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Airport Art Is Curated for Travelers Mar. 15, 2025
By Athena Lucero Have you noticed paintings, sculptures or murals at airports? If you are usually ru... Read More
America's Biggest Little Italy Is in San Diego Nov. 03, 2024
By Athena Lucero Of the umpteen Little Italies scattered throughout the United States, San Diego's v... Read More
Eureka! Finding California's Cheese Trail Jul. 21, 2024
By Athena Lucero It's a fact: Cheese makes you happy. So that explains why partygoers hover around ... Read More
Historic Marketplaces Bring Food and People Together Mar. 30, 2024
By Athena Lucero If you're a foodie, gourmet, gourmand or just hungry, satisfying your tastebuds in... Read More
Pasadena's 110 Becomes the Destination Dec. 10, 2023
By Athena Lucero Known as "the One-10," California State Route 110 — aka Arroyo Seco Parkway,... Read More
Pinot Noir, Hops and Regeneration in the Willamette Valley Jun. 11, 2023
By Athena Lucero One hour's drive south of Portland, Oregon, lies the Willamette Valley, land of wor... Read More
Laguna's Pageant of the Masters is 90 Years Old Mar. 26, 2023
By Athena Lucero On a summer evening after attending an exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum, my art... Read More
A Reset in Cancun Jan. 08, 2023
By Athena Lucero When I arrived in Cancun, Mexico's subtropical paradise on the Yucatan Peninsula, I... Read More
San Francisco Is Calling Oct. 16, 2022
By Athena Lucero When my husband, Louie, decided to hold off on competing in this year's Alcatraz Sh... Read More
Discover a Mountain Resort Town Close to Downtown Los Angeles Apr. 17, 2022
By Athena Lucero "This looks like a resort," a friend said as we drove past the town square in Sierr... Read More
A Serendipitous Road Trip to Paso Robles Aug. 01, 2021
By Athena Lucero Not all roads lead to Paso Robles wine country in California's Central Coast. But i... Read More
Hungarian Wine Is Above the Radar Once More May. 02, 2021
By Athena Lucero Hungarian wines could have been a household word today, but two world wars and 40 y... Read More
Fine Wine Is the Pride of Texas Feb. 28, 2021
By Athena Lucero "I love tannat! I've never tasted wine from this grape before," I excitedly comment... Read More
The Sissinghurst Castle Garden Was Cultivated With Love Jan. 17, 2021
By Athena Lucero Our coach rolled through the Kent countryside 62 miles southeast of London toward t... Read More
Tapatio -- the Heart of Guadalajara Sep. 06, 2020
By Athena Lucero "Tapatio hot sauce was created by a Tapatio," tour guide Gus Melor told me about th... Read More
Columbus, Indiana, Is a World-Class Outdoor Museum Jul. 05, 2020
By Athena Lucero Travel experts agree that road trips will be the way pandemic-era adventurers will ... Read More
Cambria Is a Sparkling Gem on California's Coast Jun. 23, 2019
By Athena Lucero Below the radar but on the beaten path, Cambria on the Golden State's central coast... Read More
London to Winchester: A Foodie's Accidental Takeaway Jun. 09, 2019
By Athena Lucero While exploring London and Winchester, England's ancient capital an hour's train ri... Read More
Hampshire Is Blazing the English Sparkling Wine Trail May. 26, 2019
By Athena Lucero Wine country in England? Say what? When I learned about winemaking in Hampshire, an... Read More
Door County: Cape Cod of the Midwest Apr. 07, 2019
By Athena Lucero The woman I met in Los Angeles grinned with nostalgia when I mentioned my recent vi... Read More
