The Maine windjammer’s chef crossed the deck carrying a slice of chocolate cake. When she stopped, she called out, “It’s come to my attention someone is here celebrating a birthday.” Everyone knew who she meant. Over the course of the four-day cruise, we had all heard...
The bold letters near the lobby entrance proclaiming “WTF”—under a small sign reading “Where’s the Fun?”—set the tone for my stay. Hotel Adeline in Scottsdale, Arizona is playful, stylish and a little edgy, and you never have to wonder where the fun is when you stay...
Two hours from Phoenix, the Strawberry Inn sits along State Route 87 on the edge of the world’s largest Ponderosa pine forest. In the summer, it’s the perfect escape from the Sonoran Desert’s triple-digit heat. But don’t write it off in the winter. The inn makes a...
Spas should be a sanctuary, and that’s exactly what SpaWell, the new multi-million-dollar spa at El Conquistador Tucson, is. Perched on a mesa a walkable distance from the resort’s lobby, the adults-only spa features a salt therapy room, swimming pool with mountain...
Mention Lubbock, Texas, and two things usually spring to mind: cotton and Buddy Holly. Even today, the area surrounding this West Texas city is the largest cotton-producing region in the world, and rock ‘n’ roll fans come from around the world to visit the hometown...
I always associated Waterford Crystal with Christmas. For the first few years of my marriage, I would congregate with others in the early morning darkness outside a department store, waiting to be one of the first to buy drastically marked down Christmas décor....
Covid-19 has changed the way many of us think about travel. Instead of staying in fully occupied resorts with packed swimming pools, we’re renting RVs to camp in national parks, booking vacation rentals through local hosts, and looking for alternative accommodations...
Route 66 was—and still is—the all-American road trip. Stretching 2,400 continuous miles from Chicago to Los Angeles when it was designated in 1926, it cut through the small communities many other routes bypassed. During its heyday in the 1950s, motorists on a Route 66...
Celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain may have been born in New York City, but he called New Jersey, the state where he grew up, home. In season five, episode five of “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” he paid tribute to the state he loved. New Jersey returned the favor...
Growing up, my husband wanted to be a train engineer, so whenever we visit a city with a train museum, we go. Unfortunately, we haven’t had that many opportunities to actually ride historic trains. That’s why we made a point to book tickets on the Durango &...