Category: TRAVEL

By: Scott S. Smith, Sandra Wells and Christian Smith Ten Thousand Villages https://www.tenthousandvillages.com/pasadena#fndtn-home in Pasadena calls itself "more than a store, we're a global maker-

By: Scott S. Smith, Sandra Wells and Christian Smith In recognition of Thanksgiving dinner guests who may want no actual turkey, this month we're highlighting restaurants serving plant-bas

By Joey Amato A few years ago, I remember reading that Madison, Wisconsin was voted one of the top LGBTQ-friendly destinations in the country. Since I have a propensity to travel to under-

By: Scott S. Smith, Sandra Wells and Christian Smith West Hollywood https://www.visitwesthollywood.com/ is known worldwide for its Sunset Strip nightclubs and music venues (like the Whiskey a Go G

By: Scott S. Smith, Sandra Wells and Christian Smith As VisitPasadena https://www.visitpasadena.com/things-to-do/ notes, there is a lot for visitors to do in this suburb of Los Angeles besides the

By Joey Amato Orlando has always been a place close to my heart. Back in 2002, I attended graduate school there as well as worked in the music industry for a company that launched the careers of Ba

BY: Joey Amato It’s no secret that the climate crisis is intensifying and the world is looking for solutions. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in its latest report that we

By: Scott S. Smith and Sandra Wells Oklahoma City (aka OKC VisitOKC https://www.visitokc.com/) is a lively and diverse metropolis just a three-hour flight from LAX (quicker than you can drive across

By Joey Amato Photos provided by Louisville Tourism For years I have heard about Salt Lake City’s thriving LGBTQ community, but I had yet to experience it firsthand. The Advocate even called Salt La

By: Scott S. Smith, Christian Smith and Sandra Wells Hollywood the industry has been a global entertainment phenomenon for a century, but the Los Angeles neighborhood that once hosted many film stud

By Joey Amato I had a trip to Texas planned prior to the introduction of the anti-transgender bills in state Congress. I considered cancelling the trip completely, however I realized that there are

By: Scott S. Smith, Christian Smith and Sandra Wells The San Fernando Valley, stretching from Agoura in the west to Glendale in the east and Sherman Oaks on Ventura Boulevard to San Fernando at the

By Joey Amato Photos provided by Louisville Tourism Get out your fancy hat and get ready to sip some bourbon because we are headed to Louisville, Kentucky, the home of the Kentucky Derby as well as

By: Scott S. Smith and Sandra Wells Ventura County is on the map for visitors to the Reagan Library in Simi, but many Southern Californians would be hard put to think of other reasons to spend a few

By: Scott S. Smith, Sandra Wells & Christian Smith The Los Angeles metro area is tied with London when it comes to having museums (broadly defined), with 300 each. But the latter's tend to be respect

By: Bryan Herb Zoomvacations It might surprise you to learn that I do not like the tip. It doesn't matter if it is big or small, it always makes me uncomfortable. I am uncomfortable when people ask f

By Joey Amato The last time I wrote an article about Indianapolis was back before I was living here. Sometimes you view a city differently as a tourist, so I decided to become a tourist again to expl

By: Joey Amato On my recent visit to The Palm Beaches, I wanted to explore parts of the region I hadn’t had the chance to visit when I lived in the area a little of a decade ago. Palm Beach County e

By: Scott S. Smith and Sandra Wells When we visited Las Vegas for the first time in many years in July 2021, we were shocked by how difficult it was to get around and park, even trying to use Uber/L

By: Joey Amato The only way to describe Iceland is...magical. It truly is. Iceland is like no other place I’ve visited in the world. It’s topography, climate, people, culture, history, and nightlife