Besides the ubiquitous Radissons and regionally-centric Nordic Choice and Accor establishments, you’d be hard-pressed to find international hotel chains just about anywhere in Scandinavia, most notably in Oslo. Why? Where are all the Hiltons, Sheratons, and Marriotts of the world to […]
Category: Destinations
Review: The Ritz-Carlton Berlin
I’ll say this up front: it is wrong to stay at the Ritz Carlton when in Berlin. It is most inappropriate to associate with a brand that exudes opulence in a city that, in many ways, takes pride in being the […]
Mile Writer’s guide to a long layover in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a Middle Eastern powerhouse nation composed of seven different emirate “states.” Abu Dhabi is not Dubai. In fact, Abu Dhabi has long fended off its reputation of being the stodgy bureaucratic sibling […]
Protected: 10 things I learned about winter in New York
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Design and Society: My days in Copenhagen
When I was 10, I had to give a class presentation on a foreign country of my choosing. I’m not exactly sure how I settled on Denmark, but I did. I guess I thought Denmark kind of looked like Michigan, and […]
Hiking the Salkantay Trail to Machu Picchu
The Inca Trail’s sold out. How do you get to Machu Picchu?