By Ebony Williams From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Getting away with your friends doesn’t just have to be about celebrating big milestones. Why not plan the perfect weekend getaway — just because? Spending quality time with friends helps one to feel accepted, supported and confident. Healthline reports that strong friendships, especially in our adult lives, is…
Tips for Appreciating Great Art
A favorite teaching trick of mine, in my work as a tour guide in Europe, is to build a Gothic cathedral out of tourists. It just takes 13 bodies: six columns, six buttresses, and a spire. Imagine the scene: raised arms creating pointed arches, plenty of space between the columns for stained glass, and the…
Fall Colors in Chicago Area Are the Best in Years. But Don’t Wait Too Long to Peep at the Leaves
By William Lee From Chicago Tribune Chicago–Family portrait takers, tour guides and social media influencers are running out of time to photograph the final days of the best season of fall colors in northern Illinois in years, experts say. The Chicago area may have the best colors of the entire state, as other parts continue…
Most Popular Thanksgiving Destinations Among Domestic Travelers
By Lauri Baratti From TravelPulse For this year’s Turkey Day celebrations, American travelers are heading to some classic holiday destinations and also others that are less traditional. Allianz Partners just released its “Top 10 Thanksgiving Destination Index” to reveal which destinations, both domestic and international, are Americans’ expected favorites for 2022. To find the answers,…
Visit Kauai to Tour, Taste Through One of America’s Only Working Chocolate Farms
By Jessica Yadegaran From The Mercury News Kapa’a–In a quiet clearing on the lush, tropical fruit and chocolate plantation of Lydgate Farms, we take our first bite of tangy, mucilaginous cacao fruit. The creamy white pulp could have become an epic sour candy flavor had it not been overshadowed two millennia ago by its seed:…
Taking the kids: To Kauai
Have you ever reached the end of the road? Literally. We’re nearly there at the Hanalei Colony Resort on Kauai’s pristine North Shore, famous for the drop-dead gorgeous Na Pali Coast. We’ve crossed several one-lane bridges and passed the tiny town of Hanalei with its mix of surf shops, shave ice stands, food trucks and restaurants. It’s…
8 California Hikes That Take You Through Glorious Fall Foliage
By Casey Schreiner from Los Angeles Times Los Angeles–Let me start with some expectation setting. There are many trails in L.A. that can give you small bursts of autumn color, for instance, in the Santa Monica and San Gabriel mountains. But if you’re looking for some epic, sweeping vistas filled with brilliant foliage that screams…
Single Travelers Find Ways to Go It Alone
Awakened by her alarm clock, Betty Price strolled to the window of the hotel room, enjoyed the view of the Eiffel Tower beneath a departing airplane and climbed back into bed. Alice Beers made a different early-morning decision. Because she was enjoying her stay in Hawaii so much, she opted to spend several more days…
An Autumn Day in Half Moon Bay
October 21, 2022
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Autumn is a fine time to visit Half Moon Bay on the San Mateo coast of California. The weather can vary from foggy to sunny, but the temperature is usually in the 60s or 70s, which is perfect hiking weather. The Coastal Trail The 11.5-mile coastal trail officially runs from the north at the Dardanelle…
‘Picked: An Apple Trail’ Celebrates Pa.’s Deep Roots to America’s Favorite Fruit
By Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh–When it comes to apples, only a handful of states do it better than Pennsylvania. Last year alone, the commonwealth produced a whopping 556 million pounds of fruit, in thousands of orchards dedicated to some 100 varieties ranging from heirloom favorites, including Golden Delicious and Northern Spy, to newer cultivars such as…
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