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- Fabulous Fashionista Getaways & Glamourous Island Retreats. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & TRAVEL BLOG
After a month of grueling Fashionweeks in New York, London, Milan & Paris, many a globetrotting fashionista heads for R&R in luxury resorts, villas & spas in destinations as chic as they are. From private villas hidden away on pristine...
- Boots Wants to Send You to London! FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
From now until November 30th, enter at a participating Target store to pick up your Passport to Beauty from your local Boots Beauty Advisor, receive a free makeover with the latest fall color recommendations or a customized skincare regimen, and...
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: The Anouska Hempel-designed Blakes Hotel in London Makes for Mega-Chic Digs on the Road. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Beloved by stars, musicians, designers & other A-listers for its stylish surroundings & strict anti-paparazzi policy. - via Stylehive.com RELATED STORIES: Stylehive Buzz: Globetrotting luggage from the Conran Shop. Stylehive Buzz: Bask in the glow of a chic Ogus lamp....
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Stylish Globetrotting Luggage from the Conran Shop. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
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- Bali Fashionweek in November...Not that You Needed an Excuse to Visit Beautiful Indonesia. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The seventh annual Bali Fashion Week is scheduled for the third week of November, 2007 in Kuta, Bali. Not only will local design talent be showcased, but an entire program is planned of events, activities and forums geared toward raising...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: The styles of the roaring 20s are a hot trend for fall. Second City Style hows you how to put the look together and bring out your inner Garbo. Fashion Indie contines with its history of "Fashion Firsts" with...
- "Ho on the Go" Gets the Award for the Coolest Product Name Ever. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
And how much do you love the graphic?! Perfect for nights when you just can't seem to make it home. Available, of course, at PatriciaField.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes. ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Rachel Zoe's upcoming Style A to Zoe guide to the chic life is eagerly anticipated by FabSugar. Time to go shopping! Fashiontribes picks the top 10 fall fashion must-haves. Check out this latest chic trend advises The Fashionable Housewife:...
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Tuck Your Travel Treasures into an Old-School Leather Upright Rolling Suitcase. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
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- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Escape to Cancun in Gran Melia Style. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
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- Be a Flashy Tourist with Bolzano's Cherry Red Passport Holder & Wallet. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES BLOG
Made from croc-embossed lambskin. Available at BolzanoHandbags.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes. ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Travel in High Style with a Washed Lambskin Duffel from Give. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & ACCESSORIES BLOG
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- Stay Gorge on the Road with Some Easy Nutritional Travel Tips. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
With a little planning ahead & bringing along some of your own fruits, veggies & nuts, VitalJuiceDaily.com shows how easy it is to eat well while traveling. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes. ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
- Set Your Travel Style on Cruise Control by Dressing Like Jackie O for Your Next Cruise. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Jackie O shows how to travel in style (photo: BrownsFashion.com) A cruise is a great excuse to show off your flair on the road. Some fun, flirty frocks, a new bathsuit (or three), a coverup that heads straight from the...
- Win a Chance to See a FREE Concert with LIFEHOUSE Courtesy of Yahoo and Geffen Records. LA-Story.Com Music Contest Blog
a Attention Southern California Lifehouse fans!! Want to be a part of an exclusive major internet event with Lifehouse? Yahoo! Music and Geffen Records want you to join us when Lifehouse takes the stage for Nissan Live Sets in West...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Second City Style has found the perfect eyelet accent pieces for those who just can not commit. Give your fave 4-legged fashionista a chic, Sienna Miller-inspired leg up by rocking cruelty-free fashion suggests Fashiontribes. Patagonia’s vitaliti knits keep Girlawhirl...
- GLAM SHOPPING BEAT: Donatella Versace's Picks on the Top 10 Ways for Fellas to be Fabulous this Summer. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOGS
Donatella Versace, inimitable empress of luxury (photo: Matthias Vriens) Glam Shopping Beat by Lesley Scott: The Versace name is synonymous with over-the-top glitz and glam of the kitschy-yet-fabulous sort. And the current face of the brand, Donatella Versace, knows how...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: FabSugar plays Name that Dress! (Hint: is Lindsey Lohan in vintage Herve Leger?) Fashiontribes dives in & finds the Top 10 Glamour Girl swimsuits for splashy poolside lounging, Hollywood starlet style. Omiru finally figures out how to find the...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Advice on what to wear to a casual, outdoor wedding from Omiru. Want to know what the StyleBakery.com editors are loving? They're sharing all the products they can't live without this season. FabSugar unearths some devilishly fab prom outfits,...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Stylehive gets the inside scoop on Zac Posen's widely rumored new blog project - check out the exclusive interview with the charismatic designer! Vote for your favorite emerging designers in StyleBakery.com's third annual "On The Rise" contest. and you...
- FEM Spring Glam Sample Sale Shopping Event Hits LA's Barkar Hangar. LA STORY SHOPPING ALERT BLOG!
Hitting the spring scene in the nick of time, fashion production house, Fashion Elements (fem) is hosting another FAB day of shopping-- sample sale style. fem will host "Spring Glam" on-- Saturday, May 12th 11:00am-5:00pm Barker Hangar in Santa Monica...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Stylehive talks to Jovovich-Hawk! Read Milla and Carmen's answers about their line, being best friends, and what’s up next for their line. Get started modeling with Stylebites as she spills the secrets on how to get scouted and submit...
- Bad Dressing Room Lighting & Miserable Customer Service. That's No Way to Kick Off a Vaca. Start Your Swimwear Shopping with a Smile Online at Heidi Klein. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Loathe to shop for swimwear in London during the depressing winter months & in equally depressing shops, Heidi Gosman and Penny Klein decided it made no sense to start one's vacation miserable when its actually supposed to be an escape...
- How to Look Stylish on the Road. The Top Chic Travel Must-Haves. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & TRAVEL BLOG
When traveling to other fabulous cities, no one wants to look like a clueless tourist - especially of the sweatshirt-wearing, fannypack-toting ilk. To avoid this fate, pack stylish basics in wash-and-wear fabrics that fend off dirt, inclement weather, and of...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Are you on the best dressed list? Find out which of this season's hottest dresses flatter your figure. [Stylebakery.com] What's behind a fashion logo? Coquette shows you the design process behind the new Saks brand and Kate Moss for...
- Get the Latest BUZZ on Parenting from a Nifty Blog- TheMomsBuzz. Fashiontribes Stylish In the KNOW Parenting Blog
Ok.. so you have a kid (or 2 or 3). You are juggling a job (or juggling being a FT mom which is a 24/7 job) and being a parent. How do you do it all and stay sane? Well...
- Rejuventate at a Top Destination Spa. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Rest, relax & recuperate at one of the stellar spas on the Conde Nast Traveler annual best-of list. - via The Travel Snob fashiontribes. ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Finding Your Luggage is No Muss, No Fuss with Cute & Colorful Luggage Tags. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
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- Chill in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The new Paradisus Palma Real resort provides an ideal vaca for both kids & their keepers. - via The Travel Snob fashiontribes. ↑ Grab this Headline Animator
- H&M Hits The OC in Calif. with THREE Stores in 2 Days!! Fashiontribes Shopping Alert!
H&M launches TWO stores in the mega-mall (the largest $ per square foot mall in the US) South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa on Thursday, April 12 starting at 12 noon. Friday, April 13, H&M opens another store in Irvine...
- Live the Luxe Life When You Visit Central & South America with Recommendations from Luxury Latin America. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The recently launched Luxury Latin America provides upscale travelers with filtered, authoritative recommendations on the top hotels and best luxury travel opportunities in Argentina, Belize, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. - via The Travel Snob fashiontribes. ↑...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Whether you're feeling Afro Love, Downtown Doll, Fancy Flirt, Global Chic or Rock Punk...the new spring issues of the Fashiontribes magazines are finally live! Papierblog looks at the trending toward black for the Spring season. The list is in!...
- Travel Solo in Style on a Ritzy Cruise. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Don't let your single status keep you from seeing the world - there are singles cruises for any taste & budget. - via The Travel Snob fashiontribes.
- Stylish Handcrafted Weekender for Fashion Fiends of Either Sex that Helps Skilled Artisans in Kenya. FASHIONTRIBES MEN'S FASHION BLOG
If you have to schlep, to it stylishly. - via Fashiontribes Fellow fashiontribes.
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Hayden-Harnett is out of the bag and into apparel. Second City Style has the interview with the designer about this super cute new line. If you're still experiencing heavy rain like we are in San Francisco, equip yourself with...
- Live Vicariously Through Expedition 360 as they Circumnavigate the Globe, Solely by Human Power Alone. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In a bid to become the first team to circumnavigate the world solely by human power - no sails, hot air balloons, planes, trains or automobiles allowed - the Expedition 360 team has used feet, rollerblades, and most recently, a...
- The 14th Annual Erotic Awards are Coming to London. Bring on the Bangers & Mash. FASHIONTRIBES SEX BLOG
The "Grand Jury of Conspicuous Sensuality" judges "performers" and fashion designers, awarding the lucky winners with a Golden Flying Penis Trophy. - via The Happy Ending fashiontribes.
- Travel is No Excuse to be Unstylish. Your Pals at Rykiel Homme, Marni & Lanvin can Help a Fashionable Fella. FASHIONTRIBES MEN'S FASHION BLOG
Mandals aside, Browns has the goods for the style-minded male on the road. - via Fashiontribes Fellow fashiontribes.
- Repose a la Jules Verne in a Balloon - in one of the Spencer Hotel's Charming Literary-Themed Rooms in Chautaqua, New York. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
To celebrate their 100th anniversary, the Spencer - an intimate boutique hotel - is hosting a series of art activities & workshop on music, poetry, jazz guitar, pottery, concerts & composition, painting, writing, drawing, and performing arts. The best part...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Coquette picks her favorites from Red Dress Shoppe for Spring outfits with a vintage touch. A fashion geography lesson from Aesthetics + Economics. Madonna plays fashion designer at H&M with her newly launched "M by Madonna" line, and Fashiontribes...
