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SuperModel watching while sipping espresso
2007-06-14 08:24:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nighlife and coolest restaurants.Celebrities pop up everywhere in Los Angeles. If you spend enough time here, you'll surely bump into a few of them. If you're in the city for only a short time, however, it's best to go on the offensive. The Sunset Strip -- a 1 3/4-mile stretch of Sunset Boulevard is a good place to start. That is where you will find The Comedy Store, where Rosanne, Robin Williams, and David Letterman rose to stardom; Dan Aykroyd's ramshackle House of Blues, where the rock stars still show up for an impromptu show; Johnny Depp's Viper Room, where River Phoenix overdosed in 1993; Whisky A Go-Go, where The Doors were once a house band; and the Rainbow Bar & Grill, where Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, and Bob Marley became legends.If you like the idea of a sidewalk cafes where you can sit and sip espresso under an umbrella while you watch th...
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Sunset Plaza: Fashionable boutiques and celebrities galore
2007-06-11 07:48:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nighlife and coolest restaurants. If you are looking for the perfect girl's afternoon out in Los Angeles, journeyPod has found just the place. A chic, little two-block strip of fashionable boutiques and outdoor cafe's nestled between Hollywood & Beverly Hills, Sunset Plaza's trendy bistros and boutiques line both sides of the adding a European flair to West Hollywood. You might think that Sunset Plaza was a recent addition to the area, but in fact this small center was built back in the 1930's. The little shops feature the latest and greatest styles and therefore, attract celebs, as well as residents of the posh neighborhoods to the west. Armani A/X, H. Lorenzo, D&G, Nicole Miller and Oliver Peoples are all here. But the journeyPod pick for best boutique in Sunset Plaza is On Sunset, co-owned by fashionista Shaun...
More About: Celebrities , Fashionable , Galore , Boutique

Summer in New York City: Stay at a NYC Luxury Hotel and dine journeyPod sty
2007-06-08 16:37:00
New York City can get quite hot in the summer! journeyPod recommends cooling off with an Italian gelato or enjoying the air conditioning and comfort of some of our favorite New York luxury boutique hotels! The Blakely hotel located at 136 West 55th Street is a great find! Voted by Travel and Leisure as top hotel at $400 and praised by Zagat Survey as having "European flair without the attitude". Celebrity guests include Blvgari, Maroon 5 and Nick Lachey. Dine at Abboccato, an Italian/Mediterranean delight located within the Blakely hotel. Check out Ovelia, the newest addition to the Astoria neighborhood, which also boasts some of the most authentic Greek food in New York. Let Chef Brad Farmerie amaze you with his innovative dishes at Public located in the Nolita neighborhood. For more of our favorite places to wine and dine visit our New York Destination Guide. Check out the Alternative Rock sounds of New York band Melodrome and their smash hit "Yesterday&q...
More About: New York , Summer , Luxury , Hotel

New York City Restaurants NYC Dining New York Chefs NYC Nightlife
2007-06-06 01:13:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. Listen in for tips on New York City restaurants, NYC dining tips, and New York nightlife. Learn where the celebrities dine in NY. Hear from a top NY chef as he prepares American cuisine with fresh simple flavors. We go behind the scenes at one of the top restaurants in NY- 7Square. Checkout this new hotspot that has cooked up tasty treats for all the stars. Stay with us at a trendy boutique hotel in Times Square. Enjoy podsafe music from a top all girl band in New York. We liked their song so much we decided to use it in our show intro.
More About: Restaurants , Nightlife , New York City

Dining Amongst Celebrities on the Sunset Strip
2007-05-31 07:47:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nighlife and coolest restaurants.The Sunset Strip embraces a premier collection of rock clubs, like the Roxy, and the Whiskey, that are on the cutting edge of the entertainment business. The Strip is also known for its great restaurants. Katana, a favorite of Janet Jackson and Jermaine Dupree, is also a journeyPod pick. journeyPod recently had a lovely dinner with the Executive General Manager of Katana, and got an inside scoop on the food and the celebs that make Katana the hotspot. On a Tuesday night at 6:45pm the place was packed with over 310 reservations. We sampled everything from Tamanohikari Sake, to tuna carpaccio in a soy truffle sauce with argula, avocado and black pepper, to chilean sea bass skewers, and our favorite--by far-- was the spicy salmon over cripy rice cakes. You hungry yet?Enjoy the unique sounds of F...
More About: Celebrities , Dining , Dini

AVP: Beach volleyball at its best
2007-05-23 08:22:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nighlife and coolest restaurants. It is beach volleyball season! The AVP tour, established in 1983, is in full-swing, with records already being broken. This year the tour kicked off April 13 in Miami, and now in its 5th week, it is in Hermosa Beach , CA where journeyPod caught up with some of the great players like second seed Sean Rosenthal, better known by his fans as "Rosie", had the chance to chat with the "official voice" of the AVP, Chris "Geeter" McGee, and landed an interview with indie band PaperBack Hero who just happened to be doing an acoustic set with their friend Ben Carey of Lifehouse. (Ladies, be sure to listen to find out what accent this Aussie guy prefers.) Hermosa Beach is a favorite stop on the tour for many of the players as they grew up here and this is their "home turf." Besides, as Rosie said,...
More About: Volleyball , Ball , Beach Volleyball , Volley

