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By Jerry LustigWhether you’ve been there before or you’re planning a first-time trip to Las Vegas, don’t spend all your time in the casinos. There’s so much more to see and do, especially in the summer when the days are longer and the weather is warmer. Take a day to explore Red Rock Canyon. Just 17 miles west of downtown, off Charleston Boulevard, lies … [Read more...] about Red Rock Canyon

By Diana RusslerITWPA MemberHidden in the middle of the Italian Alps not far from the Swiss border is the lush Valchiavenna valley where a tradition of hearty food is the perfect antidote to a long day of outside activity.Chiavenna, the main town on an ancient north-south trade route, is riddled with numerous natural caves and underground passages formed millions of years ago … [Read more...] about Crotto Ombra: A Chiavenna Cave Restaurant

By Bruce RobbinsFor a thousand years, the unique circular pattern of a series of hillside-hugging French villages remained, to all but their inhabitants, undiscovered.Then, in 1992, Polish architect Krzysztof Pawlowski took to the air and laid bare, from his bird’s-eye perspective, the concentric layout of Europe’s first stab at town planning.Pawlowski called the … [Read more...] about France’s Circulade Villages