Destination: Stories of the United States

Recent
Popular
Tag

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.

Archive by author: Karen KwanReturn

Karen is a freelance writer who fills her time with running (she's a marathoner), eating (or thinking about food) and traveling. Originally from Montreal, the Toronto-based writer now finds herself getting antsy when home for more than a few weeks at a time.
A former magazine editor (including a stint as the health and lifestyle editor at Flare), Karen now writes about health, travel, beauty and lifestyle for many of Canada's top magazines and websites including ElleCanada.com, Glow, Canadian Living and Travel + Escape, and of course, TraveLife. She also runs her blog, Health & Swellness, where she shares her favourite news and products from the world of health, food, beauty, style and travel. And you can also find Karen on Twitter, Instagram (expect lots of food photos), Facebook and at Health & Swellness, of course.

Marathoners get street view of Chicago

Karen Kwan |

CHICAGO — My love for for this Windy City started more than a decade ago. The Magnificent Mile wooed me with its shiny, multi-level flagship boutiques and I was giddy with finds at Nordstrom Rack.

Foodies find fun and fitness in Napa

Karen Kwan |

SAINT HELENA, CA. — Visiting the Napa Valley just weeks after the October 2017 wildfires, I wasn’t sure what to expect. The news stories and footage still haunt me. People lost their lives. Wineries and homes had burned to the ground.