By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes FamilyTravel.com Explore some new country destinations during your next vacation. Here are five places to consider. American Prairie, Montana Using an innovative model, American Prairie, a Montana-based nonprofit, is in the midst of stitching together a 3-million-acre nature and wildlife reserve on the great plains of Montana. Once completed, the reserve…

“This looks like a resort,” a friend said as we drove past the town square in Sierra Madre, California. It was lined with umbrellaed tables, coffee shops, restaurants, an ice cream shop, a pub, boutiques and on a side street a cozy microbrewery. At the base of the San Gabriel Mountains below Angeles National Forest,…

What’s on the menu this busy Friday night in Athens? A traditional menu says Katia lordanidou. An eggplant salad, fried cheese, Greek salad followed by stuffed tomatoes and peppers and a traditional dessert — mini fried donuts topped with honey and almonds. But we aren’t in a trendy Athens restaurant. We’re in Katia lordanidou’s and…

Saratoga Springs, New York, is a small east coast town famed for its horse racing history and replenishing natural spas. Situated right between Albany (New York’s capital city) and picturesque Lake George, Saratoga Springs has bountiful offerings for travelers of every age and background. Below we’ll explore a very brief history of the small New…