The first thing that hits you on a stay at this ranch resort in Wyoming is the space. In the city you are lucky to have a few hundred square feet to yourself but at a luxury ranch resort like Brush Creek Lodge & Spa, you have 15,000 acres of it. And then there is […]

Story and Photos by Susan McKee “Hold the wheel steady!” yelled Frank Dregallo as he leapt over the ship’s railing and ran to the bow. I held the wheel and Tim scrambled after our captain. On just the second day of our weeklong sailing school, catastrophe loomed. Our chartered yacht was under full sail that […]

By Lark Gould I have been lucky enough to escape the reaper more times than my fingers will let me count during my many years of traveling as a journalist. As a woman, usually traveling alone, I probably took more than my fair share of chances and I would not recommend that readers follow my […]

New Paradise Power in Santa Monica The 71-room Shangrila Hotel overlooking the famous Santa Monica beach walk is setting a new style in this trendy L.A. beach town with tony new suites and an Art Deco theme carried out in sweet details and collectables throughout the property. The full service property has a gourmet comfort […]

The American economy may be heading into a fiscal wall but when it comes to travel at least half the U.S. population is saying, “what wall?” Some 50 percent of Americans have booked or plan to book travel in 2013, and a good chunk of those travelers (87%) plan to spend as much or more […]