The French Riviera

The French Riviera Travel Guide

With the Alps playing bodyguard against inland winds and the sultry Mediterranean warming the breezes, the Cote d’Azur, or French Riviera, is pampered by a nearly tropical climate. This is where the dreamland of azure waters and indigo sky begins, where balustraded white villas edge the blue horizon, evening air is perfumed with jasmine and…

Annapolis and Southern Maryland

Annapolis and Southern Maryland Travel Guide

The past is never far away from the present among the coves, rivers, and creeks of the Chesapeake Bay’s lesser-known western shore. In the lively port of Annapolis, Colonial Maryland continues to assert itself. Today “Crabtown,” as the state capital is sometimes called, has one of the highest concentrations of 18th-century buildings in the…

Edinburgh and the Lothians

Edinburgh and the Lothians Travel Guide

Edinburgh is to London as poetry is to prose, as Charlotte Brontë once wrote. One of the world’s stateliest cities and proudest capitals, it’s built—like Rome—on seven hills, making it a striking backdrop for the ancient pageant of history. In a skyline of sheer drama, Edinburgh Castle watches over the capital city, frowning down…

Vienna

Vienna Travel Guide

One of the great capitals of Europe, Vienna was for centuries the main stamping grounds for the Habsburg rulers of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The empire is long gone, but many reminders of the city’s imperial heyday remain, carefully preserved by the tradition-loving Viennese. When it comes to the arts, the glories of the past are particularly evergreen,…

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Travel Guide

Pittsburgh has recast itself into a pleasing blend of turn-of-the-20th-century architectural masterpieces and modern skyscrapers, consistently ranked among the nation’s most livable cities. Visitors will find that Pittsburgh has a real sense of fun, with outdoor activities on its rivers and parks, unique shopping downtown and in surrounding neighborhoods, and excellent dining in some of the state’s…

Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole Travel Guide

Northwest Wyoming is mountain country, where high peaks—some of which remain snowcapped year-round—tower above deep, glacier-carved valleys. In addition to the tallest, most spectacular peaks in the state, there’s a diverse wildlife population that includes wolves, grizzly bears, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, and antelope. Here you can hike through mountain meadows, challenge white water, explore…

Santiago

Santiago Travel Guide

Santiago doesn’t get the same press as Rio or Buenos Aires, but this metropolis of 5 million people anchoring the Chilean axis is as cosmopolitan as its flashier South American neighbors, if in a bit more subdued way. Ancient and modern stand side by side in the heart of the city—the neoclassical cathedral reflected in the glass…

Weight Management Guide for Children

An increasing number of kids are overweight, and if no intervention is made, 80% of them will stay overweight as adults. This can put them at risk for many medical problems, including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and sleep apnea. Obesity can also adversely affect their self esteem.

While most children should not be put…

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Travel Guide

Sitting at the foot of the rugged Wasatch Mountains and extending to the south shore of the Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City has some of the best scenery in the country. The interface between city and nature draws residents and visitors alike to the Salt Lake Valley. There are few other places…

Fort Lauderdale and Broward County

Fort Lauderdale and Broward County Travel Guide

Collegians of the 1960s returning to Fort Lauderdale would be hard-pressed to recognize the onetime “Sun and Suds Spring Break Capital of the Universe.” Back then, Fort Lauderdale’s beachfront was lined with T-shirt shops, and downtown consisted of a lone office tower and dilapidated buildings waiting to be razed.

The beach and downtown have…

Puerto Vallarta

Puerto Vallarta Travel Guide

Throughout the region, from the Riviera Nayarit to the Costalegre, long, flat beaches invite walking, and reefs and offshore breaks draw divers, snorkelers, and surfers. In places, untouristy hideaways, with little to distract you beyond waves lapping the shore, may be accessible by land or by sea. Omnipresent seafood shanties are perfect vantage points for…