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 rightRead more

Chow downRead more

Super Bowl in the sunRead 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