T. rex, ancient queens, the hobbit and more — new museum exhibits
There’s no better time to take an afternoon to visit a museum, including some you never knew existed, with your kids on spring break
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Last Day at Vail – Best Day of the Ski Season!
And what better place to be than Vail — and Vail’s legendary Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin. And though much of the terrain is for experts, you’ll find trails that suit every level and every style of skier.
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Vail’s only true ski-in ski-out luxury hotel option – newly reopened Hotel Talisa
We’re skiing at Vail on newly groomed slopes after a foot of new snow. Even better, we’re staying at the new 285-room Hotel Talisa, Vail’s only true luxury ski-in, ski out resort.
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Legacies of the 10th Mountain Division – all over Vail Colorado
The newly re-opened Colorado Ski and Snowboard Museum (it’s free!) in Vail is a great place to learn about the tremendous influence those 10th Mountain Division veterans who founded the modern US ski industry
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Family-oriented hotel in Vail – The Sebastian
Every day at The Sebastian, a family-oriented hotel in the heart of Vail Village, there is a complimentary kids’ activity so parents can relax over a drink in the Frost bar, grab a nap or luxuriate in a spa treatment
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Celebrating Leonardo da Vinci 500 years after his death
Welcome to the new “Leonardo da Vinci’: 500 Years of Genius exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, which runs until Aug. 25
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People come to Vail to ski, sure, but also for the spas
At the Four Seasons Vail, men come for a restorative massage after skiing including the “brew and renew” that incorporates warmed cans of Crazy Mountain Brew rather than hot stones. The treatment finishes with a can of cold beer.
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SavingThe Universe For Star Wars Fans
Start the countdown to May 31 if you’re headed to California, or August 29 if Florida is a stopover on the way to a galaxy far, far away.
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Making the most of it when spring break weather isn’t what you expect
The truth is we are all so busy at home that there’s something to be said for some unscheduled time, no matter what the weather
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San Francisco – where a hotel is more than just a place to rest
In the heart of San Francisco, Parc 55 San Francisco, a Hilton Hotel, has launched a campaign to promote local artists with the continuation of its Art at the Parc series with startup art
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Eating Our Way Across San Francisco
We ate until we couldn’t eat any more. Dim Sum, Mac and Cheese, Cioppino (Italian fish stew), enchiladas, more Dim Sum. San Francisco is a foodie paradise
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From Army Post to nation’s largest urban park — The Presidio San Francisco
Welcome to The Presidio, at 1,491 acres with 991 acres of open space—the largest urban national park in the country welcoming 7.5 million visitors a year
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Let’s hear it for women pushing their boundaries
March 8 is International Women’s Day, which celebrates women’s achievements around the world with everything from conferences to fun runs to festivals
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Two new Palladium Hotel Group resorts open in Mexico
The Palladium Hotel Group celebrated the opening of its two new resorts, TRS Coral Hotel and Grand Palladium Costa Mujeres Resort & Spa, located in Costa Mujeres, Mexico
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Ski-in Ski-Out Convenience at Beaver Run Resort in Breckenridge CO
The bellmen put our skis in the ski lockers; we grab them and get right on the Beaver Run Super Chair at the base of Peak 9. Nice!
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Taking the Kids — on spring break 2019
Whether you have just a long weekend — perhaps tacked onto a business trip — or a week, whatever your budget, there is no better time to get away than during the kids’ spring break
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Visiting SoundWaves At the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee
A $90 million-dollar, 111,000 square-foot project, SoundWaves is the country’s first indoor and outdoor water park, located inside the Gaylord Opryland Hotel
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Looking for romance with your honey — head to the snow with or without the kids
It isn’t necessary to be in the mountains Valentine’s Day weekend for romance. Any time will do and at any age, suggests Russell Watt, 66, visiting Breckenridge from Australia
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Hawks Cay: This Florida Keys Resort Is Back and Better Than Ever
Hawks Cay has been the quintessential Florida Keys resort for decades. In 2017,Hurricane Irma devastated the resort. It took nearly a year of hard work and$ 50 million but the resort reopened in August 2018 with numerous improvements.
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On of off the slopes, great food options in Park City Utah
The great thing about Park City is that there are plenty of great food options for those traveling with kids or those, like us with adult kids
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Why kids love Park City Utah – in their own words
“Amazing food!” says local Gavin Ziesler, 9, after polishing off a rotisserie chicken and avocado sandwich at the newly renovated Mid Mountain Lodge at the Park City Mountain Resort. “We usually bring lunch.”
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Indulging your inner-foodie at an all-inclusive resort
All-inclusive resorts are also upping the ante when it comes to food. But unlike most cruise ships, these specialty dining experiences don’t come with an extra tab.
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Pho, sushi and street tacos – now serving at a snow resort near you!
What happened to greasy burgers at snow resorts? At Breckenridge Ski Resort’s new Pioneer Crossing, just off the Independence Super Chair on Peak 7, there was Caribbean Chicken Stew served with Cuban con Gris rice
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A different way to have some fun in the snow
Welcome to Vista Verde Ranch, about a half-hour from Steamboat Springs, Colorado; and it couldn’t be more different than a traditional vacation in snowy country
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The pluses of skiing without the kids — at the Westin Riverfront Resort in Colorado
Who says ski trips aren’t romantic. Certainly, they are when you leave the kids behind, one northern California couple said. “This is our time to reconnect,”
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World-class snow sculptures draw crowds from all around to Breckenridge CO
Young Colorado art critics were among the thousands who came to Breckenridge to see the results of the work of 16 teams from around the world that came to this historic mountain town to create enormous snow sculptures
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To Washington, D.C., during the government shutdown
Here’s your chance to explore a famous American city in a new way — and support those there who count on our tourism dollars.
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Taking the Kids — calling all chocolate lovers
Today, locals and tourists flock to the Sprungli stores for Luxemburgerti and for chocolates. In fact, at the airport, my daughter used our last Swiss francs to buy a box of Sprungli chocolates to take home. She wasn’t the only one.
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Calling all foodies – all-inclusives are no longer about buffet lines
All-inclusives once were the purview of bland buffets where, like on cruise ships, the emphasis was on quality rather than quality. That has all changed
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When it rains in paradise, there are alternatives to explore
On this rainy day, the club is humming with activity — some kids playing air hockey; others doing a paper Mache craft. In the afternoon, they will feed iguanas
