Top 5 Cities for Single Travel in 2010

January 7, 2010 by melanien  
Filed under Destinations, Editor's Picks, Travel

Congratulations on making it through another year! Now that you’ve set your weight loss goals, promised to date more, stocked the refrigerator with healthy foods, and committed to finding the job of your dreams, it’s time to talk travel. Where will you go in 2010?
I’ve had the pleasure of visiting some of great cities in [...]

One Night in New York: Peace, Quiet and Cupcakes

October 23, 2009 by melanien  
Filed under Single Occupancy, Travel

There’s more to New York than the top of the Empire State Building and Times Square. While both are iconic stops essential to any first trip to the Big Apple, New York is more than bright lights and a big city. New York is a symbol of strength. It represents independence, freedom, sexuality, sensuality and [...]

Visiting in NYC: A Perfect Place for Single Moms to Bring the Family

October 9, 2009 by melanien  
Filed under Destinations, Travel

New York is more than Manolo’s and martini bars, and expands past Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller Center. While single women converge in New York for a galavanting good time, there’s a kid-friendly side to the city that will wow the kids for weeks. 
The “Big, Big City,” is full of excitement, with sights and sounds better than any [...]

Beyond Woodstock: Celebrating Music & Travel

September 4, 2009 by melanien  
Filed under Destinations, Travel

Woodstock celebrated its 40th anniversary was this year –for some it brought back groovy memories, for others it was a moment of history they hope to one day relive. For all of us, it was a reminder of how important music is in our lives. Just because there isn’t another Woodstock doesn’t mean you can’t [...]

Girlfriend Getaways: Park Avenue Style

August 14, 2009 by melanien  
Filed under Hotels, Travel

What makes a good girlfriend getaway? Good food, great shopping, gorgeous men, and of course, your girlfriends. There’s one place in the U.S. that’s sure to please single women of all personalities: New York City.
But in a city of over 10 million people, where do you start? Easy: choose your hotel and start at the [...]

Movie Lovers Hit the Jackpot with Slumdog Millionaire

December 8, 2008 by blog  
Filed under Blog

Very rarely do I blog about a film. Like most of us, I go to the movies once or twice a month. In recent years it has become customary to save the films of real merit for December for the Academy Awards sweepstakes that start early in the following year.
This year that pattern holds true [...]

One on One with Chef Anita Lo

October 31, 2008 by allison  
Filed under Food and Wine, In The Kitchen

When she had to choose between French and food, Anita Lo chose to have it all.  To satisfy both her hunger for fine food and her desire to learn French, the Michigan born, second generation Chinese American went to Paris to study the art of cooking during the summer of her junior year at Columbia [...]