Pebble Beach, on Central California’s rugged and picturesque coast, will again be center stage on June 10-16 for its sixth U.S. Open. While the U.S. Open Championship Experience is the only way for spectators to stay at Pebble Beach resorts during the week of the U.S. Open, there are numerous hotel options nearby—one of the …
Go Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter in London
Harry Potter fans have lots to cheer about with three new London tours that take visitors behind the scenes of the blockbuster movies. With its rich history and iconic attractions, London has long been a top destination for visitors with offerings that go well beyond the traditional. Now, Evans’ one-of-a-kind film tours bring an extra …
Best Baja Summer Savings on Rejuvenation
Summer plans for Cabo? Consider instead an all-inclusive stay just over the San Diego border at Rancho La Puerta, a 3,000-acre healthy-living paradise with flowering meadows, landscaped gardens and breathtaking vistas all nestled at the foot of Mount Kuchumaa, also known as Sacred Mountain. All this beauty and healthy living at Tecate’s original destination spa …
8 Great Tiki Bars in San Francisco
Wouldn’t a Polynesian escape be great about now? Visualize yourself sipping exotic rum drinks while sarong-clad dancers sway to the beat of drums. Flower leis, Tiki torches and white- sand beaches are all part of a “South Pacific state of mind.” If time and budget make a trip to the islands impossible, don’t worry—plan a …
It’s a Whole New World at Four Seasons Orlando
This May through September, the Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort is rolling out its magic carpet for guests with the “Explore a New World” Disney Gift Card Package. The package is inspired by and in time for the release of Disney’s Aladdin movie, the live-action retelling of the original animated feature, …
Surf’s Up! San Diego’s Hottest Surfing Spots
With nearly perfect climate year-round, 70 miles of beautiful coastline and countless celebrated surf spots, San Diego offers surf enthusiasts the true Southern California dream. As the Golden State waxes up their boards in recognition of “California Surfing Day” on September 20, now is the perfect time to start planning your San Diego surfing adventure. …
Make it a Conestoga Wagon Stay!
Creative stays come in the form of teepees, ice hotels and tree houses. But, for a very historic stay, you can now book your vacation getaway in an authentically designed Conestoga wagon. Nicely, you may find the camping adventure in Oklahoma City lots more comfortable and glamorous than your ancestors’ experience– but every bit as …
Win a Yosemite Adventure!
Make this the year to enjoy all Yosemite has to offer. The contest begins now through December 20, with drawings July 1, September 30 and December 30. Read the details here and then enter: https://www.yosemitethisyear.com/welcoming-committee
Celebrate 100 Years of Grand Canyon Grandeur
This year the Grand Canyon is celebrating 100 years as a national park. Every Grand Canyon experience is its own grand adventure and, in 2019, it’s bigger than ever! Join “canyoneers” from around the world in celebrating Grand Canyon National Park’s centennial anniversary with special events and programs. The national park is celebrating big with …
Explore Canada’s Wild Coast
The new IMAX movie, Great Bear Rainforest, takes viewers on an odyssey through one of the planet’s last great wild places, Canada’s west coast. But here’s a secret: you, too, can travel in the Great Bear Rainforest, in an IMAX-like journey of discovery, thanks to ecotourism specialists at Maple Leaf Adventures. Guests will see some …
Spring Blooms and Horses in Tucson
It is nice to know that the rugged “old west” still exists, marked by wide, open spaces backed by lofty mountain ranges and populated with ancient saguaro forests, blooming cacti and marauding deer and coyote. These vast desert expanses conjure days of the grand ranchos, dust-filled cattle round-ups and campfire dinners under the stars. On …
Sail into the Jewel of the Caribbean, Antigua
Story and photos by Ellen Clark Being a Southern California girl, my experiences in the tropics leaned toward Hawaii and the Mexican Riviera. But when the chance to visit Antigua, a little gem in the Caribbean, came my way, I was hardly about to refuse. I knew that Antigua and its twin island of Barbuda …