Results tagged “Cupcakes” from Intelligent Travel Blog

• Bite-sized news: New York's delicious bastion of cupcake goodness, Magnolia Bakery, is reportedly opening an outlet in Los Angeles this fall. Made famous on TV and film by supporting roles in Sex and the City and The Devil Wears Prada, it is only fitting that the bakery's first outlet outside Manhattan be near Hollywood. In local news: DC's own house of indulgence, Hello Cupcake--an IT favorite in Dupont Circle--celebrates its one-year anniversary with Free Cupcake Day on August 25th. Only one per customer, so choose very wisely!

• A New York Times article draws attention to the plight of small U.S. cities struggling to keep major airlines from terminating routes to their regional airports--an increasingly popular cost-cutting solution during the lukewarm economic climate. Many small-city governments have to shell out major bucks to stay connected by air to the rest of the world.

• Archaeologists have uncovered what may be London's oldest boardwalk: "Preserved for more than 5,700 years, the structure was found in an ancient peat bog [...] in Plumstead, a suburb of East London near the banks of the River Thames," states the report from our colleagues over at NG News. Unfortunately, the excavating team made no mention of whether remains of ancient funnel cake stands, arcade games, or souvenir shops were unearthed.

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It's no secret here at Traveler that we'll go just about anywhere for a good cupcake. So when our Geotourism Intern Christina Stockamore told us about an actual bike tour with cupcakes built in we immediately demanded she share the details.

Will work for baked goods: Christina, far left, poses with the group.

After purchasing my first road bike a few months ago, I was anxious for the weather to turn a little warmer to join a group bike ride. I noticed that City Bikes, a full-service shop in D.C., offers a weekly 18-mile bike ride called the Cupcake Ramble. The route starts at their shop in Adams Morgan, passes through Rock Creek Park and ends at their other location in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The best part: The ride is led by pastry chef Sol Schott, of the popular D.C. eateries Open City, Tryst, and The Diner.  

So on a recent weekend I decided to try it out, and I met the group at 11 a.m. on Sunday outside City Bikes in Adams Morgan. Sol arrived a few minutes later apologizing for his delay--he had just wrapped up his work in the bakery. I noticed we had a mixture of bikes--road bikes, hybrids, cruisers--and as we got moving, I was grateful that mine had gears.  

We obviously love travel here at the magazine, so we're happy to announce our special online Valentine's Day travel package highlighting some of the best places to celebrate all things amour. Click through to find out where Tiffany & Co.'s recommendations on places to propose, a sampling of romantic books that will whisk you away to foreign lands, an international playlist to woo your one love, a quiz to test your romantic acumen, and our personal favorite, a list of all the special cupcake bakeries across the country (and their V-day recipes), so you can grab a treat for your sweetie.

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