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Culture & Cuisine in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands: Fallingwater & Nemacolin Woodlands Resort
PART 2 to our Pennsylvania's Laurel Highland Adventure picks up where the first article leaves off... EXCERPT from PART 1: Laurel Highland's Adventure & History. "In the great meadows just beyond Scenery Hill is where The French and [...]
Got Wanderlust? Longnook Beach
This Wanderlust Wednesday takes us to the majestic dunes of Longnook Beach on the coast of Cape Cod, near Truro. The intro to our forthcoming book, Discover Cape Cod quotes Henry David Thoreau's vision of Cape Cod [...]
Apple Tarte Tatin
Nothing screams autumn more than apples and cinnamon. Drawing on the bounty of late summer fruit, this versatile upside down apple tarte tatin featured in our Taste of Travel Loire Valley cooking class, is wonderful served [...]
Cowgirl Chow Easton Farmer’s Market
Cowgirl Chow Easton Farmer's Market Edition. As a company who seeks out the local and authentic dining experiences during our travel, Wanderlust Tours also supports our own Ohio purveyors of food and other local artisan [...]
Socca: A Niçoise Delight
When in the south of France, every travel experience should include a sampling of the wonderful street food sold from carts and street side stalls throughout the towns across the Côte d'Azur, but in particular, Nice. A chickpea flour [...]
Trek and Travel Laundry Soap Leaves
The new Trek and Travel use-specific Pocket Soaps by Sea to Summit contain 50 leaves of pure, dry soap, so there's no risk of leakage in your luggage. Choose from hand wash, body wash, shampoo, shaving soap, and [...]
Roman Gaul: A Bit of Ancient History in Southern France
Excerpt from: A Woman’s Guide to France In 53 B.C.E. Julius Caesar invaded Gaul, and the Romanization of ancient France began. The process began with the taking of Marseilles and , within a year, spread [...]
Of Kings and Artists
The Loire Valley, two hours southwest of Paris, is the birthplace of Renaissance France. For centuries, the royal city of Amboise attracted both kings and artists. What comes as a surprise to many visitors is [...]
Sweet Memories
Sweet Memories.... Tales from a Parisian Pâtisserie by Wanderlrust Tours owner, Shawnie Kelley Foy La douceur de vivre... the sweet life... This is among the first pictures I took in Paris using my very first [...]
Chenonceau: the Château of Women
One of the most romantic châteaux anywhere in France elegantly straddles the Cher River in the Indre-sur-Loire region, a few hours southwest of Paris. Fittingly nicknamed the Château des Dames (The Château of Women), Chenonceau [...]
The Prince of Pirates: “Black Sam” Bellamy
On April 26, 1717, notorious pirate, “Black Sam” Bellamy went to a watery grave when his flagship, Whydah, sunk off the coast of Cape Cod in a brutal nor’easter. Most of the crew and a belly [...]
Got Wanderlust? Puerta Plata
Most American travelers to the Dominican Republic are familiar with Punta Cana on the farthest eastern tip of the island. We got wanderlust for a lesser visited area along the windswept northern coast near Puerta [...]
Got Wanderlust? Bitter End Yacht Club
As spring teases us with hints of warmth and peeks of greenery, we escape to the Caribbean with today's Got Wanderlust photo. We got a serious case of wanderlust for the idyllic Bitter End Yacht Club in the [...]
Playground of the Kings
Two hours south of Paris is the ancient and storied region of the Loire Valley. For hundreds of years, medieval kings journeyed with their courts to hunting lodges deep in the royal forests along France’s [...]
Paris By Mouth
One of the best ways to explore Paris is by mouth! Some of our favorite food tours through the City of Light are conducted by Paris By Mouth - a locally owned and operated company focused on [...]
You’ve Been Scouted: The Scout Guide
The Scout Guide is a series of city guides that highlight the best of "local" in each location, showcasing each town’s homegrown and independently owned businesses in a variety of ways with beautiful print publication, carefully curated [...]
Problems While on The Road? Tweet…
If you encounter problems while on the road, take a moment to tweet directly at the source. According to the Perrin Report by Wendy Perrin in Condé Nast Traveler Magazine, "Tweeting directly to an airline or hotel - sometimes [...]
Got Wanderlust? Dunnottar Castle
In honor of National Castle Month, our Got Wanderlust image is of a most dramatic and evocative shot of Dunnottar Castle clinging precariously to the cliffs near Stone Haven in northeastern Scotland. This craggy outcrop has been inhabited [...]
Carnegie International: A Playground in Pittsburgh
Carnegie International: A Playground in Pittsburgh Every few years, one of the world's most entrenched artsy rituals takes place at the Carnegie Museum of Art, located just a few miles outside of downtown Pittsburgh. The Carnegie International is [...]
Carnegie International 2013: The World’s A Playground
We are happy to have as a guest contributor, Chet Domitz- a contemporary art expert from Hammond Harkins Gallery in Columbus, Ohio- share his thoughts on the 2013 Carnegie International. “The Carnegie International 2013: The World’s a [...]
Got Wanderlust? Château Chenonceau
In celebration of National Castle Month, today's Got Wanderlust picture is of Château Chenonceau in the Loire Valley, France. The lush rolling river valley, just two hours south of Paris was once nicknamed the Playground [...]
Modernism Week in Palm Springs
It's time to make like a 1950s Hollywood starlet and head to Palm Springs for Modernism Week - a twice annual celebration of all things mid-century. Each February and October, more than 40,000 fans of desert architecture, [...]
Got Wanderlust? Bodiam
Yes! We Got Wanderlust! In fact, we're feeling all dreamy for castles as February is National Castle Month! The fairytale moated medieval castle of Bodiam in East Sussex, England was built in 1385 by Sir Edward [...]
Boingo WiFi
Our FunStuff Friday suggestion helps frequent travelers stay connected while saving money. Rather than pay the exorbitant roaming cellular charges charged by your US cellular provider, why not sign up for a WiFi provider such [...]