21 Sustainable Vacation Destinations

Environmentally friendly and contributing to local communities, sustainable and conscious hotels, lodges and resorts are (thankfully) only getting more common. From Botswana to Belize, the Seychelles and Sri Lanka, National Geographic has found 21 of their favorite destinations to visit if travel is as important as caring about the planet and its inhabitants. Each place isn’t only kind to locals and nature, they are also …

Word of Mouth: Sedona, Arizona

Red rocks, spirituality and stunning vistas with views stretching for miles

One of the few places on earth where a pinecone can be seen beside a cactus, Sedona’s confluence of flora sprouts from red, iron-rich rocks and sand. Mimicking mountains, large sandstone formations actually came to be through millennia of erosion. They tower with might above the city. Here, visitors gather to hike the trails extending outward, indulge in the spa culture and work their way through …

Highlights From The American Whiskey Trail

A map of liquid treasure stretching across the south

The American Whiskey Trail is more than a place for bourbon enthusiasts to appreciate what they’ve spent so much time investing in, but it’s a means to do so through immersion at the source. To feel its place of origin, its terroir. Comprised of a dozen or so major distillers, many more smaller boutique distilleries, and a sundry of bourbon-related POIs (for example: coopers, still-makers, …