Tagged: itineraries

One Week in Northern California: From Lake Tahoe to San Francisco via Yosemite

California’s coastal Highway 1 gets all the attention (and the tourists), but U.S. Highway 395 may be California’s best-kept road trip secret. This 1-week itinerary follows an open…

New App for Music Tourism Charts Course to Concerts, Clubs, and Music Landmarks

"Gig-tripping"—the practice of planning an entire vacation around a concert or festival in a destination where you don't live—continues to grow in popularity, according to the trackers…

Cruises in 2025: New Ships, Port Restrictions, and Other Trends

These are boom times for cruises. Demand has surpassed where it was before the pandemic, according to the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), with nearly 35 million…

Which World Cities Have the Latest Closing Times? Someone Did the Research for Night Owls

My mother spent most of her life in the Australian time zone—from her apartment in New York City. She usually rose an hour or two before the sun set and only hit the sack while most of…

What Are the World's Best Cruise Destinations? A New Poll Reveals All

One of the most common questions I get when I host my syndicated radio show on travel has to do with cruise ports. A listener will call in to talk about cruises she is considering and…

7 Ways to Chase New Orleans' Literary Ghosts

New Orleans has always lured writers, so it's no great surprise that the likes of Tennessee Williams, William Faulkner, Truman Capote, Sherwood Anderson, Eudora Welty, and even Ernest…