When in Lake Charles, Louisiana head to Sha Sha’s of Creole for the most amazing bread pudding.  Life is short so enjoy it.  They take the original bread pudding batter and then deep fry it. When it's golden, they top it with powdered sugar, rum sauce, and Cool Whip. My! Oh! My!

Sha Sha’s concept and design is reflective of Creole, the Creole Nature Trail and the entire Cameron Parish area. Their handmade tables were crafted from log and cypress. T lights are metal shrimp buckets turned upside d

For this year Tnooz shares a study done by Simpliflying where they analyzed the data from a recent EyeforTravel report understanding how travel companies are approaching social media in 2012.

Here are some interesting findings from the study, Social Media and Mobile Strategies for the Travel Industry 2011:

• Location-based services such as Foursquare will be huge this year. Almost half of all the airlines surveyed wish to increase their presence in location-based social networks in 2012 (they’re goi

La brillante carrera del capitán italiano Francesco Schettino podría tener un final de pesadilla. El que fue hasta hace tres días capitán del lujoso barco Costa Concordia está preso, y su cara reflejando una mezcla de sorpresa, angustia y ¿miedo? me impactó.

Lo conocí mientras hacía una travesía por el Caribe en el Costa Atlántica. Eran sin duda unas condiciones muy distintas a las que vive ahora. Al timón de la nave lucía en control total, y no era solo mi percepción, sino que así se sentía. Seg

There is still time to hop a flight to Hong Kong where celebrating Chinese New Year is special with fireworks and a great parade.  The Chinese New Year celebration starts on Jan. 23 goes to February 5.  According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar it will be the Year of the Dragon 4710.  The flight to Hong Kong from New York State is long – very long so book a stay at the SkyCity Marriott located on Lantau Island next to Hong Kong International Airport.  The luxury hotel is the perfect place to recu

On a mild December night, I took my husband for a surprise visit to an independent bookstore in Brooklyn to give him his Christmas present: not just a hard-cover version of the recently released Queen of America by Luis Alberto Urrea, a book we'd been anticipating as the sequel to our favorite, The Hummingbird's Daughter, but a signed copy and a chance to meet the author.

Jon was delighted when he r

From Kenya’s capital, Nairobi to the Samburu Game Lodge is about 150 miles as the crow flies. But, if you leave Nairobi in the middle of winter, and you’ll arrive at Samburu in midsummer. However, that’s not because the roads are so bad, or the little Nissan safari buses which most tour operators use being anything other than quick and efficient.

The reason for the seasonal shift is that on this journey crosses the Equator, at a place called Nanyuki, where the buses always stop. Ostensibly, it’s

Check out these two amazing winter getaways inSE Asia

One of the best beach destinations in the world is in Myanmar (Burma).  Ngapali beach is long, the sand is cool and soft, the sea is gentle and warm, and there are none of the pesky annoyance found on many beaches. No bugs, no vendors, and no rip tides. Like the rest of Myanmar the beach is very safe.  If that sounds amazing, it is.  Amazing Resorts Ngapali is located on the Bay of Bengal and while it is growing in popularity, especially with

Patrick Smith’s column, Ask the Pilot  is almost always an acerbic look at the airline industry with its many foibles and Alice in Wonderland rules and regulations.

But the regular contributor to Salon, the award-winning online news site, also provides helpful insights into basic questions such as: Are Pilots Ever Afraid of Crashing or what do all those bells mean during a flight. Human stuff that’s reassuring and informative.

Recently he took the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 

By Roy Heale

You know that you have arrived at a gay-friendly Hotel when the local gay guide is displayed prominently in the hotel lobby along with other tourist information brochures. Such was the case when I arrived at The Plaza del Sol Hotel in the heart of downtown Rosario and the De Ambiente gay guide was readily available in the foyer. The welcoming staff were also extremely helpful and spoke English, which is not always the case in Argentina.

Located on San Juan Street near attractions such

It is an honor to watch someone as skilled Tek Roka, the pastry chef at trendy Radisson Blu Resort & Spa in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Chef Roka create chocolate delights at the five-star resort on the Adriatic shore that opened in July 2009. Roka is originally from Nepal but worked for ten years in Dubai where he won first place in the sugar pastry decoration category.  His roses creations are truly amazing.

Chef Roka has created the Radisson’s signature dessert – Chocolate Fingers. The smooth creamy

Some animals considered the smartest and most intelligent others are just stupid: Here is a list of top 15 smartest animals on our planet

Palma de Mallorca is the capital one of holidaymakers’ favorite islands, Majorca. Despite its small in size, it gives you a city feeling, with awesome shopping and world-class restaurants.

Sun and city on the same trip: about Palma

Palma has 360 000 inhabitants, lively atmosphere with friendly and relaxed people. It couldn’t be easier to combine city break and a beach holiday. Stay either in the center of Palma and walk to the beach, or accommodate yourself in a lovely beach holiday home, relax by

Who suspected that Rockland, way up in Mid-Coast Maine, is also known as Pie Town USA? Perhaps you’ve heard of Rockland for its extensive Wyeth collection at the Farnsworth Art Museum, its distinctive rocky Penobscot Bayshoreline or succulent lobster boils and majestic Windjammer excursions during summer.

Rockland’s pie claim-to-fame is thanks to Food Network’s Bobby Flay when he paid a visit here for a pie throwdown. Held each year on the second to the last day of January in conjunction with Nat

Technology Fails Locking Guests Out of Hotel Rooms

Guests at the Denver Marriott Tech Center would have loved a set of hard keys to their rooms on New Year’s Eve because, as if by magic, a computer malfunction locked every guest out of their hotel room. And locked the elevators shut.

Bad enough, but this was just before the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve.

TNooz,  the tech-talking travel web site, reported that moods of the guests quickly went from happy and celebratory, to downright mean

Tourism Tidbits for January is now on line.  Please contact me if interested in receiving it: ptarlow@tourismandmore.com.  Here is a portion on this month's theme: Luxury Travel.

Despite the worldwide recession, there is one area of the tourism market that is rapidly expanding, that is the upscale or luxury market.  Asian airlines, for example, have not only increased their first class capacity, but continue to offer a wide variety of this new luxury travel products.  In fact, the luxury travel m

Any trip to Maine has to include spotting a moose.  Wild Moose, of course, but how about a 1700-pound chocolate moose?

When in Maine be sure to stop in Scarborough, near Portland, Maine, where there is a very special moose. At Len Libby Handmade Candies meet the world’s sweetest moose, Lenny, made from 1700 pounds of chocolate.  Lenny was sculpted on site in four weeks and unveiled in 1997.  He proudly stands in a “pool” of tinted white chocolate complete with lily pads and frogs.  All chocolate

Located right in the heel of Italy's boot, Puglia's 6 provinces showcase more than 500 miles of lapis-lazuli coastline on both the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Puglia is also Italy's top olive oil producer, celebrated for its red Salice Salentino wine, orecchiette(ear-shaped pasta), and abundantly fresh seafood dishes like pignata di polpo, a delightfully fresh squid stew.

It's only fitting to explore this off-the-well-trodden tourist track region by forgetting self-made itineraries and going with a

THEATER DISTRICT HOTEL ON MANHATTAN'S WEST SIDE

Motel 6 does not leave the light on for you in the city that never sleeps. Not only are there no Motel 6-ish rates in Manhattan, but the average hotel room costs $300, pricey enough to make some people think twice about staying in town. So in June 2011, Yotel opened on Tenth Avenue and 42nd Street with a new deal for New York City.

Yotel does not pretend to be a “cheap” hotel: Rates usually start at about $190, and some weeks they're considerably