You’ve hopped on and hopped off. Now, one London tour company is letting you steer your own sightseeing course. Urban Gentry matches your interests with an industry professional to provide in-depth, personalized tours of London’s art, fashion, design, food or architecture scenes. All itineraries can be tailor-made to your specifications, or you can choose from … Continue reading Tailor-Made London Tours
Fashionable East London
More than ever, London fashionistas are feasting in the East. Improved access by public transportation, cheaper rents for shops, and a renewed interest in East London, which is serving as the main site for the 2012 London Olympics, have fueled a flurry of new store openings over the last year, appealing to residents and visitors … Continue reading Fashionable East London
IQ in The New York Times: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
In Amsterdam, which claims to have the greatest number of museums per square mile in the world, few topics are left unexplored. There is a museum that delves into sex, another on war (or at least the Dutch resistance), and a museum dedicated, of course, to marijuana. Last fall, a museum opened with a focus … Continue reading IQ in The New York Times: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum
The Aloft London Excel Hotel
London’s cup runneth over and its creativity is pouring East. Thanks to new rail stations, contemporary art galleries, bohemian shops, and -- of course -- the 2012 Olympic Games, London’s Eastside is emerging as the city’s new, gold medal neighborhood. It is no accident that Aloft Hotels, the young, hip sister of the W brand, … Continue reading The Aloft London Excel Hotel
IQ in The Miami Herald: Valencia
IQ's Valencia article from The Washington Post is making another appearance, this time in the Travel section of The Miami Herald.
IQ on Toronto’s Proud FM: London
Ivan Quintanilla is the featured travel expert on Toronto’s Proud FM Radio “Your Morning With Richard & Chris.” In this segment, IQ talks about exciting reasons to travel to London in 2012. Click below to listen to the interview:
IQ on Portland’s KPAM Radio: Valencia
Following my article in The Washington Post, I was interviewed by Terry Travis of the Azumano Travel Show on Portland's KPAM Radio Station. Click below to listen to the interview on Valencia, Spain:
Germany: Cologne Carnival Begins on 11/11/11
Always ready to toast with their local Kölsch beer, the people of Cologne, Germany, love a good party. At no point, however, is the city most alive than during Carnival. Coined the “fifth season,” the festivities begin on the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. As the … Continue reading Germany: Cologne Carnival Begins on 11/11/11
IQ in The Washington Post: Valencia
I’m a greedy tourist. When I travel, I want to experience it all: the old and the new, the quaint and the cosmopolitan, the historic and the contemporary. So when I heard about a city that flows with the ease of a small town while boasting beaches, museums and architectural masterpieces on par with those … Continue reading IQ in The Washington Post: Valencia
IQ on Toronto’s Proud FM: Amsterdam
Ivan Quintanilla Traveling IQ is the travel expert talking about gay travel to Amsterdam.