Category: Travel

A Hotel in Miami Beach, Another in Florida Keys Just Named Among Best in the World

By Connie Ogle From Miami Herald Miami—Two South Florida hotels are among the best hotels in the world, according to a popular travel website. Travel + Leisure just released its 100 Best Hotels in the World list, and hotels in Miami Beach and on Little Torch Key in the Florida Keys made the cut, as…


Australia’s Whitehaven Beach and Snorkeling

Take an epic island tour with Red Cat Adventures where you will experience beach time at Whitehaven Beach and snorkeling in two spots on the fringe of the Great Barrier Reef. Our first adventure in Whitsundays was a crazy fun tour with Red Cat Adventures. We had such a good time with their crew and…


Flight Canceled or Delayed? Beware the Gotchas

Unless you live on some remote planet, you know the equation that dominates the current air travel scene: Surging demand plus unprepared industry equals chaos. This year has seen an unparalleled rate of flight cancellations and delays, with no immediate fix on the horizon beyond wholesale pre-emptive cancellations. So if, like me, you’re holding to…


This SC City Gets More Accolades From a National Magazine. Is It Still a Best-Kept Secret?

By Lyn Riddle From The State Greenville earned another shout out from Travel + Leisure Magazine, and once again the Upstate city is considered one of the South’s best-kept secrets. Longtime Greenville Mayor Knox White said it reminds him of a consultant the city worked with long ago who said at some point you don’t…


Travel + Leisure Names Mackinac Island No. 1 Island in Continental US

By Maureen Feighan From The Detroit News Detroit—The rest of the world is catching on to what Michiganians already know and have known: Mackinac Island is the best. On Tuesday, Travel + Leisure named Mackinac the best island in the continental United States as part of its 2022 World’s Best Awards. The annual awards are…


5 Tips for First Time Hiking With Kids

If hiking is your favorite hobby, and you would like to take your kids with you in order to enjoy some quality time, keep reading. Family hiking is incredibly rewarding. You will teach your kids to preserve wilderness and love nature. Not to mention the fact that you will be with your family in a…


Taking the Kids: And Exploring the Most Kid-Friendly Art Museums

If you could jump into a painting and walk around in it, what painting would you choose? Where would you go in the painting? The sun-splashed Riviera or foggy London? A forest filled with animals? A field of sunflowers or a haunting desert landscape? Good museum conversation starters for adults as well as kids. Also…


Film Festivals Offer a Different Scene for Travelers

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Put a film festival on your travel wish list for a chance to preview the latest releases, learn from emerging and experienced filmmakers, and discover new destinations. Here are five to consider. Telluride Film Festival Every year, this picturesque mountain town triples in size when movie lovers flock to…


Taking the Kids: 10 Ways to De-stress Summer Travel

Take a deep, cleansing breath. Even if you’ve never been to a yoga class, you are going to need all the relaxation techniques out there to get through the hurdles (read that aggravation) that you must endure to travel this summer. What happened to just hopping on a plane or jumping in the car to…


Time to Relax in Germany’s Black Forest

Germans are famous for excelling. While notoriously well organized and efficient, they are also experts at relaxing. Explore Germany’s Black Forest–with its venerable trails and world-class mineral spas–and you’ll know what I mean. A mix of Edenism and hedonism, the Black Forest is popular with German holiday-goers and tourists looking for serious R&R, clean air,…