December 2011
The Best Travel Books of 2011
By Richard West Welcome to Everett Potter Travel Report’s 4th Annual Best Travel Books of the Year choices, a selection of opinions and quotes from previous reviews that whirls and dips like a drunkard’s bedroom. One of the main themes in 2011’s travel narratives is exploration of the back of
My Favorite Hotels in 2011
By Everett Potter My favorite hotels in 2011? I stayed in some pretty wonderful places, but here are three where I’d gladly check in tomorrow morning: ROOM WITH A WATER VIEW Who knew that Park Hyatt could offer a hotel experience as smooth as the best Four Seasons Hotel? I

Active Travels: Quebec Cross Country Skiing
By Steve Jermanok Home to 14 downhill ski areas, including the renowned Tremblant, the Laurentian Mountains is Quebec’s foremost winter playground. Once the white stuff starts to fall (an almost daily occurrence in these parts), a lineup of SUVs and minivans make the hour drive north of Montreal. Yet,

Artful Traveler: Last Minute Books (For You)
By Bobbie Leigh Call them personal presents, something special for you not for those on your holiday lists. Here are some 2011 choices among hundreds of great new books… but these are ones not to give away, to keep handy on your bookshelves as each has special charms and flair.

Stockholm: In the Footsteps of the Dragon Tattoo
By Richard West Celebrity alert! Waiting to board my never-late SAS flight to Stockholm, I glanced right and noticed a familiar-looking rather handsome plumber. No, it was Michael Nyqvist, currently Sweden’s most famous actor, who has portrayed the testosteronic Everyman journalist Mikael “Kalle” Blomkvist in that country’s three Millennium Trilogy

Active Travels: A Yoga Retreat in Mexico
By Steve Jermanok I had the privilege of traveling with Austin-Lehman Adventures last summer on a family trip to the Canadian Rockies and loved every minute of it. For 2012, founder Dan Austin is rolling out some exciting new adventures including a six-day biking trip through Burgundy and three
Skating Away on Ottawa’s Rideau Canal
By Everett Potter If there’s a single reason to travel to the Canadian capital of Ottawa in the middle of a chilly winter, it can be summed up in two words: Rideau Canal. For several months each winter, the 7.8 km serpentine canal that runs through the heart of the

Songs of Vicenza: Palladio and its Music
Story and Photos by Julie Maris/Semel Vicenza, a World Heritage Site, is all about Andrea Palladio who in the 1500s designed palaces, churches, and villas. Referring to classical Roman architecture, Palladio’s unique style influenced architecture from Venice to Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello, and to today’s contemporary American houses. Vicenza is

West on Books: 4 Great Travel Books for Christmas Stockings
By Richard West Anybodyanybodyanbody, don’t click and leave, give this a read, how ‘bout you now, one minute of your time, one 60th of an hour, we got some winners, right here, anybodyanybodyanybody, I miss a few, I get a few, no book’s easy. In fact we got four recent