Offsite travel and romance articles... some of my favorites
A few incredible essays from Salon.com:
We have liftoff, May, 2001. "T-minus six years until the universe's first outer-space sex hotel penetrates the atmosphere. " By Chris Colin
Nights of the Iguana,
June, 2000. "We are all susceptible to the charms of the luminous
creature that captures our imagination." By Amelia Hansen
Travel by the Book, April, 2000. "Guidebooks ridiculously
chart out a trip's every moment. And on some dark evenings, that's not
so bad." By Megan McNamer
Why We Travel, Salon.com.
March, 2000. "It whirls you around, turns you upside down and
stands everything you took for granted on its head." By Pico Iyer
Some enchanted evening, July, 1999. "A romantic traveler meets his destiny -- and a
beautiful Romanian named Anika -- for one brief night in Barcelona." By Todd Gottlieb
I want an exotic marriage!,
July, 1999. "Our expert offers advice on knockout nuptials, travel in
Croatia, the ins and outs of rental car insurance and finding New
Year's charm in Portugal." By Donald D. Groff
The perils of the harem, July, 1999. "Beguiled by beauties in negligees, a Peace Corps
volunteer stumbles into a romantic misadventure in Marrakech." By Jeffrey Tayler
Love on the line, June, 1999. "On the road, the rest of the world can begin and end in a stuffy phone booth." By Diane LeBow
Escape from Tashkent,
February, 1999. "A Peace Corps worker unwittingly falls into a romantic
adventure with a Russian waitress stranded in Uzbekistan. " By Jeffrey
Tayler
Suite liberties, February, 1999. "Chris Haines describes how, as the partner of a travel
magazine employee, he enjoys free luxury hotel rooms and four-course
feasts around the world -- but there's always a price to pay. " By
Chris Haines
Why I hate B&Bs, October, 1998. "Julie Garagliano explains why she prefers anonymous
hotel rooms to teddy bears, claw-foot bathtubs, breakfast quiches and shared bonhomie. " By Julie Garagliano
Confessions of a hoteloholic,
September, 1998. "Lifelong traveler and award-winning writer Jan Morris
reveals her addiction to grand hotels -- and to the rituals and
theatrics she always finds therein. " By Jan Morris
Hotel Paradis-o,
April, 1998. "On a honeymoon journey in Japan, an American couple
discovers the perfect place to stay: Love hotels. " By Robert Strauss
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