Connecticut Casino, Resort, Spa and Nightlife
2007-05-21 20:47:00
Connecticut is home to some of the first and largest casinos in America. Mohegan Sun Resort Casino and Spa is our pick for the ideal getaway. With Project Horizon (a $740 million rennovation) in progress, Mohegan Sun might knock other Mega Resorts out of the water when it comes to entertainment. Celebrities like Michael Jordan, Todd English and Jasper White all own restaurants here and Justin Timberlake, Cher, and Gwen Stefani have all graced the stage at the Mohegan Sun. Enjoy the classic beach tune "Under the Boardwalk" sung by podsafe artist Bob Rowe.
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Relax in Luxury at a Lavish South Bay Spa
2007-05-10 16:18:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. Beyond L.A.'s tangle of freeways, you can pedal, snorkel, and kayak your way to a truly great outdoor weekend. Whether it is for a few hours or a few days, we all got to get away sometime. Just beyond the urban sprawl is The South Bay -- consisting of the beach cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach. Besides the beautiful beaches, and beautiful people, there is a ton of boutique shopping, lunching, and just plain-old professional athlete sight-seeing to be had. Whether it is watching your favorite professional beach volleyball player spike the ball around, or boutique shopping, the South Bay is a trendy and hip place to be seen. On any given night you may run into Andy Roddick or Nomar Garciaparra at Zinc Lounge in Manhattan Beach. After all that strenuous outdoor activity, you will be needing some TLC. Head to the place where the local professional athletes go when they need to relax and r...
More About: Luxury , Relax , Avis

New York City Travel Tips NYC Bars New York Hotel
2007-05-01 03:15:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. NYC Travel Tips , New York City nightlife, NY bars, NY hotel, New York City vacation, Dream Hotel & Spa, Deepak Chopra, Petra Nemcova, celebrity sightings, NYC nightclub, New York Spa, luxury travel, boutique hotel, President Clinton, plenty of travel info from the streets of NYC. We get an insider view of one of the top Spas in the World. Famous guests at the Chopra Center & Spa include Olivia Newton John, Petra Nemcova, and Donna Karen. Enjoy a relaxing day filled with yoga, meditation, and amazing massages. We play in the mud bath. We're feeling Presidential in the best Suite in the house. Enjoy the soothing tunes from easyflow with their track Relax.
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Manhattan Beach: Chic restaurants and a trendy hotel
2007-04-25 06:03:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nightlife and coolest restaurants. With a rich history of surfing, Strand bicycle cruising, and plain old sun-worshipping, Manhattan Beach has always been an exclusive spot to relax and unwind for visitors from around the world. And we cannot forget about beach volleyball -- the city hosts every August the Manhattan Beach Open, the oldest, most prestigious professional volleyball tournament. Manhattan Beach epitomizes the Southern California beach life, with fashionable bars, restaurants, spas, and shopping only a short walk from the ocean. Stop by Manhattan Beach Brewing Company for a lovely chocolate porter, or dine at Towne, where they have a pumpkin tortellini that is to die for. The journeyPod pick for place to eat is none other than Rock'n Fish. After you have made a reservation (the line, according to the owner, is usually just under a...
More About: Restaurants , Hotel , Trendy

Catalina Island--A Luxurious Getaway
2007-04-20 01:33:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nighlife and coolest restaurants. Santa Catalin a island, often called Catalina Island , or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of California. The 75 square-mile island is located about 26 miles southwest of San Pedro.The only island resort destination in California, Catalina offers endless options for luxury travelers to enjoy.Getting to Catalina Island is half the fun! journeyPod's pick for transportation to Catalina Island is Catalina Express. The one hour boat ride from Long Beach, San Pedro, or Dana Point is relaxing and breezy.journeyPod's pick for a place to lay your head is The Inn on Mt. Ada. It is perched high atop a hill overlooking Avalon, Catalina's only city. The Inn has six guest rooms, each with a magnificent view of the harbour or ocean. For the past 15 years in a row, the Inn has been awarded the Mobil Travel Guid...
More About: Getaway , Luxurious

