Hometown: New York, NYOccupation: Emergency physician.Favorite destinations: Anywhere tropical with uncrowded waves.Dying to visit: The Solomon Islands on a boat trip.Bizarre travel rituals: I always bring a first aid kit/mini-dispensary. Everyone always has some kind of emergency, and I hate not being able to help.In-flight relaxation regime: Ambien.Always in carry-on: Two cameras: an SLR and a point-and-

A Native American-inspired compound in the middle of Negril? Enough said to get Geren Lockhart on the next plane to an island nation of the Greater Antilles.JAMAICA – Last Christmas I realized I needed a little sun. I regretted missing two invitations to go to Jamaica — here was my chance! I enlisted one of my best friends to share in the adventure.We chose Negril, the beach resort for locals on the island (its their Malibu

WISCONSIN, USA – He came for a visit, never left, and has made the place safe for raccoons ever since. Scenes from the rough life of the little beast at camp.

When travel editor Becca Bergman Bull was planning her honeymoon, the last place she thought shed end up was Hawaii. In the end, it was the perfect choice. Heres what she did.PLAN YOUR TRIPFor our honeymoon we spent eleven days on the Big Island of Hawaii, flying in and out of Kona International Airport (KOA) on the west side. Id recommend staying at least three nights on the Hilo side (the east coast), for the attractions and the dramatic

Its New York City Wine and Food Festial weekend. We caught up with Blue Ribbon Restaurants co-founder Bruce Bromberg about his latest trip. Bruce will be making appearances at the festival — and co-hosting a party with FATHOM at the Slice of the Cosmopolitan, home of the excellent Blue Ribbon Sushi.Name: Bruce BrombergJust back from: South AfricaWas it your first time? No, I go two or three times a year.How lo

SYDNEY, Australia – Birds fly south for the winter, and, every Christmas, expat Australians like me do the same. You land, your entire body insulted from the indignities it has faced over the last fourteen hours in coach — and that was just the final leg of the journey. Add eight hours if youre coming from London or six hours from New York, plus wait time. That baby with ear pressure problems screamed for the last seven hour

Reader Christine Gillow sent us this Postcard about traveling with her pooch. Its the first reader story were publishing. We cant wait to get more. SANTA FE, New Mexico – As a kid growing up on Long Island, New York, traveling west meant the City and south was a day at Jones Beach. Then twenty years ago, I made my first real trip southwest to New Mexico. I fell in love with the culture and the light, the beauty of a land thats at once

I left NYC on an air conditioned train that was chilled enough to keep halibut from going bad. I wore a wool cap and aimed for Amagansett, a subset of the Hamptons (and a word I had only recently learned). At each stop, the people left behind seemed a little more chill. There was less seersucker and more board shorts by the time we reached our destination.My buddys cottage was halfway between the train station and the beach, about a ten-min

Of course Elana Dweck, founder of design firm Mélangerie, appreciates a well-appointed yoga retreat. In between the oms she snapped photos and took in the Palm Springs scene.Just back from: Palm Springs, CAWas it your first time? Yep.How long were you there? Six days.Why did you go? I went on a fab yoga retreat at the Ace Hotel & Swim Club with Stacey Brass and Bryn Chrisman, co-directors of Yogamaya, the yoga studio I frequent in NYC. Ive

PALMETTO, GA – At most, I was planning on a weekend romp in the woods.Because really, any getaway spot claiming both small-town charm and post-mod It-ness usually amounts to a big pile of neither. Or Orwellian-scale creepiness. Or something else just as awful.Not you. Never you.A sustainable farming community and inn nestled just outside the city limits, you were the one place that my locavore-preaching foodie friends, cricket-worshipp

Oh no. Labor Day weekend is ten days away and you havent made any plans yet. Funny how summer slips through your fingers. Like sand in that castle you never got around to building. The bad news: We called tons of places and most are already booked. The good news: We found availabilities in great places. Just dont procrastinate: Last-minute Labor Day ideas have a shelf life.The destinations are all an easy drive, train, or ferry from a

The happiest I remember being was in Eagle River, Wisconsin, when I was 11 years old. I was barefoot, unshaven, grass-stained, and awkward as hell. But, hey, it was camp. The only things that mattered were cabin songs, kayak strokes, and figuring out how to get the daddy longlegs out of the shower.Eighteen years later, camp still elicits the same nostalgia and joy, so I didn’t think twice before nodding an enthusiastic YES when I was invite

To get away from all distractions and focus on his deadline, a Hollywood writer sends himself to the other side of the world on a bleak shipping container ship ... without WiFi. Talk about dedication to the craft.SHANGHAI – A couple of years ago, I spent most of December on a container ship, heading from Seattle to Shanghai, across the roof of the Pacific. Bad weather to the south forced us to hug the Alaskan coast, slip through the Un

Did you ever dream of checking into a hotel and never checking out? For New York writer Joanna Prisco, it happened in Utah. All it took was a few extra smores and one perfect Bloody Mary.DEER VALLEY, Utah – As the muscles in my back warmed to the planks of cedar beneath them and I inhaled the earthy, herbal scent of tee-tree oil in the air inside the Remède sauna, a wave of emotion rushed over my body, and I saw my entire life flash before

Hometown: New York City via Asbury Park, New Jersey.Occupation: Entrepreneur, publicist, photographer, and founder of Xhibition.Favorite destinations: Lisbon, Azores, Colombia, Southern France, Stromboli, and my new hometown of Tel Aviv.Dying to visit: Japan and Morocco.Bizarre travel rituals: If its an early morning flight, stay up through the night and head right to the airport. I also never depart from Tel Aviv without first eating a Tun

All eyes are on the business capital of Italy as EXPO Milano 2015 opens for its six-month run. The city has been abuzz with openings and preparations in the lead-up to the festival, including new hotels like the recently renovated Excelsior Hotel Gallia. Contributing editor Erica Firpo checks in and finds Gatsby-esque splendor....and to this conception, he was faithful to the end. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925.MILAN – I will a

Theres a lot more to Ibiza than bubble-soaked parties (though theres plenty of that, too). Like enchanted forests and beachy coves. Yes, you can dance the night away, but you can also do lots of  spiritual work. Ying-yang, as they say in Spanish.IBIZA, Spain – I came to the Spanish party island reluctantly almost twelve years ago. I expected to find nothing more than prejudice, shitty drugs, and Eurotrash.I touched ground; I fell in lo

Hometown: Peoria, Illinois.Occupation: Co-founder, Of a Kind.Favorite destinations: If I could go to Palm Springs every March — when NYC winter feels like its never going to end — and New Orleans every May (Jazz Fest!), Id be one happy girl.Dying to visit: Japan! Portugal! Big Sur! And there are all of these amazing pre-fab houses in the middle of nowhere (West Virginia, Oregon, Minnesota) that Im itching to rent for a week or t

Looks like the Garden of Eden is in the middle of Morocco. And you can get a pass there for the day. Marguerite Richards does the hard reporting. And swimming. And snacking. And lounging in the shade.MARRAKECH – Its breaking 100 degrees Fahrenheit, the car we rented doesnt have an air conditioning, and Im trying to remember exactly whose idea it was to choose July for this desert adventure. Fortunately, swimming pools are not a rarity in Hy

Looking for luxury? Youve come to the right place. That is, if youre looking for the hardcore, no-frills, share-this-bathroom-with-a-stranger-and-like-it Ashram kind of luxury. Time to lace up those sneakers.MALIBU, California – There were a few signs that I needed a vacation: I had two BlackBerrys, an increasingly pronounced cramp in my right thumb, and a weekend in Mexico had me searching for an internet connection in the m