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Coast to Coast: Our Favorite Summer Destinations in Canada

If you think Canada is a frozen, snow-covered, ice hockey-obsessed country year-round, think again. From Victoria Day in late May through the end of September, Canadians spend their precious out-of-office hours frolicking in the summer sun, whether that means unwinding at a cottage, swimming in the ocean, camping in one of the numerous national parks,…

11 Brooklyn-esque Neighborhoods in Cities You Wouldn’t Expect

Photo courtesy of Flickr/Javi Sánchez de la viña Over the years, Brooklyn has become internationally synonymous with all things cool. Just ask the Parisians, who dub anything with a hipster flare as “très Brooklyn.” But even though the New York City borough offers plenty of unique, diverse, and culturally enlightening neighborhoods of its own, there…

The 13 Music Festivals You Have to Go to This Summer

It’s almost summer, so it’s time for music lovers to untangle their flower crowns and fringed getups and try not to freak out about music festival season. As always, these events have packed cross-category rosters; for every major crowd-pleaser, there are dozens of emerging, experimental performers. Here are the multi-day, multi-stage, soul-freeing, body-rocking, roof-raising (except,…

Our 8 Hotel Picks for True Baseball Fans

When the snow slowly starts to melt away and the temperatures start to heat up, it’s a sign of one thing (in many minds, at least): baseball season. Spring training has begun and opening day for the 2016 Regular MLB Season is Sunday, April 3 — less than a month away. So, for those sports…

The 10 Best Chinatowns in the World (Outside of Asia)

Kung hei fat choi! Happy New Year of the Monkey! Visit every major city in the world and you’ll find a Chinatown. And just as eclectic as the range of nations in which China’s migrant population has settled over the years, are the vibrant, individual neighborhoods that they have established. Each Chinatown is diverse but…

The 10 Best Last-Minute Labor Day Getaways

Okay, don’t hate us for bringing this up but…summer is almost over. The official final day of the season isn’t till September 22, but most largely associate the end of summer Fridays, summer beach days, summer lazy days — you name it — with that dreaded Tuesday following Labor Day. But we’re all about finding…

5 Gorgeous New Hotels on Oyster This Week

Every single day, we’re adding dozens of hotels — with hundreds of photos and extensive, unbiased reviews — to the site. So that means that every day we see gorgeous properties around the world that make us want to hop on a plane ASAP. Today, we’re sharing a little bit of the love. Here are…

8 Gay Neighborhoods for Celebrating Pride Week

Photo Courtesy of Lara Grant Many cities around the world are celebrating LGBT Pride this week and weekend with lively parades, rallies, and parties. To gear up, we found the neighborhoods in major cities worldwide that act as hubs for the LGBT community. So whether you’re staying put or traveling this week, grab a rainbow…

The 6 Best Cocktail Gardens Around the World

Spring is here! The return of the sunny season means vegetables are ripe for the picking, and herbs and flowers are blooming. One of the recent trends we’ve seen across the hotel industry is the use of on-site gardens to produce plants that can then be incorporated into the menus at the properties’ restaurants and…

Where to Spend National Zoo Lovers Day

Today is National Zoo Lovers Day and while it isn’t an official holiday, we think it’s worthy of celebrating. Though you likely went to your local zoo on a field trip growing up, now you can head back to observe and learn about a variety animals — without having to stand in a single file.…