Eight years after hosting the 1984 Winter Olympics, Sarajevo was a war zone. Today, blood-red flowers splashed on sidewalks and streets remind a new influx of tourists of the city’s violent past.
Tag: Travel Life
There Are No Tablet Hotels on the Magdalen Islands
On a remote Canadian archipelago, home to the descendants of shipwreck survivors, there are no Tablet hotels. If you know the Magdalen Islands, you know that’s probably appropriate.
Noirmoutier: Savor the French Seaside Escape
On the Atlantic coast of France, separated from modern life by the rising tide, the island of Noirmoutier preserves the French oceanside vacation: shellfishing, cycling, and local gastronomy.
A View of Venice Through Gardens and Gates
A year ago Venice was devastated by some of the worst flooding in the city’s history. At the time, we wrote about the rising tides and the raft of other problems plaguing the town. Our Italian editor recently paid a visit and what she saw left her hopeful for a future that we hadn’t been so sure about.
Inside the Halting of the Hotel Industry
Few industries have been impacted by COVID-19 like the hotel industry. As the virus spread, and confusion along with it, nobody was sure exactly what to do. We spoke with a handful of hotel owners and operators to find out how they handled what turned out to be an unprecedented summer.
Diary of a First-Time Hotel Manager
Rebecca Schönheit is back to share part two of her story about leaving Berlin and starting life over on a tiny island in the North Sea. That’s where she and her husband decided to take on the job of managing a hotel — despite having no prior hospitality industry experience. Nevertheless, they have big dreams of getting their proud little place up to Tablet standards.