Imagine stepping off a ferry and not hearing the sounds of cars, motorcycles, or worries. It’s just you and your family and the gentle sound of waves folding onto the sand. Mackinac Island is that place where problems are prohibited, and summer-time...
Houses abandoned overnight, clothes left on hangers, meals interrupted and never finished — no, this isn’t the setting of a post-apocalyptic movie, but the reality of how many of California’s more than 3,800 ghost towns were deserted and left to rot. Creeped...
San Antonio, Texas isn’t the first place that springs to mind when one starts planning a romantic weekend. At least, that’s what we thought. Renowned for its rich history, national landmarks, and colonial architecture, San Antonio is popular with United...
If you live anywhere that isn’t right next to a national park, then you know it can take hours to reach a nice hiking trail: often deep in the woods, oftener with limited cell reception. When it was just the two of us, no problem. My wife and I don’t mind...
Visalia is the best little town you've never heard of. Or at least we hadn't. The city of Visalia, nicknamed "The Gateway To Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks," in the San Joaquin Valley, is the last metropolitan area visitors encounter before they...
Add color and culture into your family’s Cinco de Mayo celebration by visiting historic Olvera Street, the "Birthplace of Los Angeles." Less than a block from Union Station in the heart of Los Angeles, Olvera Street (“La Placita Olvera”) is a conveniently...