Experiencing MoMA and the beautiful Omni Berkshire Place in New York City mikecohen February 26, 2015 6746 Travel Spotlight NEW YORK CITY: If you are headed to New York City anytime soon, here is a good tip: purchase the CityPASS (www.citypass.com/new-york). New York sure does appreciate its Canadian tourists. By...
The Principality of Monaco is a dynamic place to visit and dine mikecohen January 20, 2015 8758 MONTE CARLO, MONACO -The Principality of Monaco (www.visitmonaco.com) has a colorful and fascinating history filled with barbarians, kings and even a movie star. It is a story of castles, epic battles and untol...
If you are planning for a summer 2015 trip to Nice, France book now mikecohen December 30, 2014 7426 NICE, FRANCE- Between our visits to Paris and London last summer, my family and I came to the conclusion that we wanted to find a place that provided us with the opportunity to sit at a lovely beach by day and...
London, England: visiting Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and afternoon tea mikecohen November 24, 2014 14402 LONDON, ENGLAND- When you visit London, England, the one activity you will want to schedule in very early on is the Changing of the Guard. This is the process involving a new guard exchanging duty with the ol...
London, England: Get started with a great hotel and a view of the city mikecohen October 30, 2014 7887 The Kensington Hotel at the corner of Queens Gate and the Old Brompton Road. It opened in 2009 and still looks spanking new London, England: It was about this time last year that I began planning our family...
How to skip the lines at the Eiffel Tower and some other important tips in French capital mikecohen September 22, 2014 8571 PARIS, FRANCE – If there is one monument you want to see and experience when visiting Paris, it is the Eiffel Tower (www.tour-eiffel.fr), which first opened its doors to the public on May 15 1889. A look at...
A holiday in Paris – where to stay and which famous sites to visit mikecohen August 30, 2014 6070 Paris, France: Exactly 28 years after my last visit to Paris (www.parisjetaime.com) I recently soaked up the experience again of the French capital with all it has to offer. Seven months before we even left f...
Santa Monica and the Beach Butler experience worth the trip mikecohen July 22, 2014 7693 By Mike Cohen Santa Monica: On our recent trip to the Los Angeles area we were like a lot of tourists. We wanted to spend time at the beach, but we did not bring our own towels, chairs or umbrellas. Friends ...
Beverly Hills: synonymous with luxury and the place for upscale shopping mikecohen July 18, 2014 11233 Mike Cohen Travel BeverleyHills - The first thing you need to know about Beverly Hills (www.lovebeverlyhills.com) is its reputation as a shopping and restaurant paradise. But then I always knew that, dating ba...
Granville Island makes for a great stopover en route to LA mikecohen June 19, 2014 6868 Vanvouver: If you are headed to Los Angeles anytime soon from Montreal then take my advice and book your flights with a stopover in Vancouver. We did so recently and decided to kill two birds with one stone. No...
