The island of Kauai is the fourth largest island in the Hawaiian chain, and is also known as the Garden Isle. It is home to such majestic beauty that over 60 movies have been shot on Kauai throughout its five distinct regions. I encourage you to be your own director or photographer as you […]
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You’ve visited Maui umpteen times. You do the same thing- you relax, you eat out, you read a book, and maybe work up the energy to embark on a hike or two. Now, listen up: on your next trip to this fair island, tackle your tropical vacation by incorporating culture into your daily happenings. By
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No one told me about the moving buildings. The first time I visited Savannah, I was at a downtown park where George Washington had made a post-Revolutionary War speech. Suddenly I noticed what appeared to be a colorful building moving behind the brickwork and wrought iron of Factor’s Walk. I followed the unusual site
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Kathy Chin Leong is an award-winning travel writer who has endured freezing temperatures near the Arctic as well as the scorching sands of Fiji. On her travels, she has suffered mosquito bites lasting for weeks, sunburns that have seared off the top layer of her skin, stinging bladder infections, and cruise ship diarrhea, to
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Sonoma County is home to almost 60,000 acres of vineyards, and more than 450 wineries. The food-centric region boasts hundreds of restaurants, from historic roadhouses, to contemporary locavore pubs, to many Michelin-starred destinations. Like any great region, there are numerous natural landmarks here, as well, including historic state parks, and beautiful ranches dating back to
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Before visiting Montreal for the first time, my enthusiastic friends gave me a list of things to do while trotting about in the Canadian city. The common thread among them was to consume a Montreal smoked meat sandwich. When my foodie friend Jane insisted, I stared at her blankly and asked, “Why?” “Montreal has the
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The secret to a successful family vacation, as any parent knows, is variety. Balancing things the kids want to do, with adventures that will keep mom and dad loving life, is that sometimes elusive charm. It’s a truth no matter what thrilling part of the globe you’re tripping. In Sonoma County, with more than a
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Next time you are in Ontario, be sure to say hello to Toronto and Niagara Falls. Just go to feel the vibe in these two opposite, but not opposing cities. While one is a busy metropolis touting culture and architecture, the other delivers on natural wonders stunning and powerful. Toronto is the country’s largest city
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What does the paintbrush of your imagination create on your New England canvas? Forests coated with fall colors? Gleaming white church steeples? Wood covered bridges? Such a journey takes on a myriad of hues and complexities as simple as a pinkish sunset and as rugged as a bike race along the Atlantic coastline. Whether you
It’s argued that the nation’s music began in the Mississippi River corridor, with jazz emerging from New Orleans and the blues migrating from the Delta into the streets of Memphis where it found its own and evolved into rock ’n’ roll, rhythm and blues and soul. In the rural areas another sound emerged, immigrated from
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