Over the past forty years, Xi’an and the terracotta warriors have become synonymous. The warriors, discovered in 1974, are approximately an hour’s drive from the Xi’an airport. Many travelers fly into Xi’an’s new airport, hire a cab service, visit the…
Continue readingIn less than a week, we will enter the 2014 holiday season. Our focus will be on gift-giving, elegant parties, music, delicious food, family and friends. But, what if we were to set aside our luxurious life style to give…
Continue readingAspen winters are simply magical and a luxury Colorado ski vacation in Aspen or Snowmass is more than just a destination, but a ticket to lifelong memories. Just ask the meteorologists who track epic annual snowfalls. If big mountain adventure…
Continue readingYou’ve seen the Jefferson Memorial, Lincoln Memorial, the de rigueur number of museums. But there’s more to a visit to the Nation’s Capital than literally meets the eye at the Mall. Built high atop a hill in Anacostia in southeast…
Continue readingRecently, my husband, Keith, gave me a great present for my 65th birthday: a trip to Croatia and Slovenia. Now, you may ask, why was that a great present? Who goes to Croatia and Slovenia? Where in the world are…
Continue readingI watched as my daughter, Ari, headed to the spa for a well-deserved massage. My son and his wife were engrossed in a heady game of tennis. Nine-year-old grand-daughter Becca was happily floating down the hotel’s Lazy River while her…
Continue readingWe try to escape Texas heat in the summer by heading north in our RV. Because we have a friend who works there, we were fortunate enough to have a tour of the KOA International Headquarters in Billings, Montana, where…
Continue readingSince 2007, Jacqueline Orange has been the founder, owner and operator of Taste Harlem, introducing visitors and New Yorkers alike to the culinary delights, lively art scene and rich history and architecture of Harlem. A major bank merger in 2005…
Continue readingPicture this: From 1948 to 1999, the U.S. Department of Navy bombed the hell out of its own country. Okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but here’s what happened. From the early 1940’s, the U.S. military used a good part…
Continue readingSix years after the devastation of Hurricane Ike, Galveston Island is BOOMING! September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike broadsided Galveston Island. Hours after the storm hit at 2:00 a.m., people began assessing the damage…and it was massive. James W. Little, 3rd…
Continue readingFor The Love of Food is the biggest (and best) street food show the world has ever seen. Over one crazy weekend, September 26-28, the finest traders will be cooking up a storm to win the public’s vote in…
Continue readingOne of the most wonderful ways to enjoy Vancouver, British Columbia, is through its parks and its food. Anywhere you stay in the city, it is an easy walk or ride to Stanley Park, their urban treasure. The entire park…
Continue readingDelight your senses at Patty Cakes Bakery, affectionately called, Galveston’s sweet spot. Just a few blocks off Broadway on 14th street, in Galveston’s Historic East End, sits this unassuming building. But step inside to find an extraordinary bakery. Stephen and…
Continue readingI live in Traverse City, Michigan — a town that’s hundreds of miles from the ocean, deep in the heart of the northern Midwest. So people who visit us are always surprised by the sight of graceful schooners, sloops and…
Continue readingWhen it comes to cruising, most people are familiar with ocean cruising and the stereotypical notion of huge boats, myriad of activities, and glamorous dinners. However, for some this type of travel can be a little overwhelming: the crowds, the…
Continue readingElowah Falls in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge cascades in endless curtains of white. I sat mesmerized in the cooling mist and relished the sight of it being whipped sideways by a wild wind. While I could have lingered in this…
Continue readingKentucky has a hearty appetite for the food and beverage industry. More than 270 food and beverage operations employ nearly 43,000 people in Kentucky. 14% of Kentucky’s manufacturing is related to the food and beverage industry. In Northern Kentucky alone,…
Continue readingWhen I was first blindfolded, I felt disoriented, out of control, with the added annoying question lurking in the back of my head: I am a travel writer, how am I supposed to take notes? But our Mayan guide propelled…
Continue readingA cascade of pin-ball like effects took place as the Russian-Ukranian crisis developed earlier this year. One result in particular caught my attention. Russian tourism collapsed. After all, who wants to visit a country at war? Air fare and tour…
Continue readingLet’s say you’re not in NYC, Boston, Washington D. C. or Chicago for the 4th of July. Not a problem! Great celebrations will be taking place across the USA from small communities to large cities. Let’s begin with the East…
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