Archive for Category: "USA"
Vote with Your Travel Dollars: 10 Reasons to Visit Boston
In the wake of the Boston Marathon, our thoughts remain with the city. We’ve told you how you can donate time and resources to help the victims, but you can also make a difference with your travel dollars. Here are our top 10 reasons to visit Boston along with some favorite things to do when [...]
Free and Affordable Foodie Experiences in the Napa Valley
Springtime in Napa is a different world from the high tourist seasons of summer and fall. The once-lush grapevines are stripped down to their branches and gardens are just beginning to sprout. The high stress and round-the-clock operation of crush season give way to a quieter, more serene atmosphere. Touring the Napa Valley in spring [...]
Slideshow: Travel to See the First Signs of Spring
It’s Easter weekend and the first signs of spring are here. It’s been a long cold winter for the East Coast, but now the flowers are starting to bloom. From cherry blossom festivals to marshmallow Peep art, get out and celebrate the upcoming season! Baby Animals: Real and in PEEP Form Spring isn’t just about [...]
Travel to Support Marriage Equality: A Guide to the 50 States
Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard its first day of arguments surrounding same-sex marriage rights with the focus on Proposition 8, California’s ban on same-sex marriage. According to Marriage Equality USA, 48 percent of Americans live in 21 states (or counties or cities) that recognize various forms of legal relationships for same-sex couples. However, 30 states [...]
Spring Break Culinary Surprises: The Best Fort Lauderdale Food
In 1960, the film “Where The Boys Are” opened and, as Connie Francis sung her heart out to the theme song, thousands of college co-eds followed her lead and spring break in Fort Lauderdale was born. For decades, bikinis, sun, beer and beach became the icons of Fort Lauderdale. But there’s another aspect that’s rapidly [...]
Restart Your New Year’s Resolutions: 3 New Fit Travel Ideas
Spring has sprung, but your New Year’s Resolutions have no doubt already sprung a leak. If you’re off-track, Fitglobetrotter Dena Roché offers three ways to use travel to restart your healthy living resolutions. Don’t give up your goal to get healthy in 2013. Simply use travel to make it more fun and more likely you’ll [...]
How to Rent a Frank Lloyd Wright House for Your Vacation
Frank Lloyd Wright might be the most famous American architect, but outside of Falling Water his landmarks aren’t widely visited. Turns out, you can choose one of his houses as your next vacation destination. Alex Thurnher highlights Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes that are now having a second act as vacation-rental properties and bed and breakfasts. [...]
How to Diet in Las Vegas
It’s hard to eat healthy at the airport and work out on the road, but sticking to a diet in Las Vegas might just be the ultimate challenge. Correspondent Lily J. Kosner comes up with five rules for keeping your health on track in Las Vegas. Like many people, I made it my New Year’s [...]
