Day Trips (Detours) Archive

Martin Yan - Food & Wine Palm Desert 2013 Video

Chef Yan demonstrates knife skills and food preparation while cooking while cooking Black Bean Flavored Chicken Stir Fry at Food & Wine Palm Desert 2013

5 Ways To Cool Off In Palm Springs

High temperatures and humidity mean cool and fun times if you know where to look!

Erik Sandoval

18K for Your Sweetie

For a mere $18,000 (OK, it’s actually a mere $17,999), you and your beloved can enjoy a romantic getaway on a private Caribbean island accessible only by boat or helicopter.

Detours - Escape to the Coast

When another day by the pool suddenly feels small-minded, daydreams turn toward afternoons at the ocean’s edge. The crash of rolling surf, the salted air of a wide, sea-swept view and sunset walks that become moonlit strolls feel as dire a need as air conditioning in July. It’s time to revisit the Orange County coast.

LISA MARIE HART

Location, Location, Location

The best place to live may not be New York, Monte Carlo, or Dubai, but rather and Dubai.

Art in the City

You need only walk out of the arrivals terminal at Vancouver International Airport to see one of the sculptures that punctuates the open-air museum known as the Vancouver Biennale

BY STEVEN BILLER

Escape to Orange County

Accessible, exploration-worthy, easy-on-the-eyes Orange County offers more than a change of scenery: It offers many of them. Each carries a fresh perspective driven by salty sea breezes, vibrant culture, and a taste of the good life (the chefs make sure of that).

BY LISA MARIE ROVITO

Detours - A visit to Florence, Lucca, and beyond

In Italy, like other European cities, it’s best to pick the most appealing destination and thoroughly explore it — and surrounding areas within an hour’s drive.

BY JOSEPH DIAMOND AND LINDA SPENCE

The Historical Triangle

North Beach snuggles between Fisherman’s Wharf and the steep slopes of Telegraph and Russian hills. Its Italian roots dominate in busy trattorias, cafés, and delicatessens that define one of San Francisco’s oldest neighborhoods. Once a refuge for the city’s Beat counterculture, it retains the close-knit village character.

BY SHARON APFELBAUM AND KATHY STRONG

Detours - Santa Fe

Celebrating its 400th anniversary, Santa Fe offers adventure, art and culture, and natural beauty. Cultural, creative, chic, and historic, Santa Fe lives up to its sobriquet as The City Different.

STEVE LARESE