Rebirth for New Orleans’ Roosevelt Hotel
Landmark Roosevelt Hotel, shuttered since in 2005, scheduled to reopen next spring Having grown up in southwestern Connecticut with the Waldorf-Astoria as an icon in nearby Hew York, it’s been strange to think of this grand mid-town Manhattan hotel as being part of the Hilton chain, and I’m find it even odder that there can [...]
Galveston’s Tourist Zone Devastation Revealed
Hurricane Ike’s legacy is a swath of devastation; popular Strand severely damaged Even as hurricane evacuees were allowed back to hurricane-battered Galveston, TX, to survey the destruction, the Convention & Visitors Bureau website continues to chirp: “Galveston offers 32 miles of relaxing beaches, superb restaurants, topresort hotels, marvelous downtown shopping, numerous antique stores,incredible art galleries, [...]
New Orleans? Think Twice
All my friends know that I take reasonable precautions but am not a fearful traveler. Big cities don’t scare me. Street people don’t scare me. Public transportation doesn’t scare me. Crowded markets in developing countries don’t scare me. But I wouldn’t go to New Orleans these days — even if I wanted to experience Mardi [...]
