Travel and ideas for specific destinations such as cities, countries, parks, or areas of interest
Since the news broke that the first cases of the Omicron variant had been found in South Africa, I’ve been thinking more about the people we met on that trip
Just when we think we can start to plan a vacation, there’s a new variant (Omicron). Here is what we know now about family travel in early December 2021:
This holiday season, show how you are paying attention. Yes, you can donate in their name to a favorite nonprofit
Let’s see where we can celebrate, whether we return to an annual tradition or make it an outing with relatives and friends you’ve been with over Thanksgiving
Be ready to book when you see the deal you want as many offers have limited capacity. It’s never been more important to read the fine print
Not a person, a place. Have you ever been somewhere that makes you consider upending your life to move there? Think Goldeneye in Jamaica
San Francisco, one of my favorite American cities, is ready to welcome you as long as you can flash your card at restaurants, bars, etc., and wear your mask
Connected to Grand Central Terminal, the new super skyscraper Summit One Vanderbilt has fantastic views of the metropolis
A romantic just-for-you dinner, a scented bubble bath for two, flower petals on your bed and someone to take care of your every need.
The indoor 75-foot Plunge Pool was a hit with locals and celebrities alike when it was opened at the historic Fairmont San Francisco in 1929
Bike or hike? Sonoma Valley may have more than 100 wineries, but there are 13,000 acres of state and regional parks as well.
Frank Bartholomew, a United Press war correspondent, handed Antonia a deed for a run down 500-acre ranch in Sonoma, CA and then returned to cover World War II
Sichel’s connection to the wine industry began long before her partners purchased Laurel Glen—even before she was born
Space-Ghetti, anyone? Maybe a Galactic Lobster Globe? All served up with bubbling or smoking atmospheric spirits and zero-proof cocktails
I love Sonoma County with kids—all of the hiking, biking…the Redwood Trees…kayaking, pumpkin patches in fall, kid-friendly restaurants
Anyone who travels knows a perfect—or near perfect—vacation day is rare. So I count us lucky on this warm, sunny blue-sky October Day in San Francisco
The next 18 months, there will be new experiences across Walt Disney World, including the chance to spend two nights aboard the Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser
I just returned from a preview of 2022 and this is what I discovered: Disney has you covered no matter what you like best…
The Hispanic population of the United States totals 60.6 million people, making it the largest ethnic group
How about traveling abroad during a pandemic, and then boarding a cruise ship, perhaps for the first time?
Halloween is more than a month away but theme parks are already welcoming your little (and big) ghosts, ghouls and princesses.
I got to chase rabbits around my uncle’s garden and even waded into his koi pond, though I was yelled at for doing so and felt very bad. Very very bad indeed
A first-aid kit for the time one of my kids fell into a cactus while hiking, a rain jacket in a downpour, miles from the trailhead…
This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible
Today, the island of Rhodes, part of the Dodecanese islands, is home to over 120,000 people and pre-covid as many as four million visitors a year
Fragedaki is an engaging teacher as she instructs us on how to make spinach pie, tzatziki (a cucumber yogurt sauce), and stuffed tomatoes and peppers
The Apex, the brand new ship in the Celebrity fleet, can hold nearly 3,000 passengers. But there are 1,100 on board and 936 crew from some 60 countries
If your summer vacation plans got derailed — yet again — take the kids to a fall festival a drivable distance from home
Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person
The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages
There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.
If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning
The Wind Star can accommodate 148 passengers in 73 staterooms and one larger suite. But it has typically been sailing with half that number since cruises resumed this summer
Before we arrived, we’d never met the couple yet they were hosting us for dinner—a dinner we would help prepare in their small kitchen
Imagine if you are a competitive Greek god or goddess of ancient mythology with a big ego, not to mention you’re immortal with many superpowers
We’ve just gotten off our horses on a white-sand beach after swimming with them and we’re real thirsty — yes, we were swimming with them
On a first visit, Kagkas explains, tourists check off the must sees–The Acropolis, the Plaka, the museums, but they don’t experience Athens like a local
When US hotels are struggling to get enough staff—and whose staff often don’t seem to care–it is nice to find a place that genuinely cares about its guests
Maine is the number one producer of wild blueberries in the country, and you can certainly take your pick of how to eat them if you visit
It’s no wonder that the Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway, just reopened after a 4-year makeover, is hugely popular with families
Anyone who has tried to interest and show kids Great Art knows they may not always respond the way you’d like, or even expect.
I don’t know which is better — the food, the view, or bragging rights to the Jamaica experience very few have.
You don’t want to miss taking a selfie when you are exactly a mile high, 5,280 feet — on the 13th step of the west side of the State Capitol Building
Rangers underscore that our national parks are not theme parks, that there are real dangers. It’s essential that you teach the kids that you must be careful
It’s worth braving the heat for the “you can only have them here” experiences: food and fantastic deals at resorts with expansive pools, spas and restaurants
Mixology classes for the adults… sailing and diving classes for the kids. And plenty of sun, sand and ocean for everyone
So here I am in the bay at Half Moon Resort, on the North Coast of Jamaica. I’m hanging on to Cutta’s tail as well as I can. But I’m not sure it will be enough
Award-winning and well-known Jamaican Chef Brian Lumley is showing us how to make coconut curry shrimp and just-caught fish—lionfish, parrot fish, snapper
It’s small enough that there are no conflicts over finding a beach chair. And with its tropical gardens it’s easy to forget what’s happening in the world
Fleming wrote every one of his 14 James Bond novels here in a tropical villa off Oracabessa Bay. He took the name of an English ornithologist for his hero