Angela Reiffer and her husband thought they were getting a free couples massage after they checked into a Palladium resort in the Dominican Republic for their honeymoon. Instead, they ended up spending seven hours in a high-pressure sales pitch, surrounded by multiple salespeople and plied with drinks, they say. By the end of the day,…
The water in Slovenia’s Lake Bled looked so crystal-clear that you could drink it. Which is exactly what one of Alyson Chadwick’s travel companions did. It was the drink that ruined her trip. “She was sick as a dog for days,” Chadwick recalls. Chadwick, who works for a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C., says she’ll…
Nationwide — Over the past forty years, Bill Hodges Gallery has continued to build a lasting presence as a Black-owned gallery in New York City committed to supporting and uplifting African American art. The gallery emerged during a time when Black artists were largely excluded from mainstream institutions and the commercial art world. Located in Chelsea, Manhattan, Bill…
Meg Wubbenhorst didn’t think twice before ordering a space cake at a coffee shop in Amsterdam recently. But maybe she should have. As she was about to discover, it was something she should never have eaten on vacation. “I saw Anthony Bourdain eat one years ago and thought it’d be fun to try it,” she…
(USA TODAY) You no longer need to take your shoes off at airport security. Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration, announced in a press conference on Tuesday that the long-standing policy requiring most passengers to remove their shoes at TSA checkpoints is no longer in effect….
Big Bear Lake Nominated for Best Lake and Best for Water Sports in the Nation Big Bear Lake, Calif. May 5, 2025 – Big Bear Lake is once again on the slate for USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards for ‘Best Lake’ and ‘Best Lake for Water Sports’ in the United States. In 2024, Big…
After a four-year presence in the bustling Ponce City Market, Bar Vegan, the cocktail bar and restaurant backed by the prominent vegan entrepreneur Pinky Cole and her Slutty Vegan collective, has permanently closed its doors. The final service day for the vibrant establishment was Sunday, May 5th, marking a significant change in the culinary landscape…
When Air France flagged Elana Gershuny’s ticket as fraudulent, it didn’t just strand her in Lyon, France. It also landed her on a secret airline blacklist. “They won’t remove me from their fraud list even after going through the steps to verify my identity,” she says. Gershuny had done nothing wrong — unless you think…
If you think your next trip will be smoke-free, think again. On a visit to a five-star hotel in New Jersey, Cindy Montgomery checked into a room that reeked of cigarette smoke, which aggravated her asthma. Within minutes, she was gasping for air. But that wasn’t the worst of it. “There was a card on…
Amie Tugwell’s Vrbo rental is contaminated with mold. She and her family checked out after one night. Why can’t she get her money back? Q: I recently booked a vacation rental through Vrbo. I arrived close to midnight and it smelled weird. I found broken tiles and mold. I immediately contacted the host, who assured…
End of content
End of content
Error: Contact form not found.
Don't have an account yet? Sign up
No items in your cart. Go on, fill it up with something you love!
Start Shopping Now