Getaways

Music to Her Ears

Nashville makes me want to sing. Granted, my vocal skills are best heard in a car and with radio accompaniment. But in Music City, melody really is omnipresent, from the notes that tumble out of Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, a classic honky-tonk on Broadway, Nashville’s main drag,…MORE

City Smart

New York City

Some big openings on Broadway this season: Kinky Boots is based on the true story of a British shoe factory saved by a savvy drag queen who persuades its young owner to start producing fetish footwear instead of dress shoes. (Sure, why not?) The show has…MORE

International Travel

Island Hop

Bahamas Although technically not on the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas’ blue-green waters and pink sandy beaches will convince you otherwise. More than 2,400 islands and 700 cays beg for exploring. Nassau and Paradise Island attract the tourist throngs, so for comparative isolation, visit one of the…MORE