- Travel Attire Has Hit an Unfashionable Bump in the Road. Bring Back the Glamour with a Stylish Vintage-Inspired Carryon. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Where once people dressed up to travel, they now resemble a loungewear-clad army. The RedTango collection of totes and carry-ons inspired by the vintage airline era is a small but important step in making the skies fashionably friendly once again....
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: My Fashion Life tests out Condé Nast's new online baby, Stylefinder. Bag Snob interviews one of the most powerful figures in the fashion industry, Julie Gilhart of Barney's New York. Papierblog wonders whether fashion is getting too violent, especially...
- No Longer "Undiscovered", James Morrison, UK Indie Rocker, Hits US Shores! Check out the Deets!
James Morrison is HOT on the concert trail and hitting the US shores to kick off a tour to back up his CD entitled "UNDISCOVERED" that drops March 13, 2007. He hits TV this week as well and then criss-crosses...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Aesthetics + Economics breaks down fabric trends for Fall '07. Fashiontribes has the scoop on the Top 10 most interesting trends from Paris Fashionweek. Coquette showcases the cute wares by Susie Ghahremani of Boygirlparty. Second City Style has your...
- Travel Just Got a Little Prettier with the Airplane-Approved skyn ICELAND 5-Day Detox Kit. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
All manner of horrifying things can happen to your skin when you're in the air for an extended period of time. The skyn ICELAND 5 Day Detox Kit features four products - face wash, face mist, night cream & day...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: My Fashion Life discovers Katie Zorn for the first time. Fashiontribes discusses the Top Ten most interesting trends that emerged from the recent Fall 2007 Milan fashion shows. Coquette shows off Dahl, the new fashion collection from Project Runway's...
- With Record-Breaking Snow in Whistler, It's Time to Take a Ski Vaca. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
There's still three months to go in the season, and The Travel Snob has unearthed some fab steals & deals. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Ole! It's Carnival Season in Spain. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Livin' la carnival loca Notoriously outlaw & debauched - the way carnival should be! - Spain hosts myriad carnivals in various cities through March 10, as well as one on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Check it out at The...
- Wine & Culinary Adventures Await in the Walla Walla Valley. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
If you're into wine, food & scenery, this is the place. - via The Travel Snob fashiontribes.
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Trashionista finds out what Sarah Morrison (NYLON Magazine's latest "it-girl"), is wearing at 5AM. Coquette introduces Parisian atelier Locher's saucy embroidered sayings on flirty femine tops. Look nice and be naughty at the same time! Meet David Wolfe of...
- The Envelope, Please. And the Winner is...the Traveler! Check out L.A. on a Movie-Themed Tour. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
There are tours for any taste whether you want to visit the places that icons living & dead hang out, eat, see & or be seen. More at The Travel Snob. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Read the Books & then Live the Magic on a Harry Potter Tour of Britain. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
From Platform 9 & 3/4, to the Hogwarts library, to Moaning Myrtle's overflowing bathroom, The Travel Snob has the scoop on where to visit. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Why Not Visit Egypt? Everybody's Doin' it. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Glamourous, exotic Egypt. More and more people are discovering its fascinating historical sites, soaking up the rays, golfing, sightseeing via camel, and getting their shopping on. Find out more at The Travel Snob. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
BEAUTY: Pretty in Proenza Pink. [Blogdorf Goodman] Pout-a-Porter: Sheer Marketing Genius [Aesthetics + Economics] Armani Beauty's Tim Quinn Talks About Spring Color and lots more. [L.A. Story] Grooming rituals can provide relaxation on occasion, for our day to day living...
- Bid on a Dream Experience & Help the Homeless with Jon Bon Jovi & Kenneth Cole & Their "R.S.V.P. to Help Campaign" - FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Jon Bon Jovi and Kenneth Cole recently co-hosted a benefit at Tribeca Rooftop in New York City on January 25, raising upwards of $750,000 from a live auction as part of their R.S.V.P. to HELP campaign to help the homeless....
- MAKE A WISH-- It's Showtime Networks Pre-Golden Globes Gift House Showcase. LA STORY BLOG and PODCASTS!
Showtime Networks Pre-Golden Globes Gift House Showcase Supports Make A Wish Foundation! Showtime's suite presented by Friends in High Places event coordinators really outdid most events in town simply because the sun was shining, it was warm and there was...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHIONWEEK KICKOFF! An exclusive interview with Carine Roitfeld of French Vogue. Portrait of Carine Roitfeld by Mario Testino The amazing Bag Snob snagged an interview with the Alpha Fashionista, Carine Roitfeld of French Vogue FASHION: Factory Girl fashion fabulousness. [Trashionista]...
- In Honor of Andy, NYC's Gershwin Hotel Kicks off "Factory Craze - A Week of Warhol" Feb. 19-23. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
To mark the twentieth anniversary of Warhol's death, The Gershwin Hotel & VH1are planning a mega tribute. “The Gershwin Hotel has the mandate to keep pop-culture art alive, filling every crevice of every floor with art,” says Suzanne Tremblay, owner...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Coquette follows Kate Moss as she moves from skinny to wide-leg jeans. New trend alert from our favorite fashionista? 30 is the new 20; how to rock a nude dress & celebs who abuse their right to bling. [BlogHer]...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: A white wonderland at the Golden Globes. [Coquette] Aesthetics + Economics takes a look at pastels for spring. Planet Lulu Shop Online-- For Those Who Want to See If They Can Win the BEST PERFORMANCE in Bargain Shopping! [L.A....
- Mobile Professionals Need a Mobile Laptop Case. SOLO Bags Look Smart & Solve the Dangly Shoulder Strap Dilemma. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Most of us have a love/hate relationship with those pesky shoulder straps on laptop cases. However, the innovative SOLO® Smart Strap line features a padded shoulder strap that automatically retracts into the body of the case when you're no using...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: FabSugar gets red carpet access at the Golden Globes! Air kisses, fabulousness...& hard work. Fashiontribes gets the straight scoop on the fashion biz in a podcast inteview with 24 Seven, the industry's premiere search firm. Ever wondered how to...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Injustice alert! Article after article in the mainstream press attests to the influence of the fashion blogs, so why are we being ignored by the Bloggies - the annual award for the best blogs - asks Manolo's Shoe Blog?...
- FASHIONTRIBES 5 MIN. PODCAST. Creative Students Re-Brand Louis Vuitton & Other Classic, Chi Chi Brands. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
(Design students rethink classics from Ferragamo & Hermes) Some fashion classics – like Cartier Love bracelets and Hermès Kelly bags – are still bestsellers, even decades after their initial introduction. Others have suffered a more cruel fate, abandoned over time...
- Rocking New Years Eve in Las Vegas Should NOT Require Becoming Part of the Red Carpet
Rockin' in Las Vegas is turning out to be one of the haute spots for celebrity spotting and just generally having a great time. Rocking it on New Year's Eve sounds even better -- till you read the LA Story...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
HAPPY NEW YEAR! FabSugar has the scoop on the best party looks for all types of fashionistas such as a Kate Hudson-inspired Rock n' Roll ensemble and an American Beauty (think Reese Witherspoon). New Year's Party looks for snobs of...
- Vibrant Euro-Style Nightlife, Affordable Prices & a Happy Lack of Times Square Style Mobs: Small Wonder Savvy Party Types Head to Montreal for New Year's Eve. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With the biggest party of the year just around the corner, a city renowned for its festive vibe is gearing up for New Year's Eve. In addition to hundreds of bars, night clubs and supper clubs, Montreal also boasts legal...
- Slow Global Warming While You Save $$ on Your Next Trip through Green Pleasures. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
A lot of people talk about reducing global warming, but one enterprising scientist is actually doing something about it. Eric Woodroof, Ph.D, has created Green Pleasures, a program that allows travelers to not only save thousands of dollars on exotic...
- Hip Travelers Now Have the Latest 411 on Where to Go, Stay & Play Abroad with the New MTV-Frommer's Guidebooks. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Filled with attitude, insight, and a fresh perspective on must-see destinations, MTV's new series of travel guidebooks will help some of the 190,000+ college students participating in abroad programs & upcoming fun-seeking Spring Break'ers get the most out of every...
- Connect with Other Travelers Around the World on Travelgrove's New Social Network. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Travelgrove, a travel search engine, recently launched its new travel community beta version where travelers can inform their friends of their travels and connect with others to receive advice, tips and hot deals. Travelers will be able to share info,...
- Who Is This Handsome Devil. Jim Bianco Spills! Fashiontribes LA Story Sneak Peek!!
Part one of a very funny, OUTRAGEOUS interview with Jim Bianco, the guy billed as the "sexiest man on the Hotel Cafe tour". Eclectic musican/singer/songwriter Jim Bianco is definitely outside the box. He's so far outside that you wonder why...
- FashionCircus Is Hitting Pasadena 12/16 for the Holiday Shopping Extravaganza
Check out the LA Story Blog and Podcast for Stevie's scoop on the latest metamorphisis of the Sample Sale to yet emerge in Los Angeles. Listening to the podcast makes you want to hop a plane and get in line...
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Colorful Cardboard Suitcases Make any Kid's Voyage Tres Chic. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Fabulously retro & fun for your globetrotter in training. via Stylehive.com - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
GORGEOUS GIFTS: Coquette goes fashionably tech, with pretty gadget'y things for your holiday list. Stocking stuffer ideas for the most persnickety recipient on anyone's list: a teen girl. [Domestik Goddess] The Jewelry Weblog suggests watches by Fossil for this years...
- Vibrant Euro-Style Nightlife, Affordable Prices & a Happy Lack of Times Square Style Mobs: Small Wonder Savvy Party Types Head to Montreal for New Year's Eve. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With the biggest party of the year just around the corner, a city renowned for its festive vibe is gearing up for New Year's Eve. In addition to hundreds of bars, night clubs and supper clubs, Montreal also boasts legal...
