With towering red-rock buttes, cool pine forests, and brilliant blue skies, Sedona Arizona is gorgeous. If it looks familiar perhaps it’s because the stark landscape formed the backdrop for dozens of Hollywood westerns. There’s no more beautiful place to watch the setting sun than here. Sedona is noted for its mystical vortexes, which New Agers …
Years ago, we went to New Orleans and stayed outside the French Quarter. We’re not big partiers, so we thought we’d prefer staying some place less frantic. But we were wrong. Having to take a cab every time we wanted to go anywhere was a hassle – and an expense. And after the innkeeper told …
San Francisco has some of America’s top Italian restaurants. Acquarello, Quince, and Incanto have been wowing Bay Area diners with authentic Italian cooking, great wine, and attractive ambience for some time now. But the competition didn’t keep several new Italian restaurants in San Francisco from opening. Although not exactly filling a void, the newcomers are …
A gorgeous, 23-mile stretch of beach north of Los Angeles and Santa Monica Beach, Malibu has been an exclusive enclave since the 1920s, when Hollywood celebrities first built homes here to escape the heat in the valley. In 1957, Frederick Kohner wrote a novel about his teenage daughter, Gidget, and by the time the movie came …
If you take a Caribbean cruise, chances are that you’ll spend at least a day in St. Thomas. It’s the busiest cruise ship port in the region. And no wonder. With convenient air service, great shopping, beautiful views, and good beaches, what’s not to like? But there are lots more things to do in St. …
Ever since John Ringling made it his home in the 1920s, Sarasota Florida has had more than its share of culture. Few towns its size can boast an opera house, a symphony orchestra, and a well-respected theater festival. There’s something going on almost every night during the winter season. But Sarasota nightlife isn’t all highbrow. …
Just three hours from Dallas, the Broken Bow Oklahoma offers Southerners a complete change of scenery. The crystal-clear lake is managed by the Corps of Engineers and it’s backed by cool forests and the Ouachita and Kiamichi Mountain Wilderness. With 180 miles of shoreline and a surface area of 14,220 acres, lots of people can …
No trip to Hawaii is complete without spending some time in Honolulu. Its museums and palaces are the best place to learn about the history and culture of the Hawaiian Islands. Its nightclubs and restaurants are the most sophisticated in the state. And you can spend the day at the beach and then see a …
Compared to other Caribbean islands, St. John has very few hotels and resorts — which is a big part of the appeal. Since almost two-thirds of the island is National Park, development is limited, which is precisely why most travelers return here again and again. Most of the St. John Virgin Island Resorts are expensive, …
Oscar Wilde once said “Niagara Falls is the American bride’s second great disappointment.” We beg to disagree. We went to Niagara Falls a few years ago, almost on a whim, and were amazed by the sheer magnificence of the falls. It’s well worth a trip. There’s plenty to do here in addition to the falls, …