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Newport Beach Indy Photo Editor Lawrence Sherwin discovered architecture, food, history, and southern charm during a recent trip to the East Coast port city of Charleston, S.C. — All photos by Lawrence Sherwin ©              

Newport Beach residents Lawrence and Julie Sherwin experienced the “real deal” of a winter wonderland during their recent trip to Iceland. Temperatures were moderate around 40 degrees, they reported, but strong winds increased the chill factor. During their trip, they...

By Loreen Gilbert | Special to the NB Indy Travel is a favorite pastime for many, and most people list travel as one of their top three financial goals. However, everyone has a different idea of what type of travel we want to take and how much we are comfortable in spending for...

Newport Beach residents Jim Roberts and Kathy Leek love to travel, and to take landscapes photos of the scenery. Their recent trips to Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California and the desert area around La Quinta and Palm Springs did not let them down. The trips...

This year marks the 100th year of the National Park Service. With that in mind, I recently completed a 10-day trip to multiple parks in the Utah and Arizona area. These included Zion, Bryce, Arches, and Grand Canyon National Parks. We then traveled to Monument Valley including...

Island Hotel Newport Beach has named seasoned hotel executive Ron Sandvig as director of travel sales. In his new position, Sandvig will work with the hotel’s top travel partners, including Virtuoso, Signature and American Express, while continuing to build lasting client...

I was invited to speak in Europe at two events that were two weeks apart. What to do? Come home in between, or stay in Europe and explore? The answer was simple. From Amsterdam with the bicycles and windmills, to Dublin with the castles, it was all an overwhelming and memorable...

Argentina is a country known for fabulous wine, great food (especially lamb and beef), stunning landscapes in Patagonia, gauchos and, of course, the tango. Its history is plagued by colonial Spanish governors, controversial “democratic” governments led by Juan and Eva...

There is much to be said for consistency, stability and creating a unique market. Worldwide Golf & Travel has been successful in all three. In fact, Worldwide just finished the most successful year in its 20+ year history. Since 1994, Worldwide has been booking golf-focused...

The desert gem that has attracted couples for decades is experiencing a youthful renaissance. By Linda Domingo Scottsdale is a place either lost in or ahead of its time. Contemporary art galleries now neighbor showrooms that thrive on sales of cowboy statues. Restaurants up on...

Telluride, Colo., is best known as the premier ski resort in southern Colorado.  We however, found it to be one of the most beautiful summer destinations in the southwest.  At almost 9,000 feet in elevation, the mountain vistas are spectacular. Wildflowers bloom here in summer. ...

The area around Medford, Ore., is very well known for a lot of reasons.  For nature lovers, hikers and photographers, the Rogue River Gorge, Crater Lake and Mount Shasta are short drives. For wine lovers, the region is loaded with great wineries and tasting rooms. Historic...

So near, yet so other worldly—the Salton Sea and environs in Imperial County. One can do a day trip, or camp overnight to see mud pots bubbling near the Geothermal Plants. Nearby are the hundreds of beautiful birds migrating through the area. White and brown pelicans can be seen...

“There’s nothing there!” That’s what most people say when we told them about our Wilderness Adventure into the interior of Nevada in winter. We began our journey with the bright lights and glitz of Las Vegas while attending the Consumer Electronics Show. Then the freedom of open...

Visited Hierve de Agua (Spanish for “the water boils”) in southern Mexico in the state of Oaxaca. You think you see waterfalls, yet they are made of calcium and other minerals. The pools are created from cool spring water that is saturated with calcium carbonate. As...

By Richard Simon | NB Indy As a precocious child living in Persia, Heidi Lakani remembers the moment she realized that world travel would be her future. She and her brother were watching a documentary about two men who had traveled around the world on their motorcycles, when she...

It is happening all over the United States: people setting out into the wild world of holiday travel. Starting with Thanksgiving week, an abundance of families will embark on a mission to land at a table and eat turkey. Each will find themselves neck to neck at airports, bumper...

For our anniversary, my husband and I decided to celebrate 10 years together in Tahiti. Or more specifically, Moorea. Moorea is an island in French Polynesia, part of the Society Islands. It’s known as “the magical island,” although the word Mo’orea means “yellow...

Proving that going spectacularly over the top can sometimes be just plain perfect, Broadway’s blockbuster “Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical” pulls its party bus in to Segerstrom Hall next week packed with over 500 rhinestoned, sequined and feather bedecked costumes ready...

The Palladino Family ( Mike and Deirdre, their daughter Marissa and son Matthew) visited Yosemite National Park in April. Yosemite in April and it snowed! Perfect for us since we have never been there before.  We enjoyed two seasons in less than four days.  Wow, what a beautiful...