Millennial Musings: Six Must-Have Travel Apps

Millennial Musings: Six Must-Have Travel Apps

I’m from the age of the internet, and let me just tell you, I cannot imagine traveling before the dawn of the smartphone. I mean, you needed actual maps, phone books, references—there was no app for these 20 years ago. Now, everywhere I go, my arsenal of travel tools goes with me. I rely on […]

Millennial Musings: Off-Season Odyssey

Millennial Musings: Off-Season Odyssey

  BIRTHRIGHT REDUX When most people think of the Hamptons, they think of summer. My family are not most people. Our last family winter vacation was five years ago to Nassau in the Bahamas and we were plagued with bad weather, amongst other not so fun vacation things. While trying to convince my parents to […]

Multi-Gen Travel Tips

Multi-Gen Travel Tips

We believe there’s something special about the way generational mingling can fuel a great vacation. A kind of synergy happens when a multi-gen tribe gets together to play that makes the experience exhilarating and interesting—if you adhere to some basic guidelines that allow people of different ages to enjoy each others’ company.   GETAWAY GUIDELINES […]

Millennial Musings: For the Love of Parents

Millennial Musings: For the Love of Parents

Living 3,000 miles away from your parents isn’t easy. Seeing them means either traveling back east or having them visit you. As work often makes it difficult for me to get back home to New York, I try to encourage my parents to fly west. Our two home-visit options are Los Angeles (where I live) […]

Tipping Made Easy

Tipping Made Easy

Much as I appreciate the non-tipping cultures of countries like Australia and luxury travel providers like Uniworld River Cruises, more often than not I’m faced with the perplexing decisions of gratuities when traveling. Who to tip and how much to tip is a personal choice, but it’s helpful to know protocol. So I was happy […]