- Frommer's Picks the Coolest Destinations to Head for in 2007. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Glen Canyon, Utah The results are in! The experts behind the Frommer's series of fab travel guides recently unveiled their list of the most unique and enticing destinations near and far. "This year, the editors at Frommer's and Frommers.com scoured...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: What's Fab in the Fashion Blogosphere this Week. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Gift Ideas Galore! Fab Sugar gets in the holiday spirit with a fab gift guide roundup. Girlawhirl shares great office-mate holiday gift ideas. Eco-friendly & fashionable gift ideas. [Clothes-Pin] Coquette snatches up the latest mini-sized holiday cosmetics and beauty gifts....
- FASHIONTRIBES 5 MIN. PODCAST: Travel in Style with a Fancy 4-Figure Carry-On from Ports 196.1 FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
(Ports 1961 Jetset Kit) If you’re the creative director for the newly revitalized label Ports 1961, you travel a lot and, hopefully, in style. Tia Cibani has selected her fave carry-on items and stashed them in a canvas & leather...
- Behold a Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby! Artist Kenny Scharf brings his Astral Uber Cadillac to Art Basel Miami Beach on December 7. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach, renowned pop artist Kenny Scharf recently announced a special exhibition and event December 7, 2006, at 10 PM, poolside at the legendary Andre Balazs-owned art deco hotel The Raleigh on Miami Beach. The...
- Learn to Pack Light - Truly Light - and Reap Myriad Rewards, Both Mental & Physical. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
A recent piece in WashingtonPost.com delved into the why's & wherefore's of packing light - really, really light. In addition to the purely physical rewards of tackling a two week trip with just a carry-on - no endless waits at...
- Glam Shopping Beat: Don't Let Holiday Travel Get You Down. Stylish Travel Tips Recommended by Some of the Best Blogs in the Glam Network. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & SHOPPING BLOG
Glam Shopping Beat Column for the week of 11-20-06 - by Lesley Scott: Millions upon millions of us will be on the move throughout the holiday season, which can paint a pretty dreary forecast where the merriment factor is concerned....
- For Really Luxe Accommodations, Ask Business Travelers with a Taste for the Good Life. The Mandarin Oriental Washington D.C. Gets Institutional Investor's Vote as Top Hotel in the World. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In this year's poll of CEOs and senior executives from the United States, Asia and Europe, the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington D.C. was named overall top-ranked hotel. This year's poll marks 26 years of ranking "The Top 100 Hotels...
- Dig Out Your Snowbunny Ensembles! Ski Season is Officially Open at Banff Lake Louise in the Fab Canadian Rockies. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Snow came early this year to the Canadian Rocky Mountains, ushering in the start of the 2006/7 ski season on a pristine white carpet of powder that is unique to the Banff Lake Louise mountain resort area. Not surprisingly, this...
- Weekly Web Snob Roundup: The Best Posts of the Week from Our Fave Online Fashion & Lifestyle Publishers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
FASHION: Luxe Leggings, From $14 to $1000. [Aesthetics + Economics] Vivre private sale for friends of the Bag Snob! [Bag Snob] Why it's good to splurge on a great bag...you're worth it! [Mattie Roberts] Coquette takes fashion to the bookshelves...
- Live the Good Life in Provence Like Russell Crowe's Character in "A Good Year." FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Russell Crowe in A Good Year) In his latest movie, Crowe lives the life of a Provence local, and apparently readily took to it in real life. "I could not imagine a place in Europe that is more family-friendly and...
- Goin' My Way? Share a Ride to One of NYC's Airports with "Like-Minded" Types on Hitchsters.com. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
Just in case you thought social networking had no practical applications: Just enter either your flight time or the time you want to hail a cab, let the site's database match you up with a co-rider & send you their...
- Erin Go Brach for $609 per person! Visit the Emerald Isle for a Week with a Special Ireland Package from Virgin Vacations. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Green pastures, deep mystical lakes, wild rolling hills, the Blarney stone, ancient monuments and castles, the infamous pubs, vast stretches of countryside, bustling cities - not to mention extraordinarily friendly natives...an Ireland vacation is nothing short of fabulous. And with...
- Celebrate Winter Magic in the Great Smoky Mountains in a Charming, Rustic Cabin in Gatlinburg Tennessee. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
From November through February, more than three million lights, illuminated chandeliers and animated displays light up the mountain resort town of Gatlinburg, Tennesse as part of the Winterfest Celebration Festival. Following the kick-off Chili Cook-Off on Wednesday, November 8, the...
- Attention Angelenos! Paper Mag Will Be Invading L.A. & If You're Outrageously Talented, they Want to Meet You! FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Last year, PAPER gave the left coast a taste of what New York is all about, and, in return, met loads of fun and talented locals who graciously showed them the L.A. ropes. While work was said to have occurred,...
- Stop & Smell the Roses, or Carry the Garden with You. A Herve Chapelier Jardin Pochette Makes it a Stylish Snap. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Measures around 5"x 8.5"...and did we mention cute? Available at Herve-Chapelier.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Tag Along on the Journey of a Lifetime through Africa & Asia with Meg Noble Peterson & her Intimate Voyage to Exotic Locales. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With a 60th birthday looming, along with the demise of her 33 year marriage, Meg Noble Peterson decided it was high time to see the world. Armed with only a backpack, open ticket, empty journals, and a camera, Peterson headed...
- Indulge in the Splendor of the Hapsburgs this New Year's Eve Aboard a Luxury Train in Vienna. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Waltz into the new year on the Majestic Imperator Luxury Train, based on the Imperial Train of the Austro-Hungarian Empire which was inaugurated by Archduchess Maria Christina von Habsburg-Lothringen, descendent of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth. On December...
- Observe Mother Nature's Laboratory in Operation in the Glorious Galapagos. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
While the abundance of Galapagos species and mild equatorial climate make for superb sightseeing year-round, different seasons offer up different wildlife treasures. "Some species may only be seen in certain areas and at particular times of year," explains Justin Laycob,...
- $ave Big on the Room & Board Portion of Your Next Holiday by Swopping Homes with Someone from Another Country. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
While it may be affordable to get to your vaca destination, staying there can be expensive. Unless you have a place to stay. At HolidaySwopping.com, you can find like-minded types to swop with who are similarly looking for a place...
- What do You Get When a Former MTV Presenter & a Professional Footballer Get Together? A Jungle Lodge in Belize. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Ex MTV presenter Simone Angel and Professional Footballer Andy Hunt recently set up the Belize Jungle Dome, a unique Jungle Lodge and Tour Operation in Belize, in the heart of the Central American Jungle. Sandwiched between Mexico and Guatemala, tiny...
- Survey Western Mexico by Horseback & Stay in Historic Haciendas in the Tequila Valley of Jalisco. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Equestrian tours using historic haciendas and working ranches as lodgings are now available in Western Mexico. Situated in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Tequila and its suroundings, riders trek along remote mountain trails passing through fields...
- Break Bread While Learning to Make it at Italy's Artisan Bread School in Rural Tuscany. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
During a five-day stay or over a weekend, learn the secrets to making Italian, European and English loaves of bread in hands-on classes taught by some of Europe’s master bakers. "Artisan Bread School was founded to revive the art of...
- For Your Next Retreat, Gather up Your Fellow Yogis & Yoginis, and Downward Dog in Playa Nicuesa, Costa Rica. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Situated on a 165-acre private preserve in one of the most biologically diverse regions of the world, the Golfo Dulce/Osa Peninsula region of southern Costa Rica, the Playa Nicuesa Rainforest Lodge is now offering an all-inclusive Retreat Hosting Package designed...
- For a Sports-Minded Vaca, Punta Cana in the Domincan Republican Offers Up the Works in a Suitably Lush Setting. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With world-class sport fishing, half a dozen golf courses, a 30-kilometer coral reef for primo snorkeling and diving, powerful winds for parasailing, wind-surfing and kiteboarding, and turquoise waters for boating, Punta Cana offers a lil' sumpin sumpin for sports enthusiasts...
- If a Regular Holiday Seems to Ho-Hum, Maybe it' s Time to Travel the Vice Magazine Way. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
As someone who spent a number of years in countries like Romania right after their revolution, Kazakstan before anyone had heard of the country (or Borat for that matter), and even Riga (Latvia), and regularly headed to less touristy locales...
- Celebrate the Literary Tradition with Author Richard Russo in November at Maine's New Literary Festival. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
author Richard Russo Rich in literary traditions, Maine is home to many acclaimed, award-winning writers and the setting for numerous memorable stories. So it's only natural that they are launching Celebrating the Spirit of Place: The Maine Literary Tradition, a...
- Why Not Sleep with a Ghost this Halloween? Visit a Historic B&B where the Spirits Make themselves as Comfy as the (Living) Guests. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Lime Rock Inn, Rockland, Maine where images of playful children were spotted at the top of the stairs by paranormal investigators.) Whether it's great breakfasts, warm hospitality, or the atmosphere of these historic homes, it seems that many friendly spirits...
- Rock on, Rock Punk Tribe. A Kickass New Issue of Fashiontribes.com is at Your Beck & Call. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The latest issue of the blogger-written & -edited Rock Punk Magazine is up. Some of the highlights: Fall Fashion cheatsheet: black, white & loads of volume. Say it with stylishly badass accessories advises Second City Style. Where rock's new avant...
- Fancy Flirt Alert! The New Fashiontribes.com Magazine is Up. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The latest issue of the blogger-written & -edited Fancy Flirt Magazine is up. Some of the highlights: Don't ditch the skulls & crossbones from your wardrobe just yet. Karen Young of Clothes-Pin keeps it timely. Accessorize like an A-lister with...
- Chic is as Chic Does, as the Global Chic Tribe is Well Aware. The New Issue of Fashiontribes.com is Live! FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The latest issue of the blogger-written & -edited Global Chic Magazine is up. Some of the highlights: This fall, the ballsy fashionista will at least try some Balenciaga'esque volume in her wardrobe says Trisha Okubo of Omiru: Style for All....
- Kick off Fall, Downtown Doll-Style! The New Issue of Fashiontribes.com Awaits. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The latest issue of the blogger-written & -edited Downtown Doll Magazine is up. Some of the highlights: Instead of fast-fashion from shopping malls & big box stores, sites like Indie Fixx offer unique & stylish alternatives. Ask Fashion Kitty finds...
