Baraza Resort & Spa, Zanzibar

Baraza Resort & Spa, Zanzibar

While travel remains stalled, we’re here to bring you inspiration for the trips you’ll take when life returns to normal. – TravelSquire Editors Had we accidentally walked into a sultan’s palace? A gleaming white lobby embellished with marble floors, golden silk divans and hammered brass lanterns sure made us think … Read more

Virginia’s Hunt & Wine Country

Virginia’s Hunt & Wine Country is just an hour outside of Washington, D.C., though it feels a million miles away from the Beltway’s hustle. The pastoral landscape of Loudoun and Fauquier Counties is defined by rolling hills, stately horse farms and picturesque vineyards. The area is home to numerous small … Read more

Patchwork-Tarts-OPT

Experience Local Culture with Le Cordon Bleu

The art of travel these days extends far beyond checking off sights on a bucket list. Visitors are looking for experiences that entice, challenge and immerse. As the world becomes ever closer thanks to technology and the ease of transportation, real life and experiencing local culture are merging into a … Read more

B&H Buildings London

Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings, London

“We’re a little bit out of the way,” our genial host cites as we enter Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings. Spoiler Alert: Not at all! The Clerkenwell restaurant, set in a 19th-century building, is a quick 10-minute taxi from our hotel even though the driver fretted that he didn’t recognize the … Read more

Ottawa Canada Le Cordon Bleu

Ottawa with Le Cordon Bleu’s Chef Herve Chabert

The fourth largest city in Canada and the second largest urban market in Ontario, Ottawa is home to the first Le Cordon Bleu Culinary Arts Institute outside of Europe. Ottawa’s thriving food scene, with its local and international chefs and its multicultural and multilingual sensibility (you will hear English and … Read more

Seattle Washington

Seattle: A Local’s Guide to the Rainy City

There’s no easier way to spot a tourist in Seattle than the mushroom top of an umbrella bobbing down Pike’s Place. Take it from a local: invest in a raincoat. Seattle and rain go together like farm-to-table and rusticity, hiking and sweat, coffee and bitterness—it’s what characterizes the experience (and what … Read more

Le Cordon Bleu

Paris with Le Cordon Bleu Chef Guillaume Siegler

Paris is one of the world’s most alluring destinations.  So, when I recently met up with Le Cordon Bleu, Paris’ Chef Guillaume Siegler, to ask him a few questions about his adopted home from a resident’s point of view, I was not surprised by his responses. With a tenure at … Read more

Ramen By Mew

Ramen By Mew

New York is a tapestry of ever-changing places. Construction and build outs are literally everywhere (“Watch out for that crane”…), but many buildings manage to maintain a facade recognizable to long-time residents. Yet, even then change remains constant. And sometimes, that change comes in the form of delicious, cheap ramen. … Read more

Vegan Travel to Italy

It’s difficult enough following a vegan diet, but doing it while traveling would seem close to impossible. And, especially in Italy where delicious home-made pasta, meats and cheeses are over the top tempting.  Luckily, Vegano ItalianoTours, a joint project of Tierno Tours and Green Earth Travels, have teamed up to … Read more

Eau Palm Beach, Florida

As long as there is a bit of a chill in the air on the East Coast the jet set will flock to Palm Beach to play golf and work on their tans. Situated on a pristine beach on the Atlantic Ocean and surrounded by lush tropical gardens is the … Read more

Big Island, Italian Style

Move over poi and luau pig. On the Island of Hawaii, Pueo’s Osteria is on the radar more than the spouting volcano.  Neatly tucked away in an older Hawaiian style courtyard, the villa-like surroundings, with soft yellows and a muted green stone wall, feels right out of Tuscany.  It’s quite … Read more

Mezi – Christmas Shopping in a Pinch

With less than 10 shopping days until Christmas many of us (including myself) are feeling the crunch.  How do we finish it all up in time?  Pssst … the Squire’s got a secret.  It’s Mezi, a text-on-demand shopping service App. Thanks to Mezi, you can do all of your shopping … Read more

Tanuki, Auckland, New Zealand

The Japanese Izakaya concept seems to have gained prominence far and wide in the last year and Auckland, New Zealand is no exception. Essentially Japanese bar food eaten with liberal amounts of alcoholic beverages, the movement has spawned variations and it’s possible that in another year it will have morphed … Read more

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – Monarch Rooftop Lounge

If you were one of the millions of viewers glued to your television screen last year during the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade you’re certain of one thing.  It just keeps getting better year after year.  And let’s face it.  That is definitely not true of most things today. With … Read more