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Vicki Arkoff

Based in Los Angeles, Vicki Arkoff is Editor at Large for Pursuitist and a founding editor for Holiday Goddess, the online destination for chic women travelers from the editors of Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Grazia, Conde Nast Traveler, and BBC. Her travel and lifestyle reports can also be been seen in Atlas Obscura, The Awesomer, DaySpa, The Chicago Tribune, CNN Travel, JustLuxe, Lonely Planet, Los Angeles Times, New York Daily News, Toronto Star, WellSpa 360, WestJet Magazine, Where Traveler, Where Guestbook, Yahoo News, and dozens more. She's co-author of the bestselling Holiday Goddess books (HarperCollins and iTunes) including 'The Holiday Goddess Guide to Paris, London, New York, Rome,' a travel Top 10 staple. As editor, Vicki's other books include 'Sinatra' (DK), 'Inside Mad' (Time-Life) and 'Virgin Los Angeles' (Virgin Books). She is one of the Usual Gang of Idiots for MAD Magazine, an entertainment reporter (Daily Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Magazine, CREEM), and authorized biographer for pop culture icons from the Beach Boys to Beastie Boys, Paul McCartney to MC Hammer.

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Cocktails at Home: Tanque Verde Ranch’s Prickly Pear Margarita

August is prickly pear season in the American Southwest, an occasion that guarantees two things:…

Yacht Club Living for Pampered Pets at Newport Beach’s Balboa Bay Resort

Every yacht owner knows that Newport Beach has one of the most scenic harbors on…

Cocktails at Home: The Best Martini from Harris’ Restaurant, San Francisco

In our not-so-humble opinion, a great steakhouse is only so-so without a great martini. San…

Hotel Dupont: Delaware‘s Magnificent Gilded Age Treasure

More than a century after it first opened its doors, elegant Hotel Du Pont remains one…

Three Delicious St-Germain Cocktails That are as Easy as Un, Deux, Trois   

Inspired by the French-American actress who founded a boisterous cabaret on the site of the…

Cocktails at Home: The Trinity #3 from Redbird, Los Angeles

Dining at Redbird is a multisensory experience like no other in Los Angeles. Chef Neal…

A Soulful Epicurean Experience in Paris and on France’s Rhône River

French cuisine and Black heritage unite next summer when award-winning river cruise line AmaWaterways debuts…

Celebrate Pride Month with a Rainbow of Festive Cocktails

This year marks the 52nd celebration of Pride Month, and throughout June, events are taking…

This Atlanta Presidential Suite is a Grand Slam Hit

VIP experiences at the country’s best ballparks are a dime (or, rather, thousands of dollars)…

Discover Delectable Regional Cuisine with American Queen Voyages

Foodies who travel on their stomachs are in for a treat onboard American Queen Voyages…

Welcome the Miami Grand Prix with the Belvedere Raspberry Circuit

Ahead of the first-ever Miami Grand Prix Formula 1 auto race, make sure to get…

Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s Picture-Perfect Harcourt Paris Suite

Perched next to the Arc de Triomphe, the newly refurbished Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet is…