A Farm Dog’s Trip to the Big Apple
When my parents told me we were taking a special trip into New York City — The Big Apple –I did a very big excite.
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Gravity Haus: Hotels as part of community
Don’t you sometimes wish you could transport the parts of your community you love most—especially on vacation?
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Celebrating the Norse god ULLR in Breckenridge CO
By Eileen Ogintz Breckenridge, CO — Let’s all give it up for ULLR! It seems the entire town of Breckenridge CO is lining Main Street…
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Sustainable gifts for your favorite travelers
This holiday season, show how you are paying attention. Yes, you can donate in their name to a favorite nonprofit
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What’s your go-to holiday tradition?
Vaxxed and boostered, we are excited to see how the Mile High City lights up the holidays
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Holiday lights everywhere!
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
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Kids, COVID-19 vaccines, and holiday gatherings
“It should be the new normal this holiday season … to ask for the vaccination status of hosts and invitees,” said Dr. Mobeen Rathore, an infectious disease expert
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San Francisco Is a Great City for Walking
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
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Visiting SUMMIT One Vanderbilt in NYC
Connected to Grand Central Terminal, the new super skyscraper Summit One Vanderbilt has fantastic views of the metropolis
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Don’t jump in the pool in the Tonga Room!
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
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Biking or Hiking – Sonoma’s Got the Sites to See
Bike or hike? Sonoma Valley may have more than 100 wineries, but there are 13,000 acres of state and regional parks as well.
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Second acts: a century in the making
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
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An Escape, a new country and finally, a winery
Sichel’s connection to the wine industry began long before her partners purchased Laurel Glen—even before she was born
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Eating your way through Disney World
Space-Ghetti, anyone? Maybe a Galactic Lobster Globe? All served up with bubbling or smoking atmospheric spirits and zero-proof cocktails
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Tasting wine and eating well in Sonoma County
I love Sonoma County with kids—all of the hiking, biking…the Redwood Trees…kayaking, pumpkin patches in fall, kid-friendly restaurants
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A Fleet Week Taste of San Francisco
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
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Walt Disney World turns 50 and celebrates big time
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
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Exploring Hispanic heritage in October
The Hispanic population of the United States totals 60.6 million people, making it the largest ethnic group
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Halloween comes early at theme parks
Halloween is more than a month away but theme parks are already welcoming your little (and big) ghosts, ghouls and princesses.
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17+ things for your next road trip
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…
