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Just Back From: Jazz Fest in New Orleans

The New Orleans Jazz Festival is a force to be reckoned with—a fact we learned firsthand attending this year's 44th annual fest in the pouring rain. It was still awesome. Read more

Posted by Alexis Korman on May 14, 2013 at 11:31:24 AM EDT Tagged: Festivals, Music, Jazz, New Orleans, Louisiana
Nancy Bean Toasts to the 2013 Nantucket Wine Festival

The Nantucket Wine Festival draws sommeliers, winemakers, chefs, and passionate imbibers together every year for a five-day extravaganza of wine tastings, food pairings, seminars, and more. Read more

Posted by Jen Laskey on May 10, 2013 at 1:58:31 PM EDT Tagged: Wine, Festivals, Winery, Nantucket
A Local's Guide to the Kentucky Derby

You may have your hat packed and mint juleps on the mind, but there's more to doing the epic Kentucky Derby right. We turned to a few Louisville locals and got their hard-won secrets. Read more

Posted by Dana McMahan on April 26, 2013 at 8:58:53 AM EDT Tagged: Kentucky, Horse Racing, Events, Festivals, Tips
5 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day

To celebrate Earth Day, we rounded up a handful of ways for all of us to travel greener and continue celebrating this gorgeous planet long after today—from hotels to gadgets and beyond. Read more

Posted by Nicole Campoy on April 22, 2013 at 1:57:24 PM EDT Tagged: Eco-Travel, Green Travel, Tips, Events
7 US Festivals Worth Traveling For

From celeb-chef chasers to fried oyster aficionados, and from country music fans to hot air balloon adventurers, there are festivals for everyone—these are the ones that are worth traveling for. Read more

Posted by Heather Morgan Shott on March 29, 2013 at 1:44:57 PM EDT Tagged: Festivals, Events, Food and Wine, Outdoors, Holidays
Book Now: Michael Jordan Celebrity Invitational Returns to Vegas

When your friends ask what you're up to over the weekend, you can say you'll just be on the green with Michael Jordan (you just call him MJ) and a few of his most famous friends. Read more

Posted by Susan Stapleton on March 28, 2013 at 8:56:58 AM EDT Tagged: Golf, Sports, Events, Las Vegas, Celebrities
Just Back From: The First Annual Bourbon Classic

We're still recovering from the first annual Bourbon Classic in Louisville that took us on distillery tours, to bourbon and food pairing events, and into geeky bourbon workshops. The first of many, we hope. Read more

Posted by Dana McMahan on March 27, 2013 at 4:36:00 PM EDT Tagged: Louisville, Kentucky, Events, Festivals, Cocktails
I Survived St. Patrick's Day in Dublin

If you can survive St. Paddy's in Dublin, you can survive it anywhere... right? Find out what it takes to make it through those iconic, green-hued day(s) in true Irish style. Read more

Posted by Deb Hopewell on March 25, 2013 at 1:03:36 PM EDT Tagged: Dublin, Ireland, Festivals, Events
Just Back From: Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival

Known for idyllic beaches and majestic Mayan ruins, Mexico's Riviera Maya is gaining ground as a culinary destination. So we checked out their second annual food fest and were definitely not disappointed. Read more

Posted by Blane Bachelor on March 20, 2013 at 3:02:39 PM EDT Tagged: Cancun, Riviera Maya, Mexico, Food, Festivals, Food and Wine
St Augustine, Florida, Celebrates 500th Anniversary

Juan Ponce de Leon made landfall in what is now northeast Florida more than 100 years before the Pilgrims arrived. And St. Augustine is celebrating this 500 year anniversary in high style. Read more

Posted by Deb Hopewell on March 15, 2013 at 11:02:36 AM EDT Tagged: Florida, Events