Spend a few days in Charleston South Carolina's Low Country and you'll either hear about Wild Dunes Resort or be staying there. An iconic beach getaway across the harbor from downtown Charleston in Isle of Palms, Wild Dunes is a sanctuary from every
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Here's a rule of thumb...just when you can no longer stand winter, skiing conditions are certain to be their best. Last minute powder dumps combined with melting crowds make for some of the season's top trail conditions.
In New Hampshire at Jacks
Sixty-plus years – that's a good long run for any museum in a rural area, but the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, isn't just any museum; it's arguably the foremost glass museum in the world. What's more, it isn't
Why is it that small cities and towns towns seem to possess a sense of place and taste all their own that bigger places just can’t compete with? Don’t you love it when you stroll a city’s downtown area poking your head into one place, sampling cuisi
What to eat for dinner tonight? Tapas to make Penelope Cruz weep? Fusion tacos? Pizza fired in a wood-burning oven imported from Italy? Or maybe just the best turkey sandwich you ever had? The wealth of choice gets overwhelming when you’re in a food
Read more…From Boomers down to Gen Z, most people tend to associate the name “Woodstock” with the legendary 1969 music festival and Zeitgeist. But you can experience it today as a thriving town up in the wooded Catskills of New York State a 2-hour drive from
On a recent visit to Key West,Florida, it struck me more than ever that if you look a little more closely past the likes of Sloppy Joe’s, Ernest Hemingway’s house, the marina, and the buskers and sunset-gawkers of Mallory Square, you’ll realize that
It's that time of year again! One of the highlights of the party calendar in hedonistic Key West, Florida this week: a Mardi-Gras-like 10 days of delightful debauchery, an annual event now in its 34th year when the island's population triples, with b
Seaview was founded in 1914 by Philadelphia industrialist Clarence H. Geist as a luxurious country escape for the upper crust. Its facilities, which include 297 guest rooms and 39,500 square feet of modern conference center and special event space,
Manor on Golden Pond is named after the hit movie classic On Golden Pond starring Katherine Hepburn and Henry Fonda. Heck, the cast and crew stayed here during the 1981 filming which was a huge PR boost for a village of a few specialty shops and ma
Ooh, ooh, ooh -- how I love discovering underappreciated wine regions. The next best one just might be (it certainly gets my vote)Santa Barbara County’s Santa Rita Hills. Located about 30 minutes from Santa Barbara, think Highway 246 off the 101 Fre
As visitors to San Diego soon discover, those of us who live here are very active people. We surf, bike, kayak, scuba dive, swim, run, boogie board, hang glide – but, most of all, we walk. Sometimes we walk in our neighborhoods, but often we head to
Oklahoma City is a place that exudes charm, character, sorrow and a spirit that inspires visitors to live their lives more meaningfully. I spent three fascinating days in this city …and like others who came before me and those who will follow… my so
he leaves will be starting to show tinges of red, orange, and yellow so now is the time to plan for a spectacular peak season drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, a 469-mile scenic highway that connects the Shenandoah National Park in northwestern Vir
All the historic mansions of Newport are over-the-top grand, for the self-made plutocrats who built them wanted to look as if they came from old money, and so they were willing to spend a lot of new money. Built in 1901 by coal magnate Edward J. Berw
I have a travel-editor friend whose open enthusiasm for Detroit I’d always found hard to comprehend. Sure, it’s got a good cultural and arts scene and a vigorous melting pot going for it. But the larger picture looming over it all has always seemed t
| Lincoln Highway display at the Joliet Historical Museum |
If you live anywhere along the Lincoln Highway you probably are aware that this year marks its 100th anniversary. It was the first paved coast to coast highway, an
Read more…Most people think New Mexico is called the “Land of Enchantment” because of its breathtaking scenery. I was most enchanted, however, by the state’s unique heritage and culture. Many people in the state retain their Native American culture while othe
Read more…Few of America's various well-known summering spots have achieved quite the name recognition of this small island 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. During these months, the population of Nantucket quintuples. What exactly is the magi
Las Vegas’ very own Carnevale, inspired by the legendary annual event in Venice Italy bursting withmasked revelers, glamorous costumes, and raucous street art, is happening now through Sept. 8th at the Venetian & Palazzo.
John Caparella, Prez and CE
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