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That's the Ticket: Small-Town Drama This Summer

Summer's here, which means lots of things, including the start of the summer theater festival season. Recently I heard from Gary Cole, from the Theater of the American South, about his festival of new plays in Wilson, North Carolina, which ends this coming weekend, June 1. The festival, which takes...

By Christina Talcott | May 28, 2008; 12:01 PM ET | Comments (4)

Top Destinations for 2008: You Tell US

Lonely Planet just came out with its much-anticipated (well, I like it) list of hot travel destinations for 2008. And I, for one, am feeling a little deflated. I mean, last year's top destination, if I recall correctly, was China; the year before that, the wonderful Croatia. New Zealand, another...

By K.C. Summers | January 8, 2008; 07:29 AM ET | Comments (102)

Santa, Are You Reading?

In a shameful misuse of my blog platform, I'd like to recommend a wonderful movie for the holidays: "The Life of Reilly," a documentary about the life and times of the game-show fixture and "Tonight" show staple that has absolutely nothing to do with the holidays -- or with travel...

By K.C. Summers | December 3, 2007; 12:13 PM ET | Comments (0)

The Local Airports: Zagat Weighs In

Is Dulles the new BWI? Just a few years ago, ranting about BWI was a common practice, but since it's multi-quadrillion-dollar makeover, many of the complaints have gone away. And now comes the 2007 Zagat Survey on airports, in which BWI and Reagan National are clear favorites over Dulles. According...

By John Deiner | November 23, 2007; 07:23 AM ET | Comments (22)

We're No. 6!

Can't have too many travel blogs, right? Well, as a matter of fact, you sooo can. And obviously you've got great taste in travel blogs if you're reading this one. But to help travelers figure out which online musings are most worthy of their time, the folks at IgoUgo, which...

By K.C. Summers | October 22, 2007; 07:00 AM ET | Comments (0)

The Anti-Orlando, Anti-Vegas Travel Wish List

The National Trust for Historic Preservation just released its annual list of "America's dozen distinctive destinations" -- alternative vacation spots across the country that will never make the travel industry's Top 10 list, but are lovely examples of beautifully preserved towns and cities, and definitely worth building a vacation around....

By K.C. Summers | March 7, 2007; 01:11 PM ET | Comments (3)

 

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