Lodging & Accommodations

The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can,
Pursuing it with eager feet,
Until it joins some larger way
Where many paths and errands meet.
And whither then? I cannot say.

It's time for a mid-winter escape from the Adirondacks. And what better destination than Costa Rica? For the second year in a row my wife and I are venturing to the jewel of Central America with in-laws for ten incredibdle days at the Four Seasons Peninsula Papagayo. After that we join our friends Amy and Brian who winter in Tamarindo, but unlike last year when we fired straight off to Nosara, this year we're headed inland to Lake Arenal. Volcano. Hot springs. Windsurfing. Then down to Tamarindo for some surf, surf, surfing!

New York Times reporter, Maureen Dowd, takes her rye, often irreverent, mix of wit and humor on the road. Check out her Fiesta Americana Grand Aqua review, about a new, ostensibly chichi hotel in Cancun (though judging from the photos and review it appears less "exclusive-posh" and more "mega-resort-posh").

Vacation like French aristocrats at this spectacular Loire Valley château. Chateau de la Caillotere is easily one of the most luxurious, most authentic rental properties available in France.