I spend so much time in San Francisco, review local restaurants and cafes, and yet, until now, I have never posted a list of my favorite SF hotels. Since

Guido van den Elshout, owner of Haagsche Suites, a fabulous boutique hotel in The Hague, interviewed me recently about my favorite travel destinations and

Regular readers of Mapplr know that when it comes to hotels, I prefer to stay in places that do not belong to a chain. I like small, intimate hotels or

If you are planning a trip to Macchu Picchu, you will have to stop over in Lima before going on to Cusco. Lima does not have the allure and beauty of Cusco,

Cusco used to be a backpacker’s paradise, but it’s gone upscale in the last few years. Nevertheless, it remains a very special place with excellent restaurants, funky cafes and bars. During my two-week stay in Peru, I never had a bad meal. But especia

The worst part of being Mapplr's Editor is having to give away my secret places to eat out in San Francisco, Amsterdam and other cities. Before you know it,

What would you do if confronted with choices such as these on a menu: (1) Desire: velvety Manjari chocolate mousse with vanilla crème brulee, crunchy

Now that I've posted my favorite hotels in Rio, let's find a good place to eat. Fortunately the city is filled with good restaurants. It's hard to choose.

The South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood in San Francisco has been undergoing a dramatic revival in the past few years and like the Mission, Potrero and

What is it about Vietnamese food? I love it and wherever I can find a good Vietnamese restaurant, I'm there. Too bad there aren't enough good Vietnamese