GOOP Rocks!

To be honest, I was not a huge Gwyneth Paltrow fan, until I saw "Shakespeare in Love" and was dazzled by her (did I just use the word "dazzled"?, yup, but is very apropos for GP) :-).  I had always wondered what had happened to her, and then one day I caught her series on PBS "Spain - on the Road Again":
http://www.spainontheroadagain.com/
which was a joy to watch (must visit Spain!).
I didn't see her or the show again for quiet awhile, and then somehow stumbled across her website (there's that serendipity again):
http://goop.com/
and signed up to receive her newsletter which has been very interesting and informative (discovered Tracey Anderson and need to look into her workout stuff soon!):
http://tracyandersonmethod.com/
but as usual, I digress ;-)
I just read the latest edition of the GOOP newsletter which is a travel article written by Michael Stipe (yes, the frontman for R.E.M.) all about New Orleans, which is a great town and one I'd like to revisit soon:


http://goop.com/newsletter/96/?utm_source=Goop+Newsletter&utm_campaign=847acaaa31-Goop96_09_15_2010&utm_medium=email

Past travel newsletters are on her website, do check it out, posts on San Fran, London and more:
http://goop.com/?page=newsletter_vcn&category=go

What cities have you visited and found the secret (or not so secret) local cool, great place to go?