Coffee, Colonial-style

Don’t expect soy lattes or Internet access for your laptop when you visit a new 18th-century-style coffeehouse in Colonial Williamsburg, Va. The R. Charlton’s Coffeehouse is offering free coffee, tea and hot chocolate inspired by 18th-century recipes that will be served in demitasse cups. Costumed re-enactors will discuss with visitors how the consumption of these drinks related to Colonial society, hospitality and political issues of the day, including trade and taxes.Read more

The 'Vice’ is right

Skiers who typically travel to Colorado for their downhill thrills may want to stay at the Viceroy Snowmass hotel, in the new Base Village only a few minutes from Aspen. The Viceroy has 173 residences, which you can rent or even buy, if you are a serious skier who wants a home away from home. The accommodations range from studios to four-bedrooms units. The Viceroy has all the amenities that add to the snow skiing experience, including a spa, a fitness center, a swimming pool, lounges and restaurants. Read more

Chow down

We shouldn’t be telling you this, what with the holidays upon us and the six-week eating orgy that they often entail. But Travel + Leisure magazine has published its list of the best "all you can eat" buffets in the world, and surprise, they’re not all in Las Vegas, which attracts visitors with inexpensive buffets. The top 10 are:Read more

Super Bowl in the sun

What’s better for a football fan than being in warm Miami for Super Bowl XLIV this February? How about watching the game on TV while you soak in the sunshine at the Almond Resorts in Barbados and St. Lucia. Almond Beach Village and Almond Casuarina Beach, part of Almond Resorts in Barbados, is offering a "Big Game Party" package, with stays Feb. 4-8, starting at $1,024 for five days/four nights. You’ll watch the game in the Reef restaurant but also be able to take part in events like golf scrambles, beach volleyball matches and basketball games.Read more

Greta Garbo stayed here. Ginger Rogers was married here. They are just two on a long list of celeb guests.Read more

PARIS -- The bartender had long gray hair and the sleeves of his rumpled jacket rolled up to his forearms.Read more

Light shows

Who has the best holiday light show? Well, HotelsCombined.com, a leading hotel search engine, has chosen its top 10 holiday tree and light shows. So, if you are traveling this holiday season, perhaps you’ll be in the vicinity of one of these destinations.Read more

Winter Wonderful

Are there any North Texans among you who want to brave some real winter weather? Then why not plan a holiday trip to the Windy City and maybe you’ll meet Frosty the Snowman. If you hurry, you can catch the beginning of caroling season downtown or the lighting up of Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo.Read more

Build a sandman, not a snowman.Read more

The sun is setting over the silvery waters of Lake Cayuga in upstate New York, and from the rocking chair on my private balcony at the Aurora Inn, I sip a glass of wine from the vineyard I visited just a few hours ago. Geese gathering at the lakeside honk every now and then, breaking the quiet. Life, I think, is very, very good.Read more