Checking Back In
Giving an old building a second life as a grand hotel is a tale nearly as old as the concept itself. In 1822, Giuseppe Dal Niel took a floor of Palazzo Dandolo, a fifteenth-century Gothic palace on the Venetian waterfront, and began letting rooms to travelers. Two centuries later, the Danieli still carries his name […]
You Can Go Home Again. Just Not on a Surfboard
In 1998, I moved to Portstewart, Northern Ireland, a beautiful seaside town near the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, and some of the most dramatic scenery in the world. I moved there for the man who was my fiancé at the time, and because we were young and could not afford to do anything else, […]
Where to America, When You’re Not In America
That’s the thing about American food culture overseas: it rarely arrives as a general idea. It lands as something oddly specific — a Connecticut lobster shack, a Texas honky-tonk, a Route 66 diner — preserved with the fervor of someone who left and never quite got over it. Sometimes an expat recreates the diner they […]
The America That Time Forgot
Overseas, America’s image is often shaped by its politics, its Hollywood stars, its celebrity culture and its appetite for supersized consumerism — loud, fast, and relentlessly modern. It’s easy to forget that this is also a country of staggering natural beauty, of small towns that – for varying reasons – dodged globalization, and of places […]
Your New Itinerary Is Inherited
25% of travelers now being their search with a vibe, or a feeling, rather than a destination – and for a growing number of us, that feeling comes with history. It’s the beach where your father taught you to surf, the town your mother used to visit with her own parents, the kids’ club where […]
The British Are Coming. This Time, They Made Reservations
This summer, nobody could have predicted quite how well-received Scotland’s Tartan Army would be – The Dubliner, an Irish pub in Boston that has pulled pints under that name for years, spent two weeks running as the unofficial headquarters for the dark blues. A few blocks over, The Haven, Jamaica Plain’s actual Scottish bar, shipped in […]
David Levine on Why the Best Shows Are the Ones That Shouldn’t Work
David Levine is the co-founder of Comedy Underground Overground, a New York-based events company known for high-energy comedy shows, magic performances, and immersive audience experiences. Since launching ComedyUO, David has turned unconventional spaces (from department stores to law offices) into stages. He blends hospitality and entertainment to create events that feel intimate but larger than […]
To Travel Like Frida: Mexico City in Full Color
Mexico City rewards a certain kind of traveler: the kind willing to surrender the itinerary a little. These days, algorithms dictate nearly everything: where to stay, what to eat, even the exact angle from which to photograph a cocktail. Everyone comes home having technically been somewhere, with a full camera roll but the lingering suspicion […]
Where to Travel Based on Your Favorite Bravo Series
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Courtesy of the property.
From Rachel’s Desk: Insights From Our First Five Years
Lesson 1: Stress Tolerance Is Built, Not Born In 2020, I started Rachel Harrison Communications at the beginning of the pandemic. Within weeks, we lost our bar and restaurant clients — and most of our hotel clients. Overnight, the foundation of our business disappeared. What saved us were three things: we retained most of our […]