FOOD AND DRINK High West Distillery: The Best Day Trip from Salt Lake Posted on April 18, 2024December 20, 2025 I wasn’t sure what to expect on my first trip to Salt Lake City, Utah, but it turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise. I recently got to visit the High West Distillery with a group of energetic women bloggers. This fun tour was part of our schedule at the Women in Travel Summit, which took place in Salt Lake City with help from the Visit Utah Tourism Board. Read more
FOOD AND DRINK TYCOGA Winery: The Best Day Trip in Iowa Posted on April 4, 2024December 20, 2025 At Tycoga Winery & Distillery, it’s more than just about the drinks; their pizza is pretty good, too. Thirty minutes from our door to theirs, we stepped into a place buzzing with life. Despite the crowd, the manager spotted us right away, treating us like VIPs and ushering us to the bar. That warm welcome set the stage for an experience we won’t forget, savoring standout pizza and wine in the heart of Iowa. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES Everything You Need to Know About the Daegu Craft Beer Festival Posted on June 4, 2023December 23, 2025 The Daegu Craft Beer Festival was a remarkable blend of craft beers, mouthwatering food, live music, perfect weather, and surprise guest, Zero from TFN. Standout brews like Bubble Chemistry’s strawberry sour beer made the event unforgettable. Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES History Lovers Love Wine and Bad Durkheim Posted on September 1, 2018December 21, 2025 It’s almost time for one of my favorite festivals in Germany. The Durkheimer Wurstmarkt wine festival in Bad Durkheim is the largest wine festival in the world. Yup– big reason to go, right? But you don’t have to wait for the festival to enjoy Bad Durkheim. Located on the German… Read more
DESTINATIONS & CITY GUIDES How to Experience Travel From Home: 30 Inspiring Ideas Posted on March 26, 2016July 31, 2026 And then it dawned on me. I realized it’s much more than the above. I realized it was more than just the sum of the experiences, the places I’d been or the things I’d seen. It was how it made me feel. And then I realized that I can experience a lot of the same sensations without hopping on a plane, train or boat… right in my own neighborhood. Read more
CULTURE, EVENTS & EXPERIENCES How to Taste Wine for Beginners: Sip, Savor, or Spit? Posted on June 17, 2014July 24, 2026 Wine tasting notes may seem complicated. But it’s not– go for what you like. Ultimately, it will help you to select wines you’ll actually drink and enjoy at home. If not, you can always buy wines with a pretty label. Or just stick to bottles labeled red or white, sweet or dry. Read more