- An Afro Love Kinda Fall - Check out the New Issue of Fashiontribes.com Magazine. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The latest issue of the blogger-written Afro Love Magazine is up. Some of the highlights: Treehugger.com picks the coolest new eco-denim and everything-friendly furniture that walks the line. Statement T-shirts with something to say. Heidi Gould of Sexism And Smokescreens...
- For that Special Someone Undergoing the Challenges of Fighting Breast Cancer, Hillcrest Valenova Wellness Spa Offers a Special 3-Day Retreat. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Hillcrest Valenova Wellness Spa in Port Hope, Ontario, is launching a new program designed to help breast cancer survivors and their supporters choose healthy responses to the stress of critical illness. During the...
- Hang 10...the Surf's Up! Buy & Sell Surfboards & Gear and Get the Scoop on Wave Conditions at Surfinglist.com. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Surfers with the travel bug will be glad to know they can now find travel accommodations, travel services, and local surf community bulletin boards at the recently launched SurfingList.com. The site also includes surf forecasts, surf reports, photo albums, discussion...
- Where's the Glamour in Being a Flight Attendant? Nowhere, According to the Queen of Sky Blogger - & Now Author - Who Delta Fired When Discovering She Had a Lot to Say. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE & TRAVEL BLOG
With entry titles like “Where’s the Glamour,” “The Trip from Hell,” and “The Joys of Commuting,” the newly released Diary of a Dysfunctional Flight Attendant: The Queen of Sky Blog book is a realistic and humorous portrayal of a twenty-something...
- In October, Virginia is for Lovers - Wine Lovers - During Virginia Wine Month. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With more than 100 wineries, festivals & events, the state of Virginia has officially declared October to be Virginia Wine Month. "With more than 100 wineries, incredible independently-owned restaurants, and unique inns and lodges, Virginia is uniquely positioned to capitalize...
- Live Somewhere Fabulous like Costa Rica, France, Peru & Spain While Picking Up a Foreign Tongue. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
There's nothing like being on the ground where a language is spoken daily to actually learn it, breathe it, dream in it - and eventually, (hopefully) pronounce it correctly. To pick up Spanish, French or Italian, InterExchange Working Abroad -...
- Experiential Gifts Beat Flowers & Lame Cards Any Day. A Spot of White Water Rafting, Perhaps? FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
Experience the thrill at some of the best rapids in the US. Available at WhiteWaterRafting.ThrillPlanet.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Destination Dubai, Where Underwater Hotel Rooms with an Ocean View & Fabulous Skiing in a Manmade Dome Exist Side-by-Side in the Middle of the Arabian Desert. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
From lounging in the lap of luxury over 60 feet under the sea - watching passing tropical fish & perhaps the odd mermaid float by your hotel room window - to skiing down a snow-filled revolving mountain, Dubai, surprisingly, offers...
- Travel & Meet the Love of Your Life, or a Travel Buddy at the Very Least, through VirtualTourist.com. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Happy newlyweds Aaron & Zarahi who met through VirtualTourist.com) Not a dating site, VirtualTourist.com is an online community of real travelers from around the world who share travel tips and experiences through forums, travel guides, photos and reviews. Nevertheless, when...
- Overstock.com Watch: For a Vacation from Your Summer Vaca, a Fall Festival Getaway is Just the Ticket, and Prices Couldn't be Better. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Have a beer, or five, at Oktoberfest. Check out autumn foliage. Float through stunning vistas in a hot air balloon. Your travel deals await at Overstock.com. - Lesley Scott fashiontribes.
- Enjoy Stunning Backcountry Scenery in Idaho this Winter at the Outdoorsy Tamarack All-Season Resort. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
One of the country's first all-season resorts, Idaho's Tamarack Resort - known for myriad outdoor activities from swimming to sailing, fishing, kayaking, mountain biking, hiking & skiing - recently added an additional 5,000 acres of expert backcountry terrain. Under a...
- I Celebrate Myself, and Sing Myself - or Walt Whitman, at Least, in the Third Annual Marathon Reading of "Song of Myself" Aboard NYC's Tall Ship Peking. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
On September 17, 2006, downtown NYC's South Street Seaport Museum will host its third annual marathon reading of Walt Whitman’s classic poem, Song of Myself. The reading will take place aboard the tall ship Peking, affording spectacular views of the...
- What to Pack for a Long Weekend or Short Trip? The Budget Fashionista's Got it Covered. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION & TRAVEL BLOG
(Illustration by Christy Hill) Short trips are tricky to pack for: you want to look chic, but feel guilty toting too much luggage. Kathryn Finney of The Budget Fashionista offers up this packing blueprint: PASHMINA A pashmina or wrap that...
- Why Not Host a Wine Tasting Party Onboard a Luxury Motor Yacht Charter? FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
As the sun slowly sinks below the horizon turning the sky into a kaleidoscope of color, Champagne-filled flutes are raised to toast the idyllic setting. Few things in life evoke pure indulgence like a charter on an opulent luxury motor...
- Don't be a Stooge on the NYC Subway. "Subway Etiquette" Serves Up All the Myriad Ways to Annoy the Locals, and How to Avoid this Fate. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Why won’t this person take off her backpack? Who thinks it’s okay to lean against the pole & force everyone else to grab the ceiling? Does that guy really need all three of those seats? And, of course, what is...
- The End of Summer is Nigh. AP9 Simple Escapes Offers Tips on Last Minute Trips. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Cape Cod Even though the hustle & bustle of fall is just around the corner, there's still ample time to seize the fading sun and escape for a couple of days to recharge body & spirit. AP9 SimpleEscapes, a travel...
- Nature Calls in Central Portugal, at the Newly UNESCO'd Naturtejo da Meseta Meridional Geopark. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The Geopark Naturtejo da Meseta Meridional in central Portugal was recently admitted into the Global Network of Geoparks by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The first such park to receive this honor in Portugal, Naturtejo is...
- Harlem & Hip Hop: Enjoy Both with Harlem Hip-Hop Tours Which Offers Access to NYC's Insider Hip-Hop Scene & Harlem's Culture. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
To the uninitiated, the hip-hop scene in Harlem is like uncharted territory - for residents & visitors to the Big Apple alike. The new Harlem Hip-Hop Tours (H3 Tours) removes fears, stereotypes, and access barriers to offer hip-hop enthusiasts from...
- For $50, Mobal World Phone Makes it Easy & Affordable to Bring a Cellphone with on Your Travels, Wherever You're Headed on the Planet. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The retarded limitations & basic lack of compatibility with the rest of the world of US cellphone technology is a common complaint amongst visitors to the States, and for Americans traveling abroad. But upgrading a domestic American phone can be...
- Blue Knee-High Boots. Rhinestone Trim. Mink Fur Edging. Liberace Knew How to Pimp Out his Shoes. Check out the Evidence at a New Exhibit at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & SHOE BLOG
Never underestimate a man in heels! A new exhibit opening this fall at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas will feature the fabulous footwear of the show-off of show business & godfather of glam. Outside the Shoe Box! Liberace’s Fabulous...
- Yay! After Much Too Much Time, the Brand Spankin' New - & Blogger Written! - Issues of the Fashiontribes Magazines Fall 2006 Fashion Issues are Live. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
PODCAST: Yay! After Much Too Much Time, the Brand Spankin' New - & Blogger Written! - Issues of the Fashiontribes Magazines Fall 2006 Fashion Issues are Live. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG & PODCAST - MP3 File Drumroll please...the blogosphere has spoken...
- Rock on, Rock Punk! The latest issue of the Fashiontribes Rock Punk Magazine is Up in Time for the New Season! Check out Friend in My Head, Stylebytes, Confessions of a Beauty Addict & a host of A-list bloggers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Rock on! Bloggers wrote & created the newly relaunched Fashiontribes Rock Punk Magazine. From fashion to beauty to lifestyle, here are some highlights: In the fall fashion forecast from Debutante Clothing: leopard, plaids, hounstooth & details. Second City Style assesses...
- Calling Global Chic Goddesses: Check out the latest issue of the Fashiontribes Global Chic Magazine, up in Time for the New Season! Check out The Manolo, The Quest for It, Girlawhirl, GenDigital, a host of A-list bloggers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The newly relaunched Fashiontribes Global Chic Magazine was written & created by bloggers! From fashion to beauty to lifestyle, here are some highlights: The Manolo predicts dark & stormy shoe weather ahead. Fall fashion goes back to the High School...
- Fancy Flirt Alert! Check out the latest issue of the Fashiontribes Fancy Flirt Magazine is Up in Time for the New Season! Check out Celebrity Baby Blog, Domestik Goddess & a host of A-list bloggers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Bloggers wrote & created the newly relaunched Fashiontribes Fancy Flirt Magazine. From fashion to beauty to lifestyle, here are some highlights: Work your LBD like a flirty pro, courtesy of Shopaholics Anonymous. Clothes-Pin Blog dishes on where to get your...
- The Fashiontribes Downtown Magazine is Up in Time for the New Season! Check out design*sponge, Julia Szabo, I'm Not Obsessed, Becks & Posh, & a Host of A-List Bloggers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The newly relaunched Fashiontribes Downtown Doll Magazine is a blogger-created affair. From fashion to beauty to lifestyle, here are highlights: The fashion by-word for fall: daring! Najwa Moses of Styleaholics advises. Teenfashionista talks vests, while Ask Fashion Kitty finds fashionable...
- Just in Time for the New Season, the New Issue of the Fashiontribes Afro Love Magazine is Up. Check out Treehugger, Julia Szabo & a Host of A-List Bloggers. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
The newly relaunched Fashiontribes Afro Love Magazine is a blogger-created affair. From fashion to beauty to lifestyle, here are some highlights: Hippyshopper dishes up the dirt on being a green fashionista. China's getting the green bug, and Treehugger gives the...
- Everything Looks Better Atop a Double Decker Bus, Especially San Francisco. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Half the fun of visiting the City by the Bay is simply wandering around amidst the sunshine and atmosphere. But climbing all those hills can get tiring. Fortunately, City-Sightseeing San Francisco recently tripled its fleet of open-top double-decker buses, extending...
