Bearleader Chronicle

“Beauty is meaningless unless it is shared,” wrote George Orwell in his novel “Burmese Days”. Entering the lobby of the Strand Hotel in Yangon …

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I arrived in Chania late at night and was met by a taxi driver I had arranged for in advance. As we set off, the driver took great care to explain the …

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Popular for their distinctively simple and well crafted goods, architecture and apparel, the Shakers and the utopian villages they created continue to be a …

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Boarding a train in Zurich, we began the slow climb into the alps, winding our way through green valleys and passing vast mirrored lakes. We met the river …

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Some of the best sleep-over experiences happen when the place you stay is also what you have gone to see. Taking this to the extreme, the other day I got a …

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Vacation Stay No.12: On the eve of yet another nor’easter blanketing New York with a pristine white coat of snow, and with spring still months away, we just …

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Cura ao isn’t always the first stop for novice travelers to the Caribbean, and that may be precisely why it should be high on a sophisticated travelers bucket …

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The names of streets are a cities way of remembering the great and good that navigated the twists and turns of urban society past.

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Through a small passage off the north arcade of the Place des Vosges, sits the Pavilion of the Queen , a place where you can lodge in the style of …

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The Hotel V Nesplein is a recently opened, four star, 43 room hotel carved out of a former office building. The building has been lovingly restored and given …

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This week we make our way from city to country to spend a few blissful nights in a bed and breakfast in wales. Accommodations of the bed-and-breakfast type are …

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A city founded on its legendary access to the cleanest and most pure water, Jeonju was the birthplace of the Joseon Empire, which reigned for five centuries. …

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Bangkok is exciting for its unchecked growth, its dynamic character, its ancient traditions played out on an ever-evolving modern stage. For most of a …

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Montreal may be the largest city in the province of Quebec but it has many distinct neighborhoods that were at one time completely independent of each …

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Boutique hotels report: We checked in at the Artist Residency hotel on a chilly Sunday night just a few months after they opened. This is the third in a series …

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Step back in time, into a world of wooden desks and slate chalkboards. A Schoolhouse turned chic retreat in Italy proves school can be cool. Nestled in the …

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The High Line Hotel, new kid on the block of New York boutique hotels, is not your cookie-cutter-design tourist hotel. Entering the lobby is like stepping back …

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If you have never explored Britain s South West, there is a place on the coast of Cornwall that is a particular favorite of mine. And it is not surprising …

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