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Park City in the Summer: How to Plan the Perfect Day

Park City in the Summer: How to Plan the Perfect Day

Park City in the summer gives you a different view of the city.  ©Gentry HaleDestination Utah / Park City in the SummerPark City, Utah, is one of the most sought-after ski destinations in the world. A chic mountain town tucked into the Wasatch, it’s built on...

Tarazona Spain: The Gateway to Garnacha

Tarazona Spain: The Gateway to Garnacha

Tarazona from above, with the octagonal Plaza de Toros Vieja at center. Built between 1790 and 1792, the ring holds 32 dwellings around its courtyard — and people still live in them.   ©Dawn DamicoDestination Spain ┃TarazonaFrom the Palacio Episcopal you see the...

No Cars, No Hurry: Hydra Island Day Trip

No Cars, No Hurry: Hydra Island Day Trip

Some travel moment stay with you, like spotting this old man carrying flowers up steep steps during my day trip to Hydra Island.  ©Dawn DamicoDestination Greece / Hydra Island day tripI was admiring the whitewashed stone buildings with their brightly painted wooden...

Digging Deep: San Luis Obispo Farm-to-Table Magic

Digging Deep: San Luis Obispo Farm-to-Table Magic

San Luis Obispo land has been delivering a culinary and health experience for generations. Destination California / San Luis Obispo Farm-to-TableThe food and wine story in San Luis Obispo County is really one story. The soil in Central California has been giving life,...

AI Travel Planning:  Revolutionary or Road to Nowhere?

AI Travel Planning:  Revolutionary or Road to Nowhere?

How helpful are travel apps for planning? We tested out Mindtrip's tool on Travel Nevada's website...Travel News / Destination Nevada / AI Travel Planning Travel Nevada has taken a bold step into the future of travel planning.  A recent partnership with Mindtrip, an...

Farm to Table Asheville: A 3 Day Food Lovers Adventure

Farm to Table Asheville: A 3 Day Food Lovers Adventure

Cúrate has transformed a 1920s era bus station into a farm-to-table destination.  ©Dawn DamicoDestination North Carolina/ Farm to Table AshevilleI wasn’t aware a polar vortex was heading to Asheville as I planned for an early spring getaway from Florida. While the...

Common Wine Questions Answered by a Master Sommelier

Common Wine Questions Answered by a Master Sommelier

Approachable, educational, and fun...that's how wine tasting with a Master Sommelier can be.  ©Dawn DamicoCulinary Travel / Wine / Common Wine QuestionsWine tasting experiences are perfect for enhancing any trip and when you have answers to some common wine questions,...

Top 7 Things To Do in the Laurel Highlands, PA

Top 7 Things To Do in the Laurel Highlands, PA

In the Laurel Highlands you can explore history (like the Flight 93 Memorial pictured here), hike and paddle the rivers and trails, indulge in luxury resorts and culinary magic, and everthing in between. Prepare to be impressed...this is Western Pennsylvania's...

Ultimate Day Trip: What to do in Orlando Besides Disney

Ultimate Day Trip: What to do in Orlando Besides Disney

See Art Orlando is thought to be the largest permanent sculpture collection of different pieces by different artists under consturction at one time.  ©Dawn DamicoFlorida Travel / What to do in Orlando besides DisneyWhen you find yourself in Orlando and are not in the...

These Top Attractions in Pittsburgh Will Surprise You

These Top Attractions in Pittsburgh Will Surprise You

Input Heading Here Pittsburgh has more bridges than Venice, Italy.  ©Dawn DamicoDestination Pennsylvania / Top Attractions in PittsburghTo say I was skeptical is an understatement. Afterall, Pittsburgh is renowned for steel production, represented by a hard-nosed...

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