- Grab Your Cellphone & Get Ready for One of Talking Street's & Audissey Guide's Unique Walking Tours of Boston, Chicago or Seattle. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
For an alternative, user-friendly way to explore a new city, Talking Street and Audissey Guides recently launched a series of new mp3 cell phone tours. The tours are available in different cities throughout the country including Boston, Chicago, Seattle and...
- Familiar with the Photograph, but Not the Location in the Canadian Rockies? Spirit Island on Maligne Lake in Jasper National Park Offers a Full Day of Adventure for a Fab Jasper Vacation. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
This hidden gem on Maligne Lake offers one of the most widely recognized images of the Canadian Rockies - the oldest attraction in Jasper National Park - but no one's really sure where it is. "The photo is used all...
- Yes, Thailand is Touristy, But Not if You Know Where to Look. eThaiGuide.com Makes it Easy to Navigate Like a Local. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL GUIDE
Thailand is popular for good reason: it's a virtual paradise on earth, and tourists flock to prominent spots like Phuket, Koh Samui, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Koh Chang, and Koh Samet. And yet, if you look in...
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Instead of a Hotel, Have a Full-On "Experience" at Berlin's Propeller Island City Lodge. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Reasonably priced & funky to the max, the PICL features 45 rooms which differ dramatically from the Forest room, where your mattress floats on a series of logs surrounded by red walls, to the Gruft room, where your two separate...
- Start Planning...the Tanglewood Jazz Festival is September 1 -3 and Features Beloved Heavy Hitters including Wynton Marsalis, Dave Brubeck and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The Boston Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival September 1-3 at the Orchestra’s summer home in the Berkshire Mountains in Lenox, Massachusetts. Jazz greats highlighting this year’s festival include: Dr. John Wynton Marsalis Elvis...
- Peep the Leaves & Other Fun Fall Activities in Aspen, Where Festive Foliage, a Colorful Cultural Calender & Savings Galore are on the Agenda. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Most people thinking skiing when they think about Aspen, but savvy travel types know that hotel rates drop as much as 50% in the fall - rates can start as low as $90/night - and many restaurants offer discounted menus....
- Helter Skelter, Helter Skelter! 37 Years Have Passed Since the Infamous Manson Family Murders in L.A. "Dearly Departed Tours" Commemorates with a Special - if Macabre - Anniversary Tour. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
"Now is the time for Helter Skelter." - Charles Manson to The Family, August 8, 1969 "Now is the time for Helter Skelter." - Scott Michaels of Dearly Departed Tours to horrified Angelinos, August 8, 2006 The infamous Tate-LaBianca murders...
- FASHIONTRIBES ASK THE CHIEF: How Does the Style-Rich but Cash-Poor Global Chic Goddess Travel in Style without Landing Straight in Destination Poorhouse? With Chic, but Budget-Friendly, Luggage of Course. The Chief Advises. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Available from LuggageOnline.com) Dear Chief: I’ll soon be making my annual pilgrimage to New York for Fall Fashionweek. Unfortunately, I don't have the right luggage, as I've blown all my money to dress myself in city chic. Where can I...
- Visiting the UK Just Got that Much Better with the Launch of BritainsFinest.co.uk, a Guide to Luxury Accommodations, Attractions, Historic Houses & Museums. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Stratford-Upon-Avon) A great resource for finding great hotels, charming bed & breakfasts, the leading gardens, historic houses, and museums & galleries. Leading journalists, Daisy Finer and Stephen Anderton penned the guide descriptions, and listings have been selected by specialists and...
- Stay Organized on the Road with a Stylish Silk Travel Bag from Julianna Rae. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Made from 100% silk, it's machine washable (inside a mesh laundry bag), comes with two zippered compartments, and is all tied together with a beautiful silk ribbon. Available at JuliannaRae.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashion Travel Vacation Julianna Rae Travel...
- Traveling can be Good for Mental Health but Bad for Wealth. Save $$ with Virtual Tourist.com's Top 10 Money Saving Tips for Budget-Friendly Travel. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
"Fuel costs are rising, and this has made air travel, car travel and most other types of travel more expensive," explains Giampiero Ambrosi, General Manager of VirtualTourist.com, an online travel research site and travel community. "Finding ways to save money...
- Travelers Penning their Own Moveable Feasts Now Have a Crack at $1000 Plus Journey Beyond Travel's "Travel Book of the Year" Award. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
As travelers young & old don backpacks in search of far-flung adventures across the globe - from the most remote destinations to the coolest beaches - they often put their words to paper, but never show anyone. Which is a...
- Pampered Pooches with Wanderlust are Now Most Welcome at Arizona's Ritzy L’Auberge de Sedona Resort. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & PET BLOG
With its endless space and breathtaking views of magnificent red rocks, Sedona is ideal for traveling with four-legged family members. And one of Sedona's most popular resorts - on Condé Nast's 2005 “Top 75 Hotels" list & a Wine Spectator...
- Whether Armchair Traveler or the Real Thing, Salon's "Literary Guide to the World" Sponsored by the Travel Channel Provides a Virtual Cultural Immersion. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Travel comes alive for sophisticated and novice travelers alike with the launch of this new section on Salon.com, as part of the Travel Channel & their Be a Traveler campaign. The interactive journey begins on a large, colorful world map...
- Hurray for Bastille Day! Fredflare.com Brings You the City of Light on this Special Holiday with The Fred Flare Show Video Podcast from the Fabulous Colette in Paris. Ooh La La! FASHIONTRIBES FASHION PODCAST
For the newest episode of The Fred Flare Show Video Podcast, they popped over to Paris. Check out their special Paris Dispatches, including a "jolie" boat ride down the Seine, the sparkly Eiffel Tower at night, and a Fred Flare...
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: A Deluxe Floating Bedroom in a Gorgeous Pool in Phuket, Anyone? FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Sure, it's $2,200 per night - but you get what you pay for. via Stylehive.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashion Stylehive Phuket Phuket, Thailand Banyan Tree Phuket Floating Hotel Luxury Travel Fashion Expert
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Shop, Hang & Quaff Margaritas Together at the Luxury Oceanfront Villas in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
A great option for girlfriends to get together for R&R is in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico, where Mexican Destinations – an Aspen, Colorado-based agency specializing in Mexico luxury vacation rentals – can set them up in a gorge oceanfront villa, and...
- Overstock.com Watch: With Luggage That's Barbie Pink, You'll Never Have Trouble at Baggage Claim Again. (Plus, Save 55%). FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Every fashionista needs pink luggage at least once in her life. Available at Overstock.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Overstock.com Low-priced Sale Luggage Pink Luggage Fashion Expert
- Fashiontribes Finds: the Best Blog Posts for the Global Chic Tribe for the Week Ending 7/2/06. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
So many posts, so little time. So we sorted through them all for you & here's our Fashiontribes Finds picks for the coolest stuff with a Global Chic vibe. GLOBAL CHIC WEEKLY FASHIONTRIBES FINDS: YSL suede "Emma" wedge Sleek clutch...
- Fashiontribes Finds: the Best Blog Posts for the Fancy Flirt Tribe for the Week Ending 7/2/06. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
So many posts, so little time. So we sorted through them all for you & here's our Fashiontribes Finds picks for the coolest stuff with a Fancy Flirt vibe. FANCY FLIRT WEEKLY FASHIONTRIBES FINDS: Embroidered Loubie wedges Bond No. 9...
- Gallery Residence, the Latest Boutique Residence Hotel to Hit Istanbul, Features an Architect Designed & Owned Former Textile Store in the Hip & Happening Nisantasi District. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Owned, created and run by architect Yalcin Saglikova, whose 40 years of architectural creations include the Istanbul World Trade Center and Istanbul Chamber of Commerce building renovation, the all-suites Gallery Residence offers features and services that make it a unique...
- FASHIONTRIBES ASK THE CHIEF: Wilting in the Summer Heat is Bad-Bad-Bad for a Fancy Flirt. The Chief Prescribes Mykonos Therapy. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Dear Chief: I live a seriously hot urban area and this summer has been super vicious to my body, mind and soul. Where can I go to escape the hot city and embrace my inner Fancy Flirt? - Sincerely, Sweating...
- Just Because You're Traveling Somewhere "Exotic" Doesn't Mean You Feel Like Roughing It. Your Best Bet? A Travel Agency that Specializes in Offering the Unusual in Chi Chi Style. FASHION TRAVEL BLOG
Until recently, taking the road less traveled meant backpacks, grungy accommodations & travel guides that read like survival manuals. Thankfully, comfort-lovers no longer need rough it off the beaten path. Several outfitters, like Toronto's Comfort Travel - (www.comforttravel.ca) - offer...
- After 11 Years of Traveling Thailand's Koh Phangan, One Well Informed Traveler Creates a Site Devoted to this Idyllic Spot. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With more than a decade of visiting every nook & cranny, as well as interviewing and picking the brains of dozens of local guides on the island, independent researcher and (obsessive) Thailand enthusiast Ella Evans recently created a site -...
- For the Newest Twist on an a Beloved Classic, Try Beach Tennis on Your Next Vacation. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Wild Dunes® Resort – a year-round resort located just 30 minutes from downtown Charleston that is rated as one of the Top 10 Tennis Resorts in the U.S. by Tennis magazine – recently teamed up with Beach Tennis World Champions...
- Love the Jeans? Now You Can Stay at a Miss Sixty Hotel. Sixty Group Opens Fashion Hotel on Italy's Adriatic Coast FASHIONTRIBES FASHION PODCAST & BLOG
Where fashion ends & lifestyle begins is a line becoming ever more blurred. In July, the Sixty Group will unveil their $20 million renovation - the Sixty Hotel - located in Riccione on Italy's Adriatic coast. "I tried to make...
- While Beautiful, What's Truly Fab About Italy are the Inhabitants. "Making Friends in Italy" Will Help Jumpstart International Relations. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Increasingly, people are discarding old-school notions of what constitutes a vacation. Instead of visiting mega resorts or traveling in packs, visitors are opting for more authentic cultural experiences on their journeys, getting off the beaten path, paying attention to traditional...
