Yachts are the epitome of wealth, status, and privilege. But now, yachts of all sorts and sizes are more accessible for everyone to enjoy. Your next celebration might easily include a travel adventure for a few of your closest loved ones. For many, being out on the ocean is one of life’s most serenely joyful…
Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail Tells a Story of Huge, Geological Proportions
I stood atop a rocky cliff looking down into the waters of the Dalles of the St. Croix, a gorge on the river that forms part of the state border between Minnesota and Wisconsin, inside the latter’s Interstate State Park. Meltwater and sudden outflows from large glacial lakes carved this channel through ancient volcanic rock…
Sipping Vino and Savoring Vistas in Tuscany
Wandering the hilly, narrow cobblestone streets in our home base of Montalcino, Italy, a medieval city of interlocking passageways, steps, and alleyways curving around and through and behind and beyond the main square, I reminded myself I was walking through history that spanned 800 years. When my husband and I stopped for lunch and I…
How Temecula Businesses Outwitted the Pandemic
It’s an early Sunday morning in Temecula, California. The sun is high enough now to burn away the low-hanging mist that slides in from the ocean to reveal a Tuscan-like landscape of softly rolling hills, castlelike wineries and expansive ranches famous for breeding and training championship quarter- and cutting horses. Mark Matson (who looks like…
Lavender Festival Will Offer Lavender Chocolate-Chip Cookies and Lemonade
May 29, 2021
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VACAVILLE, Calif.—A field of lavender sways as a fresh breeze passes. Busy bees hover between sticks of purple and white that protrude from a green bush, like pins on a pincushion. At Soul Food Farm in Vacaville, many varieties of lavender are blooming as the farm’s U-pick lavender festival begins. The owner, Alexis Koefoed, told…
Enjoying Glacier National Park and the Izaak Walton Inn
May 26, 2021
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Last June, during COVID, our family ignored California restrictions, got on a plane, and flew to Washington and Montana. We stayed at the Izaak Walton Inn, located at 290 Izaak Walton Inn Road, in Essex, Montana. It lies halfway between the east and west entrances to Glacier National Park. We had a fantastic time, and…
Beyond the Beach: Mexico’s Many Charms
We’re only a few minutes from the heart of town, just a short car ride south, down the flowing arteries of one of the world’s largest cities. But here? Everything feels like a village. The sidewalks are shaded by palm trees, the fronds swaying almost silently in the breeze. The stone houses lining the streets,…
Finding Identity, Beauty, and Quirk in the Former Yugoslavia
It’s beautiful—and maybe a little bizarre. Everything in the heart of this national capital is grand. A statue of Alexander the Great dominates the main square, the global conqueror astride a bucking horse, his sword drawn, fountains gushing all around. Entering the square, I pass through a soaring gate, itself reminiscent of the Arc de Triomphe…
The Return of Summer Travel
Everyone knows that COVID forced a screeching halt in the way of the world as we knew it—and that beyond our day-to-day routines, the cancellations and adjustments included our celebrations, extracurricular activities, and vacation plans, too. “We have traveled to Maui every August for the last eight years, except last year,” shares Keri Baugh, who…
Finding Old Florida
Florida is a magnet for tourists and vacationers, known for the speed of its development and the bustle of its urban centers. But beyond hotspots like Miami and Orlando remains a state very much in touch with its long history (St. Augustine was America’s first city, after all!). The allure of “old Florida” remains, hidden…
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