{Un}Glamorous Paris: La Piscine

If you want to see the French at their most unglamorous, all one needs to do is take a trip to the local piscine (swimming pool). Speedos and swim caps required - need I say more?The pool quickly becomes the most untraditional (and most affordable) fashion show in Paris showcasing unflattering speedos, some with tiger or plaid patterns, and other baggy ones that flow in the water like the plastic

Palm Beach Destination in travel

Palm Beach Destination

Palm Beach has been the preferred winter house of families such as Rockefeller, Kennedy and Pulitzer and has a population of 20,000 in summer that swells to 40,000 in winter. This is an area of private beaches, oceanfront mansions, best hotel rates, luxury motor cars, chic boutiques, expensive designer labels and jewelry stores. It is not a place for the budget conscious visitor. It's the Rodeo Drive of the eastern seaboard. Palm Beach luxury palm beach hotels are popular with visitors who appreciate the 5 star services, fine dining and the up market shopping. Other Palm Beach accommodation typically consists of ocean side cottages and inns, resorts, motels and condominiums.