posts Tagged ‘DavidTravel-Opinions’
NEWS FLASH: The Debut of our first DavidTravel Hotel Video on YouTube and Photo Album on Flickr! To see our Video on YouTube, please click on the photo above. I have started with one of my favorite hotels, The Four Seasons George V in Paris. Please check it out and let us know what you [...]
OMG. A recent culinary discover for me is an amazing dish. It is 28-Day Dry-Aged Coffee-Crusted New York Strip with Fourme d’Ambert Cheese, Wild Arugula and Bourbon-Caramel Sauce at The Loft at Montage Laguna Beach, the 5-star oceanfront resort in Laguna Beach, CA. This Coffee-Crusted New York Strip is orgasmic! I had it a few [...]
I love The Beachcomber Restaurant on the Beach in Crystal Cove. It is simple and unpretentious. Check it out: http://tinyurl.com/DavidTravel-Beachcomber It is one of the very few places in California where you can sit outside and dine a few feet from the sand. Check out the photos: http://www.thebeachcombercafe.com/_crystalcove/3-photos/photos.aspx I recommend the kobe burger and fries….the [...]
Vinyasa Flow yoga + Kalari Kovilakom Going to my gym’s Saturday morning class with a great instructor, Paul DeSilva. Check out the Ayurveda and Yoga retreat I went to last year at Kalari Kovilakom, the Palace for Ayurveda in Kerala, India. It is not for everyone! I’m happy to chat with you about it. I [...]
A must see YouTube video: http://tinyurl.com/DavidTravel-UA-Guitar A Canadian country musician named Dave Carroll, who plays with a band called Sons of Maxwell, checked his Taylor brand guitar on a United Airlines flight. About a year ago, United trashed it in transit. Carroll paid $1,200 for the repairs and tried to get United to reimburse him. [...]
A colleague introduced me to an interesting site called Airline Analysis by Robert G. Herbst, but I don’t know the author or the accurancy of his info and data. See: http://tinyurl.com/Airline-Stats My Bottom Line: Personally, I am especially concerned about United Airlines. I recommend using your Frequent Flyer miles to fly ASAP. Alternatively, if you [...]
Check out a very interesting article in the LA Times entitled “Recession-fed tensions grow in luxury hotel industry” from July 3, 2009. LA Times article: http://ow.ly/gqUg The dispute is an example of the Owners of a property, here Broadreach Capital Partners, and the managers of the property, here The Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, at [...]
And it is Free!…the scultures are incredibly powerful and highly erotic. The work was very controverial when the park was created. I suggest visiting the beautiful country of Norway. While there, don’t miss Vigeland’s Park, a sculpture park in Oslo with more than 200 works by Norway’s most famous sculptor, Gustav Vigeland. The Vigeland Sculpture [...]
Jean Georges $24 Lunch 1 Central Park West New York, NY 10023 212-299-3900 www.jean-georges.com You choose 2 dishes from the tasting menu. There are several choices. An amuse-bouche and house-made sweets come gratis! Jean Georges is at the top of the Trump International Hotel & Tower New York ….enjoy great, panoramic views of Central Park [...]
Google Wave: new, not yet released, very cool alternative to traditional “static” email. See: http://wave.google.com Check it out. This can be an amazing tool. Overall, it looks great. On the otherhand, as long “trees” of communication develop on an initial topic or conversation, WHO has the time to read it all??? It seems we are [...]
