Victorian grandeur combines with warm hospitality and a good dose of Yankee independence, not to mention spectacular fresh-baked pies.

Set in its own wild garden, above a long beach on Cape Elizabeth, Inn by the Sea combines very modern comforts -- and a green attitude -- with old-fashioned sun-and-sand-and-spa relaxation.

When I stepped off the bus in front of the Guggenheim Bilbao on a spring morning, it was love at first sight. That was several years ago, and it was time I returned to see more of this exciting city in Northern Spain.

OK, I admit it, the sleek stylish look of my new laptop stand is what caught my eye. But the way it takes the strain off my wrists and neck is what captured my heart.

The words “warmth” and “resort” don’t, in my experience, tend to come in the same breath. By their nature, resorts offer a multitude of facilities and activities to a multitude of people, and the warmth of a B&B is just not possible. I learned differently last weekend at the Atkinson Resort

For insider travel information on everything from tapas and flamenco to local festivals and buying pastries from nuns, a private guide in Andalucia is worth every Euro.

Planned to resemble a Cypriot village, the stunning white Anassa resort spills down a hillside between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, an ensemble of buildings that clearly respects Cyprus's land and architecture.

A stylish jacquard Abrigo Luxury Coat Bag solves the problem of traveling with a winter coat.

Love Christmas, but don’t like the snow and ice? I’ve found the perfect place to revel in the season’s lights, color, music and good will – and December is summer there. It’s Medellin’s Festival of Christmas Lights.

Childhood memories meet grown-up reality in a dreamy cottage in the heart of New England’s White Mountain National Forest.