Why We Travel...
Thank you for returning to Executive Nomad. Wondering why don't we feature reviews of the sites we recommend? Find Out.. If you haven't already, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feedJohn Williams of Heritage Travel, a subsidiary of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was kind enough to...
Go, Dog, Go!...
Pet friendly hotels are all the rage. I heard from one fellow owner at my local dog park that he and his wife had just spent the night in NY with their labradoodle (I believe at the Clarion). I almost brought Executive Nomad’s Chief Canine Officer (in photo) to the Sonoma Mission Inn (the hotel...
In Flight Entertainment from Seat 13C...
Non-Fiction: Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass: A Survival Guide for the Recently Unemployed. I know far too many talented people who are in a position to need this book right now. Damn economy. Fiction: People of the Book: A Novel. A tantalizing, emotionally rich historical novel about an ancient...
Hotels Get Their Green On...
CNN has provided an excellent round up of the activities undertaken by the major hotel chains to save energy, reduce water use, recycle more, and be greener global citizens. We applaud all of these efforts. Travel & Leisure magazine has compiled a list of top green hotels. While many of these are...
Jet Lag Explained, if not Cured...
Ah, the pleasures of unfolding one’s body after an overnight, overseas flight marked by salty food, too much wine, a bad movie, and a seat that almost, sort of reclines. Suffice it to say it is not a pretty sight. Here is a thoroughly scientific explanation of the origins of jet lag and the (unfortunate)...
Hipster Dallas...
A dispatch from fellow Nomad Mark Miller of M.Miller: If you are heading to Dallas on business or pleasure (or already live there) and like your accommodations artsy, and intimate with a bit of architectural history, then check out the Belmont Hotel. Located in Oak Cliff, resting atop a stone bluff,...
Quiet Car Moon...
I had a one day trip to New York last week so I spent a lot of time on the Acela. On the way home, I settled into a window seat in the quiet car (by accident, truth be told) with a sumptuous, yet economical, picnic of sorts from Pret a Manger.  New York City was far behind us as dusk settled in an a...
Room with too Much View?...
The New York Times reports that hotels with glass bathroom walls are becoming all the rage. We’ve come across several in our travels — most recently at the Hotel Cram in Barcelona — and remain underwhelmed. Designers conjure up images of mystery and romance, usually linked to the shower...
In-Flight Entertainment in Seat 13C...
Ignore that awful movie and dig into one of these great reads. Fiction: The Spare Wife by Alex Witchell. While the rich, glamorous protagonists and their media vocations seem so last October, there is adultery and other double-dealing fun. It’s an amusing tale that will make you happy that you...