Category: Travel

New San Francisco Park Makes National Geographic’s Global List of Best Trips for Next Year

By John Metcalfe From Bay Area News Group San Jose–How special is it that the world’s premiere travel-and-photography outlet puts a macro lens on a new Bay Area park? For its 25 Breathtaking Places and Experiences for 2023, National Geographic includes San Francisco’s Tunnel Tops as one of the top destinations in the world, praising…


The Dolomites: An Otherworldly Alpine Paradise

We were looking to explore the best of the Alps on our European holiday, and we had heard about the Dolomites in the eastern section of the northern Italian Alps. The Dolomites are a highly distinctive mountain range with dramatic Alpine landscapes that are heralded for their exceptional natural beauty. This is where you’ll discover…


Holiday Plans for Americans Will be Shorter, Cheaper, and Fewer, Thanks to Inflation

Whether visiting relatives or jetting off to some exotic locale, holiday season travel is a tradition for many families. Brushing aside peak season hassles like long lines, Americans normally flock to airports or jump behind the wheel of a car without hesitation. Though this year, many are pumping the brakes on vacations during November, December,…


Isle Royale Considers How to Manage Busy Campgrounds at Iconic National Park

By Carol Thompson From The Detroit News Detroit–The campgrounds at Isle Royale National Park can get so crowded campers have to share sites with strangers, trek further into the wilderness to pitch their tent or pile into designated “overflow” sites with other visitors to the prized island park in Lake Superior. “We’re still seeing some…


Smarts for Vacation Rentals for Holidays

The 7-year-old couldn’t contain her excitement as she raced from kitchen to living room (big TV and oh-so-comfy couch), bedroom, and bathroom (oversized tub). That she could ski right out the door and back at the end of the day was a definite plus. “This is the living life!” she declared. We had to agree….


Reasons to Be Thankful for Travel This Fall

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com During this season of gratitude, we are reminded of the many reasons we can be thankful for the freedom and opportunity to travel. Here are five to consider. You’ll See the World Through the Eyes of a Child Travel with a young person and you can’t help but slow…


Explore These 5 Budget-Friendly Road Trips Across the Carolinas This Fall and Winter

By Mary Ramsey From The Charlotte Observer Charlotte–Fall is here and winter will arrive in North Carolina soon after, bringing colder temperatures and heralding the arrival of the busy holiday season. And after a year of headlines about inflation and high gas prices, it’s expected to be an expensive travel season. But that doesn’t mean…


Whales Are Swarming Off of San Francisco – Here’s Where to See Them

By John Metcalfe From The Mercury News San Jose–As we speak there’s a spouting, breaching, vocalizing superhighway of whales off the California coast. Epicureans might be disappointed it’s led to a delay in the crab season, as the roving creatures can get tangled up in trap lines. But on the bright side, it’s created fantastic…


A Family’s Climb to the Top of Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro

By Colleen Thomas From Tribune News Service At 16, Tim Ballard had a crazy idea. The youngest of seven children, he wanted to do something big with his family. Really big. “I thought, ‘How cool would it be to climb Kilimanjaro?’” recalled Ballard, who is now a college student in Utah. Big was the right…


PHOTOS: Man Travels UK Cataloging Fairytale Cottages at the Magical Hours of Dawn and Dusk

A British hobby photographer with a penchant for picturesque country cottages is touring the United Kingdom in his free time to compile an amazing catalog. His photos show some of England’s most idyllic homes in all their glory, bathed in the romantic light of dawn and dusk, when the streets are clear and the magic…