Relax and rejuvenate with a visit to Ojo Santa Fe Spa Resort south of Santa Fe, New Mexico. The tranquil setting, great food, and healing waters make this a memorable escape. In the 40 years since my first visit to Santa Fe Plaza, traffic and parking issues have grown...
Peace and calm reigned amid ancient buildings with views of sacred Taos Mountain against a cobalt sky. There are many sides to Taos, a place of calm amid upheaval. These are some things to do in Taos, NM. It’s been nearly four decades since I first visited Taos. I was...
Head to Florida's southwest coast for outdoor fun, great food, beaches, and history. Explore fun things to do around Fort Myers Beach. I opened floor-to-ceiling shutters inside my room at Outrigger Beach Resort. I caught my breath as I gazed on sparkling Gulf waters,...
Fiesta San Antonio is a joyous celebration each March that celebrates San Antonio's rich and diverse cultures. Carnivals. Feasts. Parades. I arrived at The St. Anthony, a Luxury Collection Hotel, San Antonio before the rest of my group, so I decided to unpack, slip on...
I had last explored the beaches in front of Sanibel Sundial Beach Resort in Florida more than 40 years earlier. Discover why this Florida paradise is an ideal beach vacation. I took my first beach walk at Sundial Beach Resort & Spa, on Sanibel, in Florida, within...
Discover the Kimpton Aertson Hotel, near ‘Music Row’, and within 1.5 miles of the legendary Ryman Auditorium and Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. When I heard the name of the boutique Nashville hotel where our press group would stay—Kimpton Aertson Hotel—I...
Are you ready for a paranormal adventure? If you believe spirits haunt the places they inhabited during life, visit one of our favorite haunted hotels with potential spooky encounters. If you believe spirits haunt the places they inhabited during life, visit a haunted...
On a cool spring morning, a forested pathway led to the first building in our tour at The Clearing Folk School, as we experienced art in Door County, Wisconsin. An original log cabin with its newer wood-clad addition made me think of elves. The ground crunched beneath...
The Highlander Hotel offers a retro hotel experience right out of the 1960s complete with vinyl records to play in your room. A road trip to Iowa offers a great opportunity to explore the Midwestern US. I reached The Highlander Hotel, on a hilltop near Interstate 80...
I hadn't visited water-wrapped Door County, Wisconsin in at least a decade. And we had spent very little time in the seaside village of Ephraim during that trip. I breathed deeply as I drove into Ephraim and my shoreline view became unobstructed. Boats of all shapes...