2019 Flower Shows: Where to Smell the Roses
By Susan McKee If it’s winter, orchids are the go-to flower for botanical exhibits. These colorful tropical blooms remind us that warmer weather soon will return. In the meantime, shows of all sizes dot the calendar in January and February. Two of the largest orchid shows are held on the coasts. San Francisco Orchid Society’s […]
Catching the Cannabis Wave in Travel
Cannabidiol or CBD, a hemp derivative emerging from recent relaxation of restrictions in marijuana laws in the U.S. and Canada, is now showing up in spas, on health shop shelves, in foods, teas, even lipsticks. A recent invitation to Glen Ivy Hot Springs in Corona, CA came with a chance to experience a CBD massage […]
Overtourism or the Walking Dread?
Travel and tourism is a thing of inestimable value to most people. We dream of new places and save up diligently for these aspirational moments. But when does a walking tour turn into a nightmarish episode from The Walking Dead?
Dark Tourism: Where to Find the Light of the Universe
Dark Tourism, a term more recently associated with quirky destinations associated with death and dying thanks to a trendy Netflix series, is now becoming popular with an unlikely fan base: families. That’s because the term is taken for its more literal locution as a place where light is at its slightest and dark skies full […]
Death Valley: Stars, Star Wars & Strange Sybaritics
There may be much to say about a 3.3 million-acre national park harboring destinations with names like “Badwater” and “Devil’s Golf Course”. But such natural oases of frontier life are rare these days and have much to offer to those adventurous enough to leave the safety of neon and traffic and travel to where […]
Louvre Abu Dhabi: Finding Art in the Gulf
In a kind of “move over Mona” moment the Louvre Abu Dhabi opened with much fanfare this week to put Abu Dhabi on the world cultural map and put focus on artistic treasures that extend far beyond the bounds of Mona Lisa’s mysterious smile.
Shopping Trips: Stay and Pay at these Iconic Hubs
With the holiday season just around the corner, seven fabulous shopping destinations around the globe can turn Christmas shopping into the perfect vacation. Suggestions by Booking.com offer ways to quell shopping addictions while solving holiday gift needs with some very tempting and immersive shopping destinations.
Halloween 2017: Who’s Got Ghosts?
If there is anything America loves on Halloween it’s a good ghost story – and better yet, a good ghost. While sightings are not always guaranteed, Halloween 2017 offers plenty of scary places where ghosts may or may not show up on the night they are purported to be most active. What these places do […]
Gay L.A.: Best Spots for LGBTQ
Los Angeles has long been a magnet for gay and lesbian dreamers seeking fortune and bliss in Southern California climes. But the movie industry town churned by leading men clutching their leading ladies tight around Barbie Doll waste lines required certain secrecy where sex preferences were concerned.
Halloween Comes Early to SoCal Theme Parks
Two things never seem to get old: Halloween and Disneyland. Although the summer is in full swing, the Southern California theme parks are already imagining cooler climes to come and gearing up for a season of thrills and chills. A kind of spell will be cast during Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort this year as […]
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