I talked five ways to relax this spring for ABC News Now. Yes, that’s the Kentucky Derby rounding out the list.
Episode #048 F E A T U R I N G * 7 1 * B O N U S * S E C O N D S I’ve jumped from Soviet aircraft, thrown lead weights at dynamite in Bogota, and even been on a horse in upstate New York. But in Quebec City, I found something I just couldn’t do: a night at the Ice Hotel. Does saying ‘no’ make you a travel wimp?
The ‘staycation’? The idea of taking trips to nearby state parks, or seeing your hometown as a destination? It’s all good. It has a point. ‘Travel’ isn’t about distance between A and B. I GET IT. I’m all about the two-day trip, or trying to see your hometown as a destination. Travel can rejuvenate our dulled curiosity lobes. When I come back home from a trip, I often notice things I normally miss: like roofing details, the color of tree … Continue reading
Robert Reid is Lonely Planet's US Travel Editor and has written 24 LP guidebooks, plus articles for NY Times, Wall Street Journal, ESPN & CNN. He's also into cereal, Dylan, and the history of sandwiches. Read more...