- Fourth of July is All About the Fireworks - okay, the Parties & BBQs too - but Mainly the Explosive Bling. Hotel Hotline Ranks the Top 10 Places to Celebrate Independence Day in Fiery Fashion. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
1. Washington, D.C. July 4, 2006 is our country’s birthday. Why not visit the seat of our nation’s government to celebrate it? "A trip to the capital city isn’t just for schoolchildren," says Greg Hartnett, CEO of Hotel Hotline. "Overflowing...
- If it's Tuesday, it Must be Savannah. "Summer Tuesdays in Old Savannah" Launches a Fun Midweek Culinary Treat at the City's Azalea Inn & Gardens. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In contrast to the stereotypical American tourist in the movie If it’s Tuesday This Must Be Belgium, United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) reports that people today are taking shorter and more frequent vacations, tours and packages now emphasize "doing"...
- STYLEHIVE BUZZ: Your Passport is Less Likely to Get Lost When Accessorized with a Glamourous, Brightly-Hued Leather Case from Horchow. FASHIONTRIBES TREND BLOG
Can be personalized with your initials as well. via Stylehive.com - Lesley Scott Stylehive Fashiontribes Passport Case Fashion Travel Accessory Fashion Expert
- River Rafting, Hiking & Ogling Wildlife & Glaciers are All on the Menu in Remote Patagonia in South America. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
With the weather becoming increasingly pleasant in the Southern hemisphere, many adventure & eco-travel types are heading straight to Patagonia. "Unprecedented inquiries about Patagonia tours over the past year have prompted us to double the number of tour itineraries we...
- Literature & Wanderlust Mix Well at Chautauqua's Spencer Hotel in New York, Where Each Room Pays Homage to a Famous Author. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Chautauqua's Spencer Hotel recently announced the introduction of a new Book Club Getaway Package for groups and book club members who want to enjoy a weekend getaway with their literary-loving friends - featuring a wine cheese reception, full British breakfast,...
- Banish Fear of Flying & Other Stresses of Travel with a Simple DIY Acupressure Tapping Technique known as EFT. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Thanks to security checks, crowded flights, missed connections, rising costs, stress, and jet lag, studies show at least half of all airline passengers wish they had stayed at home. Not to mention fear of flying. But a simple do-it-yourself acupressure...
- Pixar's "Cars" Are Getting their Kicks on Route 66, and There's No Better Time Than Summer to Head out on this Most Storied of Open Roads. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Cars tells the story of a NASCAR race car that accidently gets off the interstate and into "Radiator Springs," a Route 66 town that suffered when the freeway replaced what John Steinbeck called the "Mother Road," the famous two lane...
- "Travel+Leisure" Meets "Lucky" at the Upscale Travel & Shopping Site "ITravelIShop.com" - FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Lauded in a recent Wall Street Journal Europe piece as one of the top "Travel Blogs That Are Worth The Trip," luxury travel & shopping-focused iTravel iShop.com is a stylish online source of shopping info, hotel reviews, and useful links....
- For Adventure During the Day & Comfort at Night, a B&B Sea Kayaking & Whale Watching Trip off the San Juan Islands Can't be Beat. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
San Juan Island, Washington is considered one of the premier spots in the lower 48 for watching orca whales, and sea kayaking. Camping however, is a different matter, which is why a number of outfitters have begun combining nature with...
- Instead of a Hotel, Rent a Luxury Apartment on the Chi Chi Cape Town Waterfront. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Luxury furnished and fully serviced apartments and suites have recently become available for rental in one of the latest additions to the residential buildings built along Cape Town’s fashionable waterfront: the Juliette building at the Victoria and Albert Waterfront in...
- A River Runs Through It in Montana. Fly Fishing the Waters of the Yellowstone, Madison & Boulder Rivers Offers a Choice Vacation. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Anglers visiting Montana's Paradise Valley for spectacular moutain vistas and natural beauty - as well as some of the finest trout fly fishing on the planet - can face a somewhat intimidating decision: which of the myriad waters to fish....
- Cool Off this Summer in Maine with a Spot of Whitewater Rafting & Roughing it in the Wilderness Camping. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
From mild to wild, rafting the Kennebec River, Dead River or Penobscot River in Western Maine makes for good times, especially combined with kayaking and camping in some of Maine’s most scenic wilderness areas. “A family really gets the best...
- Visiting the "Laboratory of Evolution" - the Galapagos Islands - is a Snap with the Newly Launched GoVisitGalapagos.com - FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Sitting on the equator and just off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, these islands were visited by a young Charles Darwin and played a key role in the formation of his Theory of Natural Selection. Straddling the...
- Instead of Chasing an Elusive Code, Spend Time Cooking, Painting & Enjoying the Art in Tuscany with Da Vinci Capers. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Connecting Italy-lovers with their passions, DaVinci Capers: A Personal Renaissance Journey, offers week-long immersion programs which focus on cuisine, fine arts and language. To discover your own code to enlightenment, activities include: hands-on, nose-alert cooking lessons tasting local wines &...
- Planning a Trip to Hawaii Just Got Easier with the new "Hawaii Vacation Connection" Podcast Devoted to Visiting the Aloha State. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Hosted by radio veteran & Hawaii resident Bruce Fisher, each 12-minute podcast is devoted to helping travelers plan trips to Hawaii, with valuable info on pricing, trends, and even vacation itineraries submitted by podcast listeners. "I love doing the podcasts,"...
- Even without Lance Armstrong, the Buzz is Building for the Tour de France - July 1-23, 2006 - & the "France Fly & Dry" Package from Virgin Vacations is Right on Time. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Sans Armstrong, the Tour is no less prestigious or anxiously anticipated by fans wondering who will now be crowned champion. “This is going to be an awesome Tour. I mean Lance will be missed but now the field is really...
- Have the Fam Frolic in the Surf While Mom Gets a Pedi & Recovers From a Discounted Face Lift in the Domincan Republic. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY & TRAVEL BLOG
The Dominican Republic has steadily been gaining a reputation as a discounted plastic surgery Mecca where skilled, internationally-trained members of worldwide plastic and reconstructive surgery confederations perform various plastic surgery procedures for up to 75% off US prices thanks to...
- To Enjoy a Beach Holiday, You Don't Have to Stay at a Pricey Oceanfront Hotel. Off-season Golf Resorts Offer a Classy, Budget-Friendly Alternative. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Just south of Myrtle Beach proper, in South Carolina, is one of the Grand Strand’s loveliest resorts, Pawleys Plantation, featuring a fabulous Jack Nicklaus golf course that plays out over a scenic salt marsh, pools and tennis courts on property,...
- GLAM SLAM: Better than a Plain Duffle, but Just as Functional is the Canvas & Leather Weekender by Tory Burch. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Although the logo is prominently displayed, it doesn't scream "logo!!!!" in the tacky manner of other brands who shall remain nameless (to protect the guilty). From Neiman Marcus & available through Glam.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Tory Burch Weekender Bag...
- When the U.S. Open Swings into Town August 28-Sept 5, 2006, the Paramount Hotel New York is Serving Up a Special $195/Night Rate for Fans. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The centrally-located Paramount is an opulent, 567 room affair off Times Square, with white pop-nuevo furnishings set against a black and gray color scheme, marble accents and checkerboard carpet. Plush beds, Egyptian cotton sheets, down pillows and down comforters and...
- Getting in Shape is that Much Easier When Surrounded by the Gorgeousness of Vermont at the New Life Hiking Spa & Weight Loss Retreat. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
For almost 30 years, the New Life Hiking Spa has used hiking as the backbone of their get-in-shape program. Founded in 1978 by fitness and nutrition expert, Jimmy LeSage, M.S., there are three different levels of hiking every day, which...
- Although Gas Prices Are Putting a Damper on Local Travel Aspirations, the Bed & Breakfast Industry is Doing their Bit to Make it Affordable with a New Buy-One-Night-Get-One-Night-Free Program. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Cliffside Inn, Rhode Island To offset some the wallet-unfriendly impact of rising gas prices, 1500 innkeepers have joined together to help make local travel more affordable. “We want to encourage Americans to continue to travel and explore the beauty that...
- Make Money While You Get to Know Australia on an Extended Working Holiday. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
For anyone thinking about traveling & working in Australia: good news. The Australian Federal Government just announced changes to its popular working holidaymaker visa program, allowing visa holders to work for a single employer for six months rather than the...
- Tonight, Thursday May 11, Cali's Charles Chocolates is Part of a Spring Chocolate Party in San Francisco! FASHIONTRIBES BLOG
San Francisco artisanal chocolatier Charles Chocolates specializes in tasty, often caffeine-enriched creations - the Mocha Java bar filled with chopped java beans is an instantly delightful buzz - and other irresistable delicacies such as decadent triple-coated Chocolate Covered Almonds, refreshing...
- Salsa Dance the Nights Away While Crusing to Exotic Destinations. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
SalsaCrazy, a San Francisco Bay Area salsa news site, has just launched SalsaCruiseCrazy.com, dedicated to salsa cruises to exotic destinations. The weeklong floating salsa parties include packages on Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line cruise ships. “There’s nothing more...
- LuxéMont Tees Off Luxé Top 10 World Golf Tours, a Groovy Combo of Great Golf & Chi Chi Accommodations. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
LuxéMont - purveyor of affordable but luxurious-lifestyle options - hits the links with its Luxé Top Ten Golf Tours for 2006. Each golf center offers championship-golfing facilities, ritzy accommodations & amenities, and oodles of ambience. Some of the tours include:...
- If Stomping Through France in a Tracksuit and a Large Group - & Wielding an Enormous Camera - to Every Tourist Trap There is Simply Doesn't Appeal, You're Probably a Stealth Tourist Who Prefers to Travel a Tad More Incognito. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
The flowers are blooming, the swallows returning, the sky is blue...and the rumble of tour buses fills the streets. Ah yes, the annual ritual known as tourist season has begun and more than 70 million foreigners will descend upon France...
