The 2026 season opens with the Seahawks hosting the Patriots at Lumen Field on a rare Wednesday kickoff, and by the following Sunday there will be games running from Charlotte to Detroit to Melbourne, Australia, where the 49ers and Rams open the international slate. That kind of spread across the map is exactly why late summer is when road-trip planning actually needs to start rather than the week before a game. Flights and hotel rates in any NFL host city climb fast once a home schedule is public, and the […]

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Hey, lovers of Southeastern USA road trips. Y’all need to ask yourselves these two questions. Do we love Louisiana? And do we love andouille? Hint, that previous sentence IS how you pronounce the word, so let me repeat  the question: AND DO WE love andouille? The best answer, of course, would be a resounding yes. But to help convince those of you who are unsure, this article helps you discover the Andouille Trail and the many other fascinating things you can do in the Louisiana River Parishes. The parishes of Saint […]

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Charles A. Ray is a retired U.S. diplomat and former ambassador to Cambodia and Zimbabwe. Before joining the Foreign Service, he served 20 years in the U.S. Army. Over his diplomatic career, he held key positions including Deputy Consul General in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Deputy Chief of Mission in Sierra Leone, Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for POW/Missing Personnel Affairs. He is a prolific author of more than 400 fiction and non-fiction books, with genres spanning leadership, history, diplomacy etc., and […]

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SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, LA – From a new destination brand to enhanced attractions and hotel renovations, Shreveport-Bossier City, LA is looking forward to an exciting 2023 with expanded offerings for visitors and residents alike. A packed calendar of events is also in the mix and can be found at www.sbfunguide.com. Here’s a sampling of what’s new: 1. Shreveport-Bossier’s New Brand & Destination Master Plan The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau will reveal a new brand for the region designed to appeal to visitors as well as locals. In the first quarter, […]

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Situated deep in the south, Louisiana is best known for its fascinating Cajun and Creole culture. Often, a lot of people associate Louisiana with the never-ending party atmosphere of New Orleans. However, the state makes for a great family-friendly destination. From museums to art galleries, stunning lakes, and historic buildings, there are a lot of other things to do and see as well. The intoxicating combination of music, languages, and cuisines can best be explored in Baton Rouge and Lafayette. But, on the other hand, the Stunning French Quarter and […]

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LAGRANGE, GEORGIA- 2018–Annually millions, of people travel Georgia’s Interstate-85, crossing the Georgia/Alabama line with no idea they are minutes from LaGrange’s vibrant downtown, which puts the spotlight on mouthwatering food, energetic entertainment and opportunities for memory-making. Music to the ears Live music can be found every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night at a number of pubs or venues around town, including Wild Leap Brew Co. (308 Main Street), Brickhouse Grille (141 Main Street), Mighty Joe’s Pizza (101 LaFayette Parkway) and Pure Life Studios (206 Clark Street). Sweetland Amphitheatre at Boyd […]

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Tucked away in tranquility overlooking the serene saltwater tidal estuary of St. Andrew’s Bay flanked by Florida’s most popular State Park and 7 mile barrier Shell Island in the distance, Sheraton Bay Point Resort is also just a shuttle bus away from the bustling beach front strip of Panama City Beach. Originally built and operated under different brands, Sheraton took over the Bay Point Resort in 2015 with a $30 million overhaul redeveloping this quintessential vacation destination into Panama City Beach’s only AAA 4 Diamond resort. Every aspect of the […]

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Wine making may have begun in Paso Robles as early as 1797 with the Spanish missionaries but it wasn’t until 6 wineries were established throughout the 1940s that the region began developing a reputation for premium California wine. Fast forward to today where some reds, particularly Cabernet Sauvignon, “out Bordeaux” France’s Bordeaux and rival certain internationally recognized wine regions north of San Francisco. The Paso Robles CAB Collective was established in 2012 to protect and promote small independent wineries that make these distinctive vintages possible. To put things into perspective, […]

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Horse hooves are pounding the ground at the Louisiana Renaissance Festival! Then- BAM! A wooden lance strikes armor, wood splinters fly and both knights are layed-out on the ground. I hear a member of the audience ask someone, “Ya think this is fake?” This is asked as the wobbly knights stand up, wood splinters from the lances are scattered on the ground and the sand and dirt pour from the suits of armor. It is a performance, some of it may be ‘battle-acting’, but falling off a horse? A Renaissance […]

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The 2017 program includes master classes; scholarly and entertaining discussions among distinguished panelists; celebrity interviews; theater, food and music events; a scholars conference; breakfast book club; French Quarter literary and LGBT walking tours; a book fair; and special evening events and social gatherings. New Orleans, Louisiana – The Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival returns to the historic French Quarter (Hotel Monteleone 214 Royal St, New Orleans, LA 70130) for its 31st annual celebration of contemporary literature, culture, theater, and the works of Tennessee Williams. From March 22-26, 2017, attendees will […]

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A smile of contentment warms the crisp evening breeze, as my Big-Easy reality eases back to its default setting: A humbled existence devoted to saving lives, amidst the controlled chaos of a stressful clinical environment. Just a few days back, the dullness of my royal blue nursing scrubs surrendered to the brightness of my candy pink hiking suit. The travel bug took an awful bite! It is nudging this brown-eyed, fun-size wanderlust to defy conventional wisdom, and listen to the tiny voice that whispers: “GO…. There’s nothing stopping you!” THE […]

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A topless man wearing lipstick and a bright pink tutu prances by. Jazz is blaring at Legends Park. Drunken tourists stagger to their next girly joint. It’s Friday night on Bourbon Street, and this small town Texas boy needs a break. We all love a good party now and then, and New Orleans certainly knows how to party. But sometimes, we want a break from the frenetic energy and craziness of the nonstop Mardi Gras party atmosphere – but where do you go in New Orleans for a quiet refuge?   City […]

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Thank you Capital One for sponsoring this post! All opinions are my own and were not directed by Capital One. To learn more about the Capital One Venture Card, visit: https://www.capitalone.com/credit-cards/venture I was standing in front of camera in HotelTonight’s headquarters in San Francisco as part of some work I was doing to help promote a partnership recently announced between Capital One and HotelTonight. I had just spun a wheel which listed several domestic cities. In the seconds leading up to before the wheel stopped spinning I felt a mix […]

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Tennessee is really a fascinating place, particularly for history buffs. There are sites exemplifying pioneer history, the founding of the United States, the Civil War, the Great Depression, WWII, and the Civil Rights Movement – all easily accessible from Knoxville (itself named after Henry Knox, Revolutionary War hero and Secretary of War under President Washington). Most interesting to me is that America as the grand experiment – a country founded on an idea, not on an ethnicity – is really put to the test in Tennessee, on more than one […]

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Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries Museum completes Campaigns of Courage pavilion with 10 immersive galleries on World War II in the Pacific, opens additional stand-alone gallery on US Merchant Marine NEW ORLEANS (November 23, 2015) – On December 12, 2015, The National WWII Museum will open its newest permanent exhibit: Richard C. Adkerson & Freeport-McMoRan Foundation Road to Tokyo: Pacific Theater Galleries. Retracing the grueling trail that led from Pearl Harbor to Tokyo Bay, Road to Tokyo explores the evolving strategy for fighting relentless Japanese forces in Asia and […]

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