Food & Travel
NAPA, Calif. (AP) — Do you crave a little red-blooded adventure along with your red wine? The Napa Valley may have just what you seek. Sure, you can indulge such standard bro behaviors as golf and biking. But hotels and other businesses in the popular wine region are kicking things up a notch. Get behind […]
CHARLES TOWN, Jamaica (AP) — In a backwoods town along a river cutting between green mountains, quick-footed men and women spin and stomp to the beat of drums. One dancer waving a knife is wrapped head-to-foot in leafy branches, his flashing eyes barely visible through the camouflage. This traditional dance re-enacts the Jamaican Maroons' specialty: […]
With many people hitting the city of Atlanta to soak up the social scene, it’s easy to empty your wallet before you realize what happened. I recently took to Georgia’s capital city without an agenda (or a rental car) to visit friends and enjoy a bit of the local culture. What I didn’t want to […]
Highlights: Although sales of luxury SUVs have slipped over the past few years, the Escalade is still one of the best-selling luxury vehicles in this segment with over 25,000 new-vehicle sales annually. The Escalade was just name the best luxury SUV in terms of short-term quality, according to the industry respected J.D. Power survey. MSRP […]
CHICAGO (AP) — It may be known as the Windy City, but cash does not need not go flying from your pockets when you visit Chicago. From the shores of Lake Michigan to the sidewalks along the Magnificent Mile, you can find outdoor family fun along with history and culture without spending a cent. Here […]
THREE FORKS, Mont. (AP) — An elegant, century-old hotel, an authentically Western town center and easy access to limestone caves and historic landmarks make this southwestern Montana burg worth a stop on a drive between Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. With the park-to-park trip covering 370 miles, it can be driven in a day. But […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Summer is nearly year-round in Southeast Texas so it should be no surprise that the free stuff to see and do in the sprawling metropolitan area of the nation's fourth-biggest city focuses on the outdoors. But that doesn't mean you have to surrender to the area's infamous heat and humidity, particularly brutal […]
Highlight: The M is outfitted with an optional eco gas pedal setting, which encourages the driver to drive green by applying additional force against the pedal to reduce jack-rabbit driving patterns. Test vehicle’s MSRP: $59,375 ($49,850 before options) Seating Capacity: 5 Standard Safety Features: front, side and roof-mounted airbags; front seat active head restraints; ABS; […]
MONTROSE, S.D. (AP) — Cartoonlike buzzards wielding a knife and fork, anvil and oversized mallet might seem like an odd way to welcome tourists, but Porter Sculpture Park is no typical roadside attraction. The vultures representing reincarnated politicians are just a few of the more than 40 quirky creations originating in the mind of Wayne […]
MADRID (AP) — "Hey dad, listen! The music of 'Un Chien Andalou,'" my son Corneel said casually, as we wandered the maze of hallways that make up the Reina Sofia museum. Spain's Luis Bunuel and Salvador Dali produced this masterpiece of European surrealism in 1929, but while I knew about the film's infamous eye-slitting scene, […]
Normally, when one thinks of ‘Bloody Sunday’, Selma, Alabama, which is approximately 50 miles outside the state capital, Montgomery, comes to mind. However, just over a month ago, the city of Selma, also known as the birthplace of the Voting Rights Movement, was infused with some new energy, a personal visit by black car designer […]
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — It's no secret that you can drop a lot of cash seeing the sights of San Francisco. After all, this is the home of the Gold Rush. But did you know that some of the finest things in the City by the Bay carry the budget-friendly price tag of free, gratis […]
