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5 reasons to visit Nevada's Mesquite

Gary Trask

Nevada

Gary Trask takes a trip to Mesquite and discovers why it's become one of America's fastest growing communities and a popular destination for tourists.
America's newest park is GORGE-ous

Charles O. Cecil

West Virginia

Charles O. Cecil heads to West Virginia to experience America's newest national park, the New River Gorge, and discovers its natural beauty has few rivals.
Taking New York in stride

David Latt

New York

David Latt strolls down memory lane on a return trip to the Big Apple and rediscovers some of the neighbourhoods and landmarks that meant so much to him over the years.

Standing tall in America's 'promised land'

Karen Asp

Utah

Writer Karen Asp heads out on an adventure vacation in Utah's glorious Zion National Park and finds it's the perfect place to social distance.
California's Claremont gets passing grades

Athena Lucero

California

Athena Lucero visits Claremont, the California town that's famous for its colleges, and gets an education into its past.
Richmond’s elegant Jefferson Hotel 'wows' guests

Marc Atchison

RICHMOND, VA — The “wow” factor takes hold as soon as I walk into the palatial entrance of Richmond’s historic Jefferson Hotel —the Sistine Chapel of hotel lobbies.

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Marc Atchison is a veteran journalist and a seasoned traveller with more than 20 years of travel writing experience. As the former Travel Editor of the Toronto Star, Canada's largest newspaper, and now Editor-in-Chief and Senior Writer for TraveLife magazine (Canada) and travelife.ca, Marc has been to over 100 countries in the world. Japan is one of his favorite destinations and he's been there on numerous occasions.

Mystical Courses Provide Magical Moments

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The man with the devilish grin who welcomes me to America’s golf mecca says he’s taking me to see a Wizard and a Witch and later we’ll tackle a Man-O-War. Now he’s got me wondering: Is this the golf vacation I signed up for or the Harry Potter tour.

Maine Resorts Helping Loonie make Gents Again

Marc Atchison |

TORONTO - The only thing falling faster than the value of the Canadian dollar these days is the number of Canadians crossing the border into the United States.

Sweetgrass Weavers Charleston's Sweet Surprise

Marc Atchison |

CHARLESTON, SC - Laurie Bonneau’s lovely moon-shaped face beams with pride as she shows the stranger a sweetgrass basket her 13-year-old son has made.

New Orleans WWII Museum is Beyond All Boundaries

Marc Atchison |

NEW ORLEANS - My chair shakes and the floor beneath it begins to sway. A chilling wind swirls around me and out of nowhere snowflakes start falling. My spine tingles at the sound of gunfire and loud explosions.

Lodge at Torrey Pines is San Diego's Oasis of Calm

Marc Atchison |

LA JOLLA, CA - With the hang gliders silhouetted in a sky turned black and orange by the setting sun, and the last of the golfers finishing their rounds on the famed Torrey Pines Golf Course where PGA stars come to play, we begin our walk to where California drops off into the Pacific surf.