The really smart traveler heads off the beaten track and away from the tourist traps of the world’s big cities to uncover some amazing attractions. From little-known markets to hidden wineries and culinary schools; looking beyond well-known destinations to discover the less-explored side of small cities makes a whole lot of sense to me, and may just help bag you one of your most memorable vacations ever.
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Ten Southern Festivals You Need to Taste 2013-06-17 15:20:39Food and wine festivals in the Southeast are hotter than a cast iron skillet full of corn bread. “We are witnessing a proliferation of festivals in the South and across the nation,” says John T. Edge, director of the Southern Foodways Alliance in Oxford, Mississippi. Of southern-specific festivals, white-hot Atlanta [...] |
Visiting Myanmar’s Capital is No Longer Restricted 2013-06-14 15:08:59My husband and I have visited Myanmar six times. We have been to Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay, Lake Inle, Kalaw and Maurk U; each year we ended with at Amazing Resort in Ngapali Beach. I had read and heard about the new Myanmar capital of Nay Pyi Taw where construction started [...] |
Barcelona Gourmet Walking Tour and MSC Cruise Revive Easter Past 2013-06-12 10:07:32A “blast from the past,” can be a shot of adrenalin. After childhood images of beautifully hand-painted Easter eggs popped into my head last winter, I sprang into action this spring to revive enduring memories. Hubby and I subsequently decided to discover new and beautiful things by joining the Easter [...] |
Icebergs of Newfoundland: Nature’s Sculptures 2013-06-10 10:05:49The Atlantic off the coast of Newfoundland often becomes a wonderland of sculptural white and blue icebergs in the summer, as the temperatures warm and the icebergs break apart from their homes farther north. I visited the area off the coast of St. Anthony, which is near the northern tip of Newfoundland [...] |
Relaxing Like Royalty — At The King and Prince (Part 2) 2013-06-07 21:59:23continued With an appetite for lunch, I visited Tim and Melissa Wellford’s Sandcastle Café in the Village. It’s known not only for their sumptuous breakfast buffet with 20+ made- from-scratch items ($9.95) but for great crab cakes. I ordered a nearly six-ounce beauty sautéed to perfection ($7.95). Celebrating the café’s [...] |
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