Catalina Island--A Luxurious Get-Away
2007-04-20 01:33:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nighlife and coolest restaurants. Santa Cata lina island, often called Catalin a Island , or just Catalina, is a rocky island off the coast of California. The 75 square-mile island is located about 26 miles southwest of San Pedro.The only island resort destination in California, Catalina offers endless options for luxury travelers to enjoy.Getting to Catalina Island is half the fun! journeyPod's pick for transportation to Catalina Island is Catalina Express. The one hour boat ride from Long Beach, San Pedro, or Dana Point is relaxing and breezy.journeyPod's pick for a place to lay your head is The Inn on Mt. Ada. It is perched high atop a hill overlooking Avalon, Catalina's only city. The Inn has six guest rooms, each with a magnificent view of the harbour or ocean. For the past 15 years in a row, the Inn has been awarded the Mobil Travel Guid...
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Celebrity Hotspots: The Dolce Group
2007-04-17 23:13:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nightlife, and coolest restaurants.Only in Hollywood will you find the legendary Sunset Strip, and Hollywood Blvd, home to unparalleledd nightlife, innovative dining, and world-class shopping. And in what other 1.9 square mile city will you find 14 distinctive hotels? It's no wonder it's the place where the stars come out to play! Today, we're at Geisha House, a modern Japanese restaurant, sushi bar and sake lounge that embraces the flavor of traditional Japan while catering to the hip, sophisticated clientele of Los Angeles. At the restaurant today, Barry Levinson is filming his newest film, featuring Robert DeNiro. We visited with Lonnie Moore, partner of the Dolce Group , a Los Angeles-based restaurant and nightlife team whose portfolio includes Geisha House, Dolce Enoteca, Ketchup, Les Deux, and Bella Cucina Italiana. Check out our Los Angeles Dest...
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Celebrity Hotspots: The Dolce Group
2007-04-17 23:13:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nightlife, and coolest restaurants.Only in Hollywood will you find the legendary Sunset Strip, and Hollywood Blvd, home to unparalleledd nightlife, innovative dining, and world-class shopping. And in what other 1.9 square mile city will you find 14 distinctive hotels? It's no wonder it's the place where the stars come out to play! Today, we're at Geisha House, a modern Japanese restaurant, sushi bar and sake lounge that embraces the flavor of traditional Japan while catering to the hip, sophisticated clientele of Los Angeles. At the restaurant today, Barry Levinson is filming his newest film, featuring Robert DeNiro. We visited with Lonnie Moore, partner of the Dolce Group, a Los Angeles-based restaurant and nightlife team whose portfolio includes Geisha House, Dolce Enoteca, Ketchup, Les Deux, and Bella Cucina Italiana. Check out our Los Angeles Dest...
More About: Celebrity , Spot , Spots , Hots

The Trendy Meatpacking District Of New York
2007-04-10 21:50:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nightlife and coolest restaurants. The Meatpacking district of New York is where fashion, architecture and great nightlife come together. Whether you dine at Vento Trattoria, Buddha Bar or Spice Market you are guaranteed to have a delicious meal. Popular celeb late night spots include Bungalow 8, Marquee and Lotus. Relax at the Hotel Gansevoort and indulge in a pampering spa, Egyptian cotton bedding and a late night martini overlooking the Hudson River and impressive New York skyline. Celebrities that have enjoyed this upmost luxury include: Laura Bush, Nick Lachey, Gisele Bundchen, Jessica and Ashley Simpson and Paris Hilton. Victorias' Secret held an exclusive party here and Gwen Stefani had her perfume launched within these elite walls. Enjoy the unique sounds from Derek James and his warm hit "There is the sun".
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The Trendy Meatpacking District Of New York
2007-04-10 21:50:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, hottest nightlife and coolest restaurants. The Meat packing district of New York is where fashion, architecture and great nightlife come together. Whether you dine at Vento Trattoria, Buddha Bar or Spice Market you are guaranteed to have a delicious meal. Popular celeb late night spots include Bungalow 8, Marquee and Lotus. Relax at the Hotel Gansevoort and indulge in a pampering spa, Egyptian cotton bedding and a late night martini overlooking the Hudson River and impressive New York skyline. Celebrities that have enjoyed this upmost luxury include: Laura Bush, Nick Lachey, Gisele Bundchen, Jessica and Ashley Simpson and Paris Hilton. Victorias' Secret held an exclusive party here and Gwen Stefani had her perfume launched within these elite walls. Enjoy the unique sounds from Derek James and his warm hit "There is the sun".
More About: District , King

The Insider Guide To London
2007-03-31 00:36:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. We give you VIP access to the hippest hotels, the hottest nightlife and coolest restaurants. Pack your suitcase we are heading to London - the mecca of great food, wine, art and music. Visit the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Notting Hill, Big Ben andTower Bridge. Home to Coldplay, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and many more musical giants- London is the place to discover hidden talent. Apex Tower Bridge Hotel is our pick for a great boutique hotel. Listen in as General Manager Yousif Al Wagga shares the inside scoop about this famed hotel (which serves as a backdrop in the Natalie Portman and Jude Law film "Closer"). Enjoy the cool sounds of a local British group called Oswald and their song "Home". And for more information, check out our London Destination Guide !
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Todd English and Tom Colicchio Top Chefs
2007-03-27 00:11:00
journeyPod is your guide to luxury travel around the world. This week we are live from the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Celeb sightings include Shaq, Paula Deen, and Martha Stewart. Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria teams up with master chef Todd English to open a new restaurant. Tom Colicchio, the judge from TV hit show Top Chef , shares some cooking tips. Moet and Chandon Champagne flows all night long for a crowd over 2000 at the BubbleQ Party on the beach. For more info on the Festival checkout our 2 page writeup with behind the scenes scoop.
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