Tag: Travel

Taking the Kids: And Including a Museum on Your Summer Travels

Look in the mirror. “Picture yourself reflected in the art works. In what ways aren’t you reflected? Explore the materials in the art work. What materials surprised you?” The challenges are part of the Kids’ Explore the Floor guide in the Denver Art Museum’s newly reopened Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery. The reopening of the Arts of…


Wisconsin’s Lake Geneva Once a Grand Resort for the Rich, Now a Laid-Back Venue for Vacationers

By Mary Ann Anderson From Tribune News Service That Einstein. He really got around. It seems just about everywhere I’ve visited, he was there first, among them Prague, Singapore and Williams Bay, a small community only 15 minutes from Lake Geneva. No, not that Lake Geneva on the border of Switzerland and France, but the…


Kraków Weaves a Vibrant Cultural Tapestry

Kraków is the Boston of Poland—a charming and vital city buzzing with history, college students, and tourists. Though not the capital, Kraków is the cultural and intellectual center of the country—and easily Poland’s best destination. At the center of the Old Town is the Main Market Square, one of Europe’s most gasp-worthy public spaces, and…


Great Public Transit Rides—2023

No matter which big U.S. cities you might visit, you’ll find plenty of local sightseeing tours. But you don’t have to pay top dollar for a private tour. In many cities, public transit trips serve spectacular routes at inexpensive transit fares, offering flexible schedules and avoiding extended stops at schlocky souvenir shops. Here are three…


5 Tips From Travel Experts Before Booking That Expensive Summer Vacation

By Alexandra Skores From The Dallas Morning News Three years out of the pandemic, when travel was disrupted from global shutdowns and restrictions, Dallas-Fort Worth travelers are looking to get out this summer. According to travel destination site Hopper, nationwide, domestic airfare is averaging around $306 per ticket, down 19 percent from last year and…


Central Florida Ranch Voted Top Glamping Destination Nationwide

By Patrick Connolly From South Florida Sun Sentinel A Central Florida ranch has been voted as the top destination for glamping nationwide, according to USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Westgate River Ranch Resort, located about 90 minutes south of Orlando, was chosen by voters as No. 1 on a list of the Top 10…


‘Forever Friendships’: Conservative, Older Women’s Travel Group Is Booming

Between the elections and a pandemic, 2020 brought about deep divisions that made it difficult for people to reach out and form connections during a time when it was needed most. In the aftermath, Deborah Schutt, Kim Kalan, and Jane Rabe, entrepreneurs with plenty of travel experience, had embarked on a venture to get women…


Kid-Friendly Lodges You Won’t Want to Leave

By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Family-friendly lodges provide an activity-rich haven for the adventuresome clan. Here are five places you’ll want to visit time and again: The Lodge at Chaa Creek. Near San Ignacio, Belize Tucked within a 365-acre private rainforest paradise in the picturesque foothills of the Maya Mountains, Chaa Creek provides the…


Guide to Toledo, Ohio: What to Do, See and Eat in the Glass City

By Melody Baetens From Detroit News Detroit—Not just a city that you drive through on your way somewhere else, Toledo is a town worth stopping in. Known as the Glass City because of its historic connection to that industry, the fourth-largest city in Ohio is home to award-winning parks, museums, restaurants, and a small, but…


Tour Companies That Care Make for Memorable Trips

When John and Betty Price thought about taking a vacation with a tour company, they decided to do some good while they enjoyed themselves. They searched the internet for firms that offer inviting excursions, value, and an opportunity to give back in various ways to the destinations they visited. Overseas Adventure Travel, part of the…