Hipcamp’s Founder, Alyssa Ravasio, On Developing and Sustaining Business During Covid-19
Alyssa Ravasio’s formative years are marked by the outdoors. In 2013, she started coding Hipcamp, a site that offers various outdoor and camping options.
Hipcamp’s Founder, Alyssa Ravasio, On Developing and Sustaining Business During Covid-19
Alyssa Ravasio’s formative years are marked by the outdoors. In 2013, she started coding Hipcamp, a site that offers various outdoor and camping options.
Wanderlust Websites for the Travel-Thirsty Soul
As the days pass and covid numbers continue to break records across the country, visions of our deferred vacations are becoming more and more obscured. Do white sand beaches really exist? Are sleeper trains real? How does a passport work? Strange times indeed. Of course most people have done what they can to keep things […]
12 Travel Books That Will Fuel Your Wanderlust This Summer
Travel may be canceled this summer, but that doesn’t mean you can’t transport yourself to faraway places through a good book. Whether you are looking for a captivating novel or memoir, these books on our list, chosen by local bookstores, are just what you need. Beautiful Ruins by Jess Walter Recommended by Teresa from City Lit […]
What Was It Like at Disney World on Reopening Day? We Share Our Firsthand Account on CNBC’s Fast Money
As the Covid-19 pandemic rages across the country and Florida today posted its highest numbers yet, Walt Disney World is reopening its theme parks this week. Magic Kingdom and Disney’s Animal Kingdom reopened on July 11 and EPCOT and Disney’s Hollywood Studios open on July 15. I’ve been on the ground in Orlando covering the […]
Summer Camping Essentials: Items to Make Your Getaway That Much Better
Exotic and far away vacations are off the table this summer, but lucky for us we are surrounded by beautiful midwest camping destinations that will give you a little rest and reset in the great outdoors. Here are some items that you can pick up locally to elevate your camp site, as you safely enjoy your […]
Following the Cheese Trail: The Ultimate ‘Cheesecation’ Through Wisconsin
If we ask you to think of Wisconsin, we bet one word comes to mind: cheese. One of the only states in the U.S. to offer a Master Cheesemaker Program, Wisconsin has a rich history in cheesemaking. In fact, they have been making cheese since before they were even declared a state. If you are […]
3 International Destinations to Search Out Exotic Birds
Their songs fill our backyards, forests, jungles and coastlines—a mysterious language of music. They inspire dreams of flight, pollinate plants, disperse seeds, and keep ecosystems in balance. These soaring avian dinosaurs are also an existential reminder of 150-million-years of evolutionary biology. And their health as a species is a bellwether of our own planet’s fate […]
Locals Embraces Their Wanderlust: Life Living in a Van
Most weekend warriors, nine-to-fivers and burned-out college applicants have had the fantasy: ditching your home, work and obligations, selling off possessions and taking life on the road and off the grid for true mobile adventure. How many actually follow through? The numbers are scant. Yet some people do take the plunge, and van life — […]
3 Ways to See LA: Disneyland, Luxury at the Rosewood and a Neighborhood Tour
Neighborhood Fun Hyperlocal is the best way to do the city of angels. TRUE CONFESSION: I didn’t become an L.A. fan until I discovered its neighborhoods. Before that, every visit made me feel overwhelmed, with the nagging sense I was skating across a glossy veneer, the real city hidden underneath. That all changed when I […]
