On The Road Again

By Ted Bauer Digital Content Manager Virtuoso People love beer. In 2013, the overall beer market was $100 billion, and the craft beer market was $14 billion. People also love travel (after all, it can change your entire life). So why not combine beer and travel into a suds-driven vacation? (Or, for ease of pronunciation, beercation.) For inspiration in planning your travels, take a look at these 10 top beer travel destinations.

*by Meesh Hi y’all, I’m Meesh from Right Where I Left Off! My hometown is technically San Jose, CA, but I generally call all of the Bay Area my home town. Growing up, my parents would take us out to explore new parts ranging from the beautiful beaches in Santa Cruz to wonderful hiking spots in the North Bay. Today I’m going to share some of my top spots to visit in the Bay Area, specifically, my favorite Bay Area beaches, museums, and hikes.  Best Free Museums in the Bay Area If you’ve ever been to San Francisco, you know that there are more museums than you can count, let alone visit while on vacation. I’ve narrowed it down to my top three museums in the Bay Area.  Stanford Rodin Sculpture Garden in Palo Alto, California:  I may be biased because Rodin is one of my favorite artists, but it’s a great way to check out the beautiful Stanford campus and rub shoulders with some of the best and brightest. My favorite sculpture is ...

Just off the Adirondack Northway (I-87) in upstate New York, a back road winds through spectacular mountain passes, along scenic rivers, and past towns and villages just begging to be explored. Take exit 30 off the highway, and embark on a weekend journey of outdoor adventuring. Route 73 is known as the High Peaks Scenic Byway, and it’s a gateway to the six-million-acre Adirondack Park — the largest publicly protected land in the contiguous United States. October is a magical time to explore the Adirondacks and this awesome scenic byway, but it’s a four-season destination. Here’s a little overview of what I’d consider a perfect weekend itinerary, complete with beautiful day hikes, great food, a visit with wolves, and one of the most beautiful lodging options in the area. I think a weekend in the Adirondacks is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. Day 1: Exploring Keene, New York Start your weekend by embracing the outdoors in the town of Keene. Lo...

Today we’re continuing on our journey across North America with the Exploring My Hometown guest post series. Please welcome Becky from Trekking with Becky as she takes us on a little tour of Kapuskasing, Ontario. I’ve been reading Becky’s blog for a while now, and am always so inspired by her journeys around the world. No matter how far you travel, though – it’s lovely to come back home! Exploring Kapuskasing, Ontario -by Becky Osawa When I tell people that I’m originally from a small town in northern Ontario, Canada, I usually get asked if I’m from Barrie, which is a little north of Toronto. When I say that I’m from northern Ontario, I really mean NORTH…if you drive pretty much non-stop north of Toronto for about 9 hours, you’ll reach my small hometown, Kapuskasing (Kah-pus-kay-sing) in Canada. Kapuskasing, Canada It’s RARE to even come across Torontonians who have heard of Kapuskasing since it’s s...

By Ted Bauer Digital Content Manager Virtuoso Any adventure to a new place is a balance between figuring out everything that can be done versus the essential things to do. I had to find that balance when recently visiting Belgium for the first time. Here are my top four unique experiences to have in the country. The variety and flavors of beer in Belgium is virtually unparalleled in the world Drink Belgian Beer Drinking beer was not unfamiliar to me when I arrived in Belgium. But the variety and flavor depth to Belgian beer is almost unparalleled throughout the world, so investing time in beer while there is essential.

New Zealand’s growth as a luxury travel destination has doubled from 2013 Every year, Virtuoso holds the ultimate luxury travel shopping and networking event: Virtuoso Travel Week. This year, more than 4,100 travel advisors and suppliers such as hotels, cruise lines and airlines are spending a week in Las Vegas meeting with each other on behalf of their shared clients. Each year, an estimated $450 million in sales to travel destinations far and wide results from Virtuoso Week. Leisure travel is experiencing a massive increase, with more than one billion tourists now crossing international borders – a new record. Luxury travelers are increasingly gravitating to a few select worldwide travel destinations.

Savannah is often referred to as one of the most haunted cities in America. Nearly every resident in the downtown area has had an otherworldly/paranormal experience. So, of course, I put together a list of the best ghost tours in Savannah and other creepy excursions. But why is Savannah thought to be so haunted? Well, take your pick really. From the bloody Siege of Savannah to slavery to the Yellow Fever outbreak, the bodies kept stacking up in Savannah. And with untimely demises comes unsettled spirits. So needless to say, with all these upset spirits roaming the streets there is no shortage of spooky things to do in Savannah. The Best Ghost Tours in Savannah & Other Ghoulish Things to do Ghost Walking Tour Getting spooky on our ghost tour. If you take only one ghost tour during your time in Savannah then it has to be Genteel & Bard’s famous Savannah ghost encounter tour . T.C, the founder, historian and guide, tells an incredible and informative ...