Google has released its list of the most-searched scenic spots in the United States during 2022, and there are some surprises. For starters, “scenic spots” in Google’s definition does not include iconic places such as Vermont’s Technicolor White Mountains in fall or the yawning Grand Canyon in Arizona. (More about that later.) Google users were…
Faith-Based Travel Has Many Options to Navigate. Here’s a Beginner’s Guide
By Lacey Pfalz From TravelPulse Religious travel, often also called faith-based travel, is a unique subcategory of the travel industry that focuses on connecting travelers with religious travel experiences around the world, from experiencing the Holy Land or hiking along the famed El Camino de Santiago to pilgrimages to Mecca and beyond. Faith-based travel is…
Why Is This Scottish Hideaway Airbnb Like ‘A Giant Hug?’ Take a Look Inside and See
By TJ Macias From The Charlotte Observer It’s not every day an international vacation rental likened to a warm “giant hug” pops up on a holiday radar, but then again, this isn’t your average rental. It’s called the Hideaway Under the Stars, and it’s a charming, two-bedroom, five-bed, one-bathroom Airbnb tucked away in Scotland —…
New Transgender Friendly Security Going Into Effect at US Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ushering in a new policy that makes U.S. airport security screening transgender-friendly. The federal agency is implementing the policy backed by what it calls a new “gender-neutral algorithm.” According to the agency, it has invested $18 million into the new screening system, which it has dubbed Advanced Imaging Technology…
Barcelona in Winter: Festive Markets and Cozy Taverns
We weren’t lost exactly. We had no specific destination and no place to be—and didn’t really care. We arrived in Barcelona by train after spending a week in Valencia, and a short taxi ride carried us into the heart of the city. Our hotel, Seventy Barcelona, made a great base of operations by putting us…
Impossible Causes and Lost Grapes: A Visit to Chile’s Santa Rita Winery
Cradled by arid mountains, reached by a winding two-lane road, everything was peaceful there, in the middle of a Friday afternoon. You would never guess that, just to the north—less than an hour’s drive away—sits the southern reaches of one of South America’s great metropolises. Later, I’ll fight the traffic. But that seems a million…
Hotel Day: The Joys of Staying Inside
Believe me, I had plans. Waking up for a sunny Saturday in America’s fourth-largest city, I was fueled by the anticipation of exploring a place I hadn’t visited in years. Striding to the floor-to-ceiling windows in my executive suite at the Four Seasons Houston, the downtown skyline spread out at my feet. So much to…
Trains, Buses, and Automobiles: A Dynamic Family Trip to Northern Italy
It was a moment that none of us will ever forget. Arriving by train in Tuscany, our transfer to a local bus was far more difficult that any of us had imagined. Despite the help of online maps and a rather rigorous pre-trip research process undertaken by my sister, Lisa, we were left, bewildered, with…
Visiting a Modern Wonder: A Deep Dive Into the Panama Canal
From the sky, the first thing you notice are the ships. So many of them. Lined up, as if they’re stalled, bumper to bumper, in a big city’s rush-hour traffic jam. Huge cargo vessels and their multi-colored shipping crates, with wares from all over the world, piled up to the height of a high rise….
White House Defends COVID Travel Restrictions as Beijing Threatens ‘Countermeasures’
January 4, 2023
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The White House is defending its decision to issue travel restrictions related to COVID-19 following several threats from China’s communist regime. The Biden administration said there was no cause for retaliation from Beijing after its communist leadership criticized Washington’s decision to require a negative COVID test from travelers going from China to the United States….
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