Apartment Therapy • October 8 2024

Rest, Celebration, and Activation — A Look at The Many Ways Black Americans Choose to Honor Juneteenth

Erica Davis grew up celebrating Juneteenth — the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States — each year by attending a Juneteenth fair with her family that took place annually in her native Bay Area, California, community. Today, Davis is one of the founders of The Sip, a curated subscription box for women-owned and Black-owned wines from around the world, and she still keeps her Juneteenth celebration focus on uplifting with food, and drinks too, of...

National Geographic • October 8 2024

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ABC News • July 4 2024

Go 'Here Not There': Travel author breaks down 5 unexpected places worth visiting

When planning your ultimate summer travel destination, you're likely to consider some of the usual hotspots: the Grand Canyon for hiking, Las Vegas for entertainment and nightlife, Miami for the beach. But National Geographic travel writer Andrew Nelson says that both overcrowding and extreme prices are diluting the appeal of reliable hotspots. He argues that adventuresome travelers should explore alternate destinations that are less known but are just as rewarding.His new National Geographic bo...

CNN • April 8 2024

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NBC News • March 28 2024

Solar eclipse will draw throngs of visitors to unlikely hotspots

The locations where the eclipse will be most visible will see surges of people eager to catch the eclipse on April 8. Hotel and other prices have gone way up as a result in cities like Buffalo, Cleveland and Indianapolis. NBC News' Jesse Kirsch reports.March 28, 2024

The locations where the eclipse will be most visible will see surges of people eager to catch the eclipse on April 8. Hotel and other prices have gone way up as a result in cities like Buffalo, Cleveland and Indianapolis. NBC News'...

Travel + Leisure • November 16 2023

The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2024

Well, you knew it was coming. This year, more than 20 Travel + Leisure staffers weighed in to create this hand-picked list of the places that thoughtful, curious travelers should consider in 2024.

These are the destinations that have captured our imaginations, the spots where T+L editors want to spend their own time in the year ahead. Among the picks are Canada's Métis Crossing, which headlined our October 2023 issue; Istanbul, for which our editor in chief makes a compelling case; and Paris,...

The Sunday Times • June 10 2023

Cleveland rocks: There’s a new US destination perfect for a long weekend stateside

Loudspeakers play Cleveland Rocks on a loop at 7am as 10,000 runners take off from Public Square in downtown Cleveland in pursuit of marathon euphoria. The chant echoes around the space hitting the Drury Plaza Hotel and the Key Tower, which at 289m is the tallest building in Ohio and is named after its flagship tenant, one of the state’s largest banks.It’s a Sunday morning and the weather has held up for the runners, unlike their lesser comrades who endured thunderstorms while taking part in 5k...

The New York Times • June 9 2023

From Martha’s Vineyard to Cleveland: Celebrating the Day Slavery Ended (Published 2023)

Although the celebration of Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865, as the end of slavery, has gained popularity in recent years, it’s long been a deeply personal holiday acknowledged by many African American families and communities. My family was one of them. Our house was decorated with portraits of my father’s hero, the abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who scandalized the Rochester Ladies’ Anti-Slavery Society when he delivered the famous speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July...

Washington Post • April 28 2023

Advice | Want to see the total eclipse in 2024? Better make your plans now.

In a total eclipse, the moon passes between the sun and Earth and blocks the face of the sun, darkening the daytime sky to look like dawn or dusk. There won’t be another total eclipse that can be viewed from most of the United States for 20 years.“The daytime suddenly turns to a deep twilight, and … when totality begins, [it] looks like there’s a hole in the sky,” said Michael Zeiler, who runs GreatAmericanEclipse.com with his wife, Polly White. “The moon is incredibly black in contrast to the r...

Travel + Leisure • March 19 2023

10 Best Foodie Cities in the U.S.

If you're in the U.S. and you love to eat, here are 10 of the best foodie destinations across America.
Calling all stateside gourmands: the United States is home to some truly incredible food cities. Fold a New York slice, pick up a pierogi, or bite into a Korean barbecue taco and it's clear that U.S. gastronomy has benefited enormously from migration. In other words, the diversity of food across the country is unparalleled. In big cities like New York and San Francisco and unexpected spots lik...