Only 90 miles from Cuba, Key West is as close as you'll get to a Margaritaville state of mind. This town at the southernmost tip of the U.S. has a personality of its own. Barely a trace of hurricane damage, but there is an abundance of island sounds and smells and plenty of sunshine at the southern most tip of the US. Only 90 miles from C...

Even if you do not like the city, the historical and multicultural part of Philadelphia is worth visiting. Three reasons to visit Philadelphia include the unique food places, the city's rich history, as well as copious amount of cultural diversity. ​ ​Unique Food Places Philadelphia boasts a unique restaurant that is actually a traditionally-rigged...

When US President Abraham Lincoln signed the Yosemite Land Grant bill to protect Mariposa Grove and Yosemite Valley in 1866 it was the first time the US government preserved a space for public use. Opened in 1890 Yosemite will celebrate it 130th Anniversary in 2020. Yosemite's top winter activities Ice Skating Open since 1928 and dominated by views...

Key West is unlike anywhere else in the United States, or anywhere else in the Florida Keys for that matter. It's a subtropical hideaway, closer to Cuba than it is to the US mainland, with a laidback lifestyle that's enticing.  It's not difficult to see why it attracted writer and adventurer Ernest Hemingway, whose former house is now a major ...

As the seventh-largest city in the nation and one of the fastest growing, San Antonio is located in south cental Texas. It has a rich colonial heritage with The Alamo, an 18th-century Spanish mission preserved as a museum to commemorate the battle for Texan independence from Mexico. Following the San Antonio River, the miles-long River Walk is a pe...

As we emerge from the urban, palm tree forest, there it is. The 17,500-seat SAP Centre, a silver-sided edifice better known as the Shark Tank, is the home rink of the National Hockey League's San Jose Sharks. This is definitely going to be NHL hockey, California-style. My son, Alex, and I have walked three blocks up downtown's main drag of Santa Cl...