Old haunts and new discoveries on a quick stopover in Paris
PARIS - Tired of airports, I recently opted for the overnight train from Rome to Paris (393 euros - about $511 for ticket and single compartment, raileurope .com). It was...
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The pope’s Rome: Where Francis, the 266th pope, will live and rule
ROME - "SILENZIO!" says the sign just past the massive bronze doors marking the entrance to St. Mary and the Martyrs Catholic Church in Rome, one of the two or...
Ex-AOL titan Steve Case: He’s got Maui
America Online's chirpy "You've got mail" message was the soundtrack of the first web boom of the late 1990s. Steve Case's fortunes ballooned, as the chairman of AOL was able...
From tech billionaires to Hawaii land barons
Three billionaires are changing Hawaii resort development with their digital dollars: -LARRY ELLISON Age: 68 Island: Lanai Company: CEO of Oracle Makes: Software Estimated worth: $41 billion (No. 3 on...
Michael Dell, what’s up with Kona Village?
When the team redeveloping Lanai was looking for a comparison for the kind of low-key but luxurious bungalows they want to build, they gave an example everyone could envision: Kona...
Oracle CEO buys Lanai, plans big changes
No man is an island, but Larry Ellison comes close. Last year, Ellison bought 98 percent of Lanai for more than $500 million. Despite a wispy beard and penchant for...
Ukraine’s Balaklava Bay base designed to get in the last shot of World War III
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine - For a place scripted for a starring role in the end of the world, Balaklava Bay puts on a pretty face. With its string of seafood restaurants...
Presidential pillows: Famous hotels where U.S. chief executives have bedded down
Warren Harding died here" doesn't quite have the tourist draw of "Washington slept here," but for the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, the distinction of being the only hotel where...
Concord, Mass., is the location of famous graves – inside and out of local cemeteries
CONCORD, Mass. - The "Shot heard round the world" hit and killed someone. The man who wrote that line decades later desired a simple burial and instead rests under a...
Lefty O’Doul’s is the best baseball bar in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to picking a spot to watch the World Series, San Francisco has bigger sports bars and louder sports bars. Sports bars with more wide-screen,...