Category: Travel

A Greek Islands Destination Cooking Class 2, in Santorini I Documentary

A bonus feature to the main program (Episode 1). It contains full-length food segments from the No. 1 New York Times’ About.com Greek culinary-travel video. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV…


What Are the Best Hidden – and Affordable – Wine Regions Around Sacramento? See These 6 Spots

By Benjy Egel From The Sacramento Bee Sacramento— California is still America’s wine capital, but day trips to Napa and Sonoma counties aren’t what they once were. Tastings, once free or comped with the purchase of a bottle, have skyrocketed north of $80 at some wineries. Add in the costs and headaches of arranging a…


SC Has the 2 Best Islands in the US, National Magazine Says

By Sarah Claire McDonald From The State Hilton Head Island was voted as the best island in America by Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2022. In the “Top Islands” category, Hilton Head Island scored in first place as the best island in the United States with a 96.63 score, and following shortly behind, was…


Perfect Your Pickleball Skills at One of These Resorts

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Have you tried the fast-growing sport of pickleball? It’s often described as a combination of badminton, ping pong and tennis. Here are five ways to fold the burgeoning sport into your next vacation. JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, Arizona Perfect your pickleball skills during a…


Still Looking for Spooks? Check out These Haunted Lighthouses Along California’s Coast

By Rachel Schnalzer From Los Angeles Times Los Angeles–What is it about lighthouses that ghosts like so much? Maybe it’s the mist that often seems to shroud their lonely towers. Maybe it’s their historic role as a beacon to keep sailors safe from shipwrecks. Whatever it is, up and down the California coast you’ll find…


Hot Springs Base Camps: Colorado Destinations for Soaking and More

By Seth Boster From The Gazette Colorado Springs–Colorado’s hot springs shine brightest in the darker days of winter. They are the warm embrace we need after long, cold days of skiing and adventure, the mineral medicine the doctor ordered to mend our weary bones. Some towns showcase the geothermal miracle best. Call them Colorado’s “soak…


The Whimsical, Wonderful, Unexpected Art of Davenport, Iowa

It is one of the most famous and easily recognizable paintings of the 19th century: Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” Painted between 1884 and 1886, it depicts a panoramic portrait of Parisian life. What a surprise, then, to encounter Seurat’s characters (along with their pets) enjoying a leisurely…


Be Tickled Pink by These Florida Hotels

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service Oh, pink. It comes in a wide scope of hues, from the palest blush to the most vibrant magenta to the sweetest of strawberry ice-cream. Pink is almost always associated with love, especially love and playfulness, sweetness and romance. Pink blossoms in bouquets of roses, calla lilies…


Eat Your Way Through the Quad Cities

We are by nature a migratory species. We either go where food is plentiful, or when we get somewhere we bring our unique cuisines with us. It’s the reason American cities tend to offer such a wide variety of food options. The Quad Cities — Davenport, Bettendorf and, by inclusion, LeClaire, Iowa, plus Rock Island…


Gibraltar: A Slice of Britain in Spain

When in southern Spain, I can’t resist popping into the British colony of Gibraltar. Gibraltar is hardly signposted in Spain, as if Spain wishes the British colony didn’t exist. (Drivers follow highway signs to La Linea, the last Spanish town.) But when you see that famous “Rock of Prudential” standing boldly above the sea, you…