- Luxury Travel Just Got that Much More Luxurious with UltimateTrips.com, a Handy One-Stop-Shopping Resource. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
From a boutique hotel in Marrakech to a luxury wilderness lodge in New Zealand, or yachting the Mediterranean in style to a private villa in the Caribbean, travelers seeking glitzy getaways have, until recently, had to consult myriad websites to...
- For an Offbeat B&B Escape Weekend, the Roca Country Inn in Roca, Nebraska Beckons. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In need of some R&R, but tired of the usual suspects? The wilds of Roca, Nebraska, located a little over 10 miles southest of Lincoln, offer a quiet getaway, as well as down-home diversions such as: the local Museum of...
- Fun + Educational + Vacation = a Combination that Doesn't Usually Go with the word "Family" - However at Wild Dunes Resort off the Coast of South Carolina, they Offer Oodles of Fam-Friendly Activities & Then Some. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Vacations that are fun and educational sound like a parent's dream; the dreaded "educational" component, however, tends to score less well with kids. However Island Adventures® program at Wild Dunes Resort (WildDunes.com) near Charleston - off the coast of South...
- Fashiontribes Finds: Our New Pick o' the Best of the Week for the Global Chic Tribe -for the Week Ending 4/23/06. FASHIONTRIBE FASHION BLOG
You asked, we listened. This kicks off our weekly Fashiontribes Finds post, where we sort through the deluge of posts from the week before & list our top picks individually for each tribe. GLOBAL CHIC WEEKLY FASHIONTRIBES FINDS: A flirty...
- Travel & Do the Earth Some Good with Idyll's Unusual Vacations in Which You Pay-As-You-Go...to Offset Your Contribution to Carbon Dioxide Emissions. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Idyll, a European vacation rental specialist, recently announced its new Cool Travel option which is projected to offset 354 tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions this year. By having travelers pay $30 per person to offset the estimated CO2 emissions...
- Virgin Vacations Heats Up Spring Travel with Announcement of Several Package Offers & a $100 Discount. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
As Spring travel kicks into gear, Virgin Vacations has announced several vacation packages to some of Europe’s fave destination cities: Paris & London combo vacation packages starting at $ 1529 per person Amsterdam & London combo vacation packages starting at...
- An Interview with Rave SQ Magazine about the "Karmic Luxury" Way of Life they Showcase, Featuring the Best of Where to Visit, What to Buy, How to Live. Sign Me Up. FASHIONTRIBES LIFESTYLE BLOG & PODCAST
An Interview with Rave SQ Magazine about the "Karmic Luxury" Way of Life Showcase, Featuring the Best of Everything: Where to Visit, What to Buy, How to Live. Sign Me Up. FASHIONTRIBES LIFESTYLE BLOG & PODCASTP - MP3 File "A...
- Back in the Day, Travel was actually Glamourous. Set sail Between New York & London on the Queen Mary 2 this Spring. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
This spring, Vacation Europe is showcasing the world's largest, longest, tallest, grandest ocean liner ever - in a nice blend of old-school glam and 21st century bling. The Vacation Europe's Queen Mary 2 package includes: airfare with British Airways between...
- A Sure Sign Spring has Arrived: Dining by the Water's Edge at The Boathouse in Central Park. FASHIONTRIBES BLOG
One of the city's most charming boites has finally emerged from hiberation, and New Yorkers and tourists both can get back to the business of dining waterfront at this tranquil oasis in the midst of the the hustle & bustle...
- Don't Miss the Boat. Arriving at a Big Event such as the Next Year's ICC World Cricket Cup Onboard a Luxury Megayacht is Guaranteed Priceless Fun. Paparazzi Optional. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(photo from 4windstravel.com) Booking a luxury yacht charter to coincide with a special event - cosseted by impeccable five-star service of course - is a growing trend in travel charter vacations. While old standbys such as the Cannes Film Festival,...
- Whether You're Lounging Poolside or Heading for Happy Hour, Don't Leave the Cabana without a Gorgeous Beaded Silk Coverup from Inca. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
Inspired in part by iconic Bond chica Ursula Andress, this glamourous garment is perfect for your glamourous life (real or imagined). Available at Incagirl.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Inca Perfume Silk Robe Resort Fashion Fashion Expert
- Savvy Travelers Know There's No One Magic URL that Has All the Best Prices, Packages & Info in One Place. However, "Vacation Designer" Trolls Multiple Sites & Makes it Easy to Plan a Trip. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Meliovation, known for their easy-to-use trip planning software, has just released the latest edition of Vacation Designer - VacationDesigner.com - downloadable travel research and planning software. By doing much of the legwork for you, it can help you easily organize...
- Size Matters this Season When it Comes to Accessories. The Work-to-Weekend Bag from Bebe is a Size Queen's Dream. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
How glamorous, jetting off somewhere fab for the weekend from the office. Less glamorous...how are you supposed to schlep all your work & play stuff without looking like a bag lady? This enormous sack is virtually bottomless, with plenty of...
- An Idyllic Family Vacation. Is there such a Thing? Time for a Visit to the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Eco-Friendly Resort. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Unfortunately, many "family package" vacations are like junk food - soothing & oh-so-satisfying, but somehow devoid of anything worthwhile. For a more enriched vacation with the fam, the Jean-Michel Cousteau Fiji Islands Resort on Vanua Levu, Fiji - FijiResort.com -...
- Overstock.com Watch: Late Season Ski Specials Through April at Breckenridge, Whistler, Vail, Snowmass & Park City, Utah. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
In Colorado: pay for 3 nights & get the 4th and 5th free in Breckenridge get rates as low as $112/night in Vail lift & lodging for $131/person/day in Beaver Creek stay 4 nights & get 1 night free in...
- What to do When Your Love Life Tanks Majorly? Elizabeth Gilbert's Three-Step Approach: "Eat, Pray, Love" - FASHIONTRIBES BOOK BLOG
Following a nasty divorce and a disastrous love affair, the 30-something author heads to Italy, India & Indonesia to indulge in food, people, and prayer. From her Italian convo partner to ascetic Indian experience to chilling in Bali, this is...
- The Stately, Time-Honored Side of Japanese Culture Gets the Royal Treatment from a Watercolor Artist in Kate T. Williamson's "A Year in Japan" - FASHIONTRIBES BOOK BLOG
This delicately crafted artist's journal offers colorful impressions of a young woman's extended visit in Kyoto, Japan. Williamson's watercolors are playful, bright and spare, and each section illustrates a theme or topic that has inspired the artist/author over her travels...
- In Another Merger of Fashion, Architecture & Lifestyle, Galway's Latest Boutique Hotel, the g, Features Decor Designed by Flamboyant Milliner Philip Treacy (Flamboyant as in His Designs). FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE & TRAVEL BLOG
Located on Ireland's Atlantic coast, this destination hotel is a showcase for Treacy's madcap aesthetic - after all, he put the wackily attired British stylish Isabella Blow on the fashion map with his insanely fabulous chapeaux. Featuring an eclectic mix...
- Overstock.com Watch: Airfare & 3 Nights at the Beach in Cancun, Mexico. Yes, It's Tawdry Spring-Break-Central, But at this Price, Who Cares? FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Photo from asups.ups.edu) Bring your iPod & a trashy novel to the beach - and imbibe enough tasty tropically-themed beverages - and you'll never even notice all the rowdy, drunken collegiate types gone wild. Available at Overstock.com - Lesley Scott...
- From May 8-13, Eat Your Way Across East Maui as You Bask in the Culture as Part of Hotel Hana-Maui's Special 5 Day Culinary & Cultural Event. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Photo from theworldwidegourmet.com) Located on the lush tropical eastern coast of Maui, the Hotel Hana-Maui and Honua Spa - HotelHanaMaui.com - are ideal for both secluded getaways as well as a taste of authentic Hawaii. Hana is accessible via the...
- It's 10 am. You're Chained to Your Desk/Computer/Cubicle, Diligently Cranking Out Your TPS Reports. Wouldn't You Rather be Surfing? Aquabumps is the Next Best Thing. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
Dedicated to "the ocean, surfing, contemporary beach culture and a lust for suckin' the most out of life," Aquabumps is a site devoted to wave porn, as well as concise & helpful surf reports about temperatures, wind, tides & forecasts...
- C.M Mayo Unearths the Hidden Side of a Storied Mexico City Neighborhood as She Personally Reads her Lively Account of a Stroll through Coyoacán. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
Most authors would be thrilled to win even a single award for their writing...ahem...howeeeeevvvver, C.M. Mayo is apparently not most authors. Her deeply personal essay about that most intimate of environs, home, garnered not one but two awards: the Lowell...
- Take a Trip with Francis Mayes to Spain, Portugal, Italy, Morocco, Greece, Turkey and Scotland in "A Year in the World" - FASHIONTRIBES BOOK BLOG
Even people who don't normally read travel books are aware of the old Italian villa that Mayes and her husband restored, chronicled in Mayes's bestseller Under the Tuscan Sun and three other books about Tuscany. So it's somewhat surprising when...
- Ah, Aruba becomes Ahhhhhhh...Aaaaarrrruuuubbbbaaa at the Island's first Luxury All-Inclusive Occidental Grand Aruba Resort - with Free Weddings to Boot! - Opening May 1, 2006. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Photo of Aruba's Palm Beach from Aruba-Travelguide.com) Talk about pulling out all the stops. Occidental Hotels and Resorts - www.occidentalhotels.com - dropped nearly $24 million to transform the former Allegro-branded resort into an Occidental Grand, the hotel company's upscale brand...
- San Francisco Beauty Secrets Revealed: Spa Vitale and Dana Leslie Organics Face & Body. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
Whether for spring break or biz travel, if you're lucky enough to land in the City by the Bay but find yourself feeling wiped out from work conferences - or even too much shopping - we've found two spas that...
- Recently Published Boutique Hotel Guide for Europe Reflects the Trends in Travel: Small, Cozy & Luxurious Hotels that Are Destinations Unto Themselves. FASHIONTRIBES POP CULTURE BLOG
(Photo from Spullenbank.nl) The UK's Independent newspaper recently published a guide to European boutique hotels, which are quickly evolving into destinations in themselves. People are seeking everything that large, homogeneous McChains aren't. Here are the categories people are looking for:...
