On my quest to visit all 50 states, I always expected Kansas to be sort of an afterthought or a straggler state I’d have to check off when I was getting close to 50. As it turns out, Kansas was state number 39, and it wasn’t the uninspiring expanse of prairie and Wizard of Oz lore I expected. Here’s what will wow you about the Sunflower State.
In our technology-driven culture, many travelers find a travel tech organizer a must. Who has the time to deal with tangled cords, misplaced chargers and lost memory sticks? Read more on Newsweek.com
It was almost 10 p.m. In less than eight hours, my family and I would be on a plane to Florida, where we’d board a cruise ship that would whisk us off to the Caribbean for seven glorious nights. I didn’t start packing until the last minute, which was typical for me. I’d mentally planned…
It takes me about five hours to drive from my home in San Antonio to Alpine, a small West Texas town near Big Bend National Park. I wasn’t in a major rush on my most recent trip to the popular adventure-travel destination, so I left my car at home and bought a $47 ticket for…
Banff National Park, located in the Canadian Rockies, is known for its beautiful scenery and epic skiing. Established after railway workers stumbled onto a thermal hot spring, Banff became Canada’s first national park in 1885 and today is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Remote although still relatively easy to get to, Banff’s powder…
“Your destination is on the right.” The robotic monotone of my car’s navigation system let me know coffee was nearby. I’d punched in the address for Island Joe’s at the suggestion of a friend who told me this was the place to grab coffee in the Texas coastal town of Corpus Christi. My coffee needs…
Texas has over 350 miles of beaches and fun coastal communities to explore. While you won’t find sugar-white sand and clear turquoise water here, appreciate these Gulf Coast beaches on their own, and don’t try to compare them to Florida or the Caribbean. The brownish-blue water is impacted by silt from the Mississippi River but…