While beer may have supported the settlements at Plymouth and Jamestown, it was whiskey that accompanied westward pioneers and revolutionary soldiers in their quest to forge a new nation. In light of its place at holiday gatherings, I set out to find the best whiskey bars in America. Through trial by fire, here are five that warmed my soul.
Read MoreIf you’re visiting Italy during the off-season you are clearly a smart traveler. Our trip last November was highlighted by some of the most inspiring history and art I could ever imagine. Florence, Italy is fashionably historic, breathtakingly beautiful and ridiculously romantic. Heres’t the best way to spend four days in Italy’s most revered city.
Read MoreIn a short period of time during my early-twenties, I moved to Boone with, and became a part of, a gangly pack of snowboarders, shattered my femur at Hawks Nest Mountain, and kissed my future wife for the first time while laid up in a hospital bed drugged up on morphine. Yep, this small skiing town and I have a deep relationship.
Read MoreFrom Chicago to Stockholm, I found that stargazing isn’t just for school field trips and wine tastings. In fact, I highly suggest finding the nearest observatory and allow yourself to be awed by the visual beauty and vast knowledge that awaits you.
Read MoreIreland’s Cliffs of Moher reminds us that we live on a huge planet with billions of other people, within a universe that's expansive size outpaces our own imaginations. And somewhere deep within ourselves, we're okay with that.
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