Article Archive for February 2010
Cadillac CTS-V Review
For well over a decade, Cadillac has been an afterthought for many luxury car buyers in the market it helped create since its founding in 1902.
The new Cadillac CTS-V harkens back to the company’s reputation for luxury and precision engineering. Eight years ago Cadillac introduced the Cadillac CTS, the first car to bear its razor sharp “Art and Science” design language, to great acclaim
The CTS-V is the second generation …
Winter Storm Tech and Travel Tips
Weather forecasters are calling for a “snow hurricane” in many parts of the United States and business travelers need to take certain precautions, be they on the road and heading home or heading out on a trip.
Pack for the duration. Be it for trains, planes, or automobiles, weather delays can spiral out of control and can even impact areas of the country where it’s sunny and warm. Take …
Kindle for BlackBerry Review
Earlier today, Amazon.com released Kindle for BlackBerry, a program for reading eBooks on BlackBerry devices. The software is available free from Amazon’s Web site (it is not available, however, from the BlackBerry App World store) and allows users to read books (Kindle newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not yet accessible by this app) purchased on the Web, via a Kindle eBook reader, or via the BlackBerry device itself. I downloaded …
Die Swaene, Bruges, Belgium Review
Die Swaene is the quintessential small European luxury hotel and fits perfectly into the narrow cobblestone streets and centuries-old buildings that surround it.
WHERE IS IT?
Located in the city center, this small romantic hotel overlooks the picturesque tree-lined Groenerei canal. It’s in the heart of Bruges (Brugge in Flemish, Brügge in German) and minutes away from museums and other sites. The hotel has 30 guest rooms, all individually decorated. The lounge …
Vila Bled, Slovenia Review
Vila Bled, Josip Broz Tito’s former official summer residence and guest house, is on the shore of Lake Bled in the Slovenian Alps. It became a hotel in 1984.
WHERE IS IT?
Vila Bled is 55 km from Ljubljana, Slovenia’s capital, and 360 km and a little over three hours from Munich, the closest major international gateway airport.
WHAT’S IT LIKE?
The hotel’s décor includes lots of local wood and classic mid-twentieth century furnishings. …
Bled, Slovenia
500 meters above sea level, the town of Bled is a scenic alpine resort in northwestern Slovenia. Bled is perhaps best known for Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero in Slovene, Veldeser See in German) a 2,120 m long and 1,380 m wide lake surrounded by mountains and forests. The lake surrounds Bled Island (Blejski otok), home of the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage Church, a popular tourist destination where visitors …