- New Colorful, Chick-Friendly Luggage Tags from JI Designs Will Ensure You Never Lunge After the Wrong Suitcase on the Luggage Carousel Again. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
"One thing many young, trend-setting women look for--but can never find--is a cute luggage tag that stands out," bemoans Jane Ignacio, a graphic designer. "When I was looking for stylish luggage tags for the bridesmaids in my cousin's wedding in...
- With New Direct Flights from New York & Chicago, Maybe It's High Time to Check out St. Lucia in the West Indies for St. Lucia Jazz, the Fab International Jazz Festival. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & FASHION BLOG
One of the Windward Islands of the West Indies' Lesser Antilles, St. Lucia (pronounced Saint LOO-sha) is nestled halfway down the eastern Caribbean archipelago. The "Helen of the West Indies," it is known for its diverse & natural beauty: tropical...
- FASHIONTRIBES TIDBIT: Make Like a 10th Century Monk, but without the Sackcloth & Ashes - & with Fab Modern Conveniences - @ the Recently Refurbished L'Abbaye-Chateau de Camon Hotel in Languedoc, France. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & FASHION BLOG & PODCAST
PODCAST - FASHIONTRIBES TIDBIT: Make Like a 10th Century Monk, but without the Sackcloth & Ashes - & with Fab Modern Conveniences - @ the Recently Refurbished L'Abbaye-Chateau de Camon Hotel in Languedoc, France. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & FASHION BLOG &...
- Keep Your Beauty Regime Streamlined & Easily Accessible On the Road with the Clever, Multi-Compartment Makeup & Toiletry Travel Case from Flight 001. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & BEAUTY BLOG
This diabolically clever micro-fiber toiletry kit features elastics to hold bottles in place, a removable pouch, mesh pockets, compartments galore - and it even snaps out into 2 separate bags. Available at Flight001.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Flight...
- It's official-Coachella will be April 29 and 30! Yippee-Fashiontribes Music Blog
It's official! Grab plane tickets and hotel reservations while you can-Coachella will be April 29 and 30th in good old Indio, California. FT will, of course, be there and you should too. We will be totally crack and get you...
- For Your Pal that Suffers from an Incurable Travel Bug, Colorful Monogrammed Leather Luggage Tags from Horchow Will Help Speed Them On Their Way Out of Baggage Claim. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL & GIFT BLOG
Choose from four colors, gold foil stamping & a single-initial or three-initial monogram. Horchow. - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Gift Horchow Monogrammed Luggage Tags Travel Fashion Fashion Expert
- For Kiss-Proof, Smudge-Proof Beauty on the Run, Benefit's New "Pocket Pal" is Your New Best Beauty Friend: Benetint Lip & Cheek Stain & a Shiny Gloss in a Tiny, Handy Tube. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
Arguably the best cheek & lip stain on the market (the criterion being the size of its cult following), there's no arguing with how cool & convenient this upgrade of the original is. BenefitCosmetics.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Beauty Benefit...
- Traveling? Don't Leave Home Without Your Passport & Your Passport-Sized Travel Brush Kit from Michael Marcus w/ All the Tools You Need to Stay Gorgeous on the Road. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
Believe it or not, eight sable brushes fit into this skinny lil' case. MichaelMarcus.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Beauty Michael Marcus Travel Brush Kit Fashion Fashion Expert
- A Glamourous Croc-Embossed Jewelry Case For Your Glamourous Life. Stylish, Painfully Chic & From Banana Republic of All Places. FASHIONTRIBES ACCESSORIES FASHION BLOG
Available in classic Jackie O-worthy brown or glam white, it's the perfect way to stash or schlep your jewels. BananaRepublic.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Croc Embossed Jewelry Case Purses & Handbags Banana Republic Accessories Fashion Fashion Fashion Expert
- The New Boutique Adara Hotel - a Welcome Change from the McResorts That Dominate the Ski Paradise of Whistler. FASHIONTRIBES TRAVEL BLOG
(Photo from WhistlerVillageInn.com) The chic & intimate 41-room Adara Hotel, set to open in early January 2006, will be Whistler's first and only designer boutique hotel, promising to inject a much-needed dose of urban flair into the woodsy British Columbia...
- In Honor of Where It Will Take You, The Handmade Passport Case by randL of Seattle at Rare Device is Just the Ticket. FASHIONTRIBES ACCESSORIES FASHION BLOG
Made of scraps from R.E. Load courier bag, each case is embellished with embroidery, has numerous handy pockets, and most importantly, makes sure your lil' passport looks cute as can be. RareDevice.com - Lesley Scott Fashiontribes Fashiontribes Files Rare Device...
- Identify your luggage in a heartbeat with Urban Outfitters Skull-embroidred Luggage-Fashiontribes Lifestyle Blog
Sick of waiting hours at the carousel? Urban Outfitters Skull Rolling Luggage will certainly give you a separate piece. The sturdy luggage is dotted with tiny embroidered skulls and cross bones-the black set with white, the white set with black...
- Flying = Questionable Cabin Air Quality + Really Dehydrated Skin. Put the Odds in Your Favor with the Secret Weapon of Makeup Artists: Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. FASHIONTRIBES BEAUTY BLOG
A secret of flawlessly complected globetrotters is to apply a thin layer of foundation primer pre-flight. The silicon in the primer seals in the moisture in your skin, creating a much needed barrier between your lovely mug and the not-so-lovely...
- Banana Republic's Cozy Cashmere Travel set is a little slice of soft, cloudy heaven for your traveling troubles_Fashiontribes Lifestyle Blog
Traveling in the holiday season sucks. The idea of flying on a plane crammed with people isn't exactly one that conjures up holiday joy for moi. Give me this Banana Republic Cashmere Travel Slumber Set, however, and suddenly visions of...
- Thanks for the Memories...When You Give the Gift of a South African Safari on Ulusaba, Sir Richard Branson's Private Game Reserve. FASHIONTRIBES GIFT BLOG
10,000 acres of unspoilt, game-rich bush & plenty of solitude, as you track the "Big Five" in an open land rover, accompanied by an experienced & knowledgeable game ranger. And did we mention it was Richard Branson's private reserve? Ulusaba.com...
- John Lennon Remembered-Beatles Fan? Check out the John Lennon Museum in Tokyo next time you visit Japan-Fashiontribes Pop CUlture Blog
The John Lennon Museum in Tokyo, Japan The John Lennon Museum has opened on October 9, 2000, the day when John would have celebrated his 60th birthday. The John Lennon Museum has been formally approved by Ms. Yoko Ono, and...
- Need to cart your gear to visit Mom for the holidays? Check out Diane von Furstenberg's lovely luggage-Fashiontribes Lifestyle Blog
Oh, the holidays. I picture it going something like this: I am supposed to be home early evening Wednesday. Before I leave for the office in the morning, I should be running around in a tizzy trying to throw all...
- Don't Look Like a Packhorse When You Travel. Hit the Road Like a Fashion Expert with a Chic Weekender from Give Accessories - & Part of the Proceeds go to Charity. FASHIONTRIBES FASHION BLOG
If you're chic, and you like to travel, it can be quite the editing/balancing act finding decent looking accoutrements for the road. Especially luggage. Give Accessories is a new collection of travel-related bags (such as this chic Weekender with leather...
- Take an Eco-Friendly Walk on the Wild Side. "Responsible Travel" Helps You Stay Green while You Get Worldly & Visit Exotic Locales. FASHIONTRIBES ECO-TOURISM TRAVEL BLOG
Take a walk on the wild side & do some good at the same time. Responsible Travel can set you up on a Gorilla Safari in Rwanda, birdwatching in Adalucia, an eco-lodge in Bolivia, a village tour in Kenya &...
- A Ralph Lauren Nautically Restored Vintage Airstream will benefit the Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation-which in turn, benefits your community-Fashiontribes From The Heart Blog
As one may ascertain from this blog, I LOVE Airstreams. LOVE. So what could be better than Ralph Lauren Vintage Airstream, where the proceeds from the one-of-a-kind, restored campers go to the Polo Ralph Lauren Foundation? Lauren restored 4 Airstreams...
- We're Back- After a week of all th bustle at Bryant Park, we will be coming to your regularly once again. We know you missed the fashion expert commentary!-Fashiontribes.com fashion blog and podcast
After a week of mingling with the Anna's and the Carine's (Wintour and Roitfeld, respectively), we are back to our good old office, bringing you the latest and greatest from the net, the street and life in general. How we...
- Sean Penn Saves The World, Part Deux-Fashiontribes.com blog
Sean Penn and entourage, including a personal photographer, jump into boat. Sean Penn and entourage and personal photographer plan to rescue children waylaid by Hurricane Katrina. Boat containing Sean Penn, his entourage and his personal photographer springs a leak within...
- Sudsy Malones's in Cincinnati is perhaps the world's only Rock'N'Roll Laundromat-Fashiontribes.com blog
My new life goal? To open my own Rock'n'Roll Laundromat a la Sudsy Malones, Cincinnati's best. The entire concept is nothing short of genius. A band space for punk and metal bands, a stage for karaoke and all while you...
- Fresh's In Flight Kit will save your skin through all travel experiences-Fashiontribes.com blog
My skin is quite plagued. It seems that whether I travel by plane or car, my skin comes out as damaged goods-dry and irritated. Fresh, whom I adore for their line of Sugar products, has come out with a kit...
- The Greek Island of Sifnos makes a relaxing end of summer Getaway-Fashiontribes.com Travel Blog and Podcast
Fashiontribes Visits Greece-Explore the Greek Island Of Sifnos with us-Fashiontribes.com Travel MP3 File This is Jennifer Cattaui, giving my weekly shout out to travel for Fashiontribes.com. This week we are visiting the Greek Island of Sifnos. Nestled in the Cyclades,...
- Sean Penn does Iran, Season Finale-Fashiontribes.com blog
Sean Penn survives more bombings in Tehran. (Note: Sean Penn has alrea
