Cakebread Cellars, one of the great Napa Valley estate wineries, celebrated the 10th anniversary of their most premium label Dancing Bear Ranch with the release of their 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon, a vintage receiving 99 points from wine critic Robert Parker
Kunisaki: Wandering Off the Beaten Path
Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu tends to be off the international travelers map because of its distance from the popular destinations of Kyoto and Tokyo. For those who do make it to Kyushu the hot spring towns of Beppu and Yufuin and the dramatic landscape of Mt. Aso are well worth the trip.
Wisconsin: It’s Not Just the Cheese
An hour north of Milwaukee lies a Great Lakes vacation region that has been off the radar for much of the rest of the country.
American Dreams and Memory Lane
Branson is the Las Vegas of the Midwest sans the liquor and debauchery. With many venues staging two to three performances a day, it’s Americana on steroids.
Tee Time in Vietnam
Golf legend Greg Norman, aka The Shark, is among the visionaries helping Vietnam achieve and exceed its goals in the travel arena, designing its newest world-class 18 hole challenge, The Bluffs Ho Tram Strip Golf Course.
Tee Time in Kauai
Is there a heaven on earth for avid golfers? I heard rumors that one of the most northerly islands of the Hawaiian chain might be the place. I slipped my golf clubs in a TaylorMade travel bag and my cameras and lenses in a Gura Gear backpack and headed to the Garden Isle of Kauai to find out.
Days at the Races
Thermopylae had its 300, Indianapolis has its 500. And the latter is still going strong. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts the world’s most watched single day sporting event, the Indy 500 but the “Brickyard” as it is affectionately known, also hosts NASCAR, Moto GP, and Grand Prix races.
Napa of the North: Canada’s Okanagan Valley
Barrel tasting great wine, hanging out with friends in a lavender field, and picnicking al fresco in a vineyard surrounded by beautiful mountains. What a perfect day in Napa. Except for one thing. I’m not in Napa, California. I’m in Canada’s Okanagan Valley.
Door County – The Midwest’s Answer to Cape Cod
Things seemed beautifully familiar on the drive up the Door County peninsula from Green Bay. Yet this was my first time in the area, in fact the first time in Wisconsin. It was not until I drove past the Cape Cod Hotel did my inner mystery solve itself.
Namibia: Into the Lightness
Sossusvlei, in the heart of Namibia’s Namib Naukluft Park, has some of the most dramatic landscapes on earth and a must visit for anyone who steps foot in the country. After exploring its sand dunes and dried lakebeds I climbed into a Namib Sky Balloon Safaris’ basket with a Nikon camera-in-hand for a totally different perspective.