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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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Discovering California’s Finest Wines at Hotel Californian’s Monthly Winemaker Dinners

Santa Barbara, California – aka the American Riviera – is blessed with year-round sunshine, a…

This 5-Star Hotel in Prague has a Rich History as a 19th Century Bank

Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia, is often…

James Beard Chefs to Cook Up Windstar’s 2023 Culinary Cruises

Windstar Cruises, the official cruise line of the James Beard Foundation, is cooking up a delicious…

5 Celebrity-Approved Cocktails for National Mezcal Day

Mezcal is better and more popular than ever. The smokey cousin to tequila has a…

Milan’s Newest Luxury Hotel Fashions Architectural Excellence

Located in the middle of Milan in the heart of its futuristic CityLife district and…

Goodbye, First Class: American Airlines to Fly Flagship Suites

First class on US airlines has been an endangered species for years, with more flyers…

Cocktails at Home: Windstar Cruises’ Caribbean Rum Punch

The Caribbean Sea is at its most inviting when relaxing on the deck of a…

5 Superb Cruise Ships and their Superstar Godmothers

The tradition of appointing a ship’s godmother is a fundamental nautical custom during which the…

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…