How I Spent 3 Nights Photographing the Northern Lights in Alaska
On a 98-degree August afternoon in Austin, I was lying on my couch reading magazines when I came across an article that said that Fairbanks, Alaska was one of the best places in the world...
A Rich and Delicious Inheritance | Lexington, Louisville, and the Four Roses Distillery
They come by it honestly. With the stillness of the countryside, the calm thrum of horse hooves in open air, the slow weight of the air; it’s all more than enough to make one dream and...
#TravelTuesday: In Uruguay, Beyond the Pour with Bodega Garzon
The opening scene of the Amazon Prime series, “It Starts with Wine,” doesn’t highlight that quintessential shot of wine pouring from a decanter, nor does it begin with a vintner pontificating all over himself. Rather,...
#TravelTuesday: Shopping, Sipping & Supping Made Simple at the Boutique Hotel Derek
Houston has over 80,000 hotel rooms to offer its visitors which, if you stop and think about it, is more than the population of many small towns in the Lone Star State! With so many...
Five Minutes With Alex Danza, Founder & CEO, Vonlane, the Luxury Bus Service of Texas
I’ve been intrigued by Vonlane since I first read an article about it five years ago. Finally, I recently had the chance to ride the “fancy bus,” as I like to call it, from Austin...
Five Minutes With Phoebe Smith, the J.K. Rowling of Slow Literature
How does a wilderness-loving camper become a sleep storyteller? Well, once upon a time… Phoebe Smith is a UK-based award winning travel writer, photographer, presenter and broadcaster with a love for adventure. (She’s been published...
#TravelTuesday: In Mexico, the Underwater Secrets of a Cenote
A cenote is a natural sinkhole caused by the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath. There are over 6,000 cenotes in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula alone. Cenotes vary in size and features, some boasting...
It’s Getting Hot in Paradise
Comal, the restaurant at Chileno Bay Resort in Los Cabos, has a sweeping view of the Sea of Cortez. And, while it’s easy to be enamored with crashing waves, it’s the wafting movement of aroma...
#TravelTuesday: 6 Reasons to Escape to Haven
A luxury getaway weekend to a new oasis in Cancun awaits. From the minute guests arrive at the Haven Riviera Cancun Resort & Spa to their departure, they are treated with exquisite first class service....