There are 9 article(s) tagged The Daily Traveler:

• March 2023

  • The Daily Traveler: Pitchers, catchers and spring training

    March in Memphis may be pleasant enough, but spring training sites in Florida and Arizona have the draw of 70- to 80-degree days and lots of sunshine. And then there's the baseball.

    By Lance Wiedower March 21, 2023

• March 2019

  • The Daily Traveler: Rum, beaches and a World Heritage Site in Barbados

    This former British colony east of the Windward Islands is 17 miles long and 14 miles wide, with beaches, wildlife reserves and a well-preserved old town of 17th-, 18th- and 19th-century buildings.

    By Lance Wiedower March 07, 2019

• February 2019

  • The Daily Traveler: Ditch the roses, give the gift of travel

    You have a dozen roses ordered for delivery on Feb. 14, dinner reservations booked and a card bought. You’re ready for Valentine’s Day.

    By Lance Wiedower February 07, 2019

• January 2019

  • The Daily Traveler: Five winter getaways nonstop from MEM

    Instead of hiding indoors and waiting for spring, make a winter weekend escape to one of these five destinations – all with nonstop flights from Memphis.

    By Lance Wiedower January 17, 2019

  • The Daily Traveler: 2019 Travel Resolutions

    The turning of the calendar signifies a year of possibilities, and for me that often means travel dreams. I have some travel resolutions I hope to see through in 2019.

    By Lance Wiedower January 03, 2019

• December 2018

  • The Daily Traveler: St. Lucia – An Unmatched Caribbean Jewel

    A travel writer friend of mine visited St. Lucia a few years back. I can still picture her social media posts, revealing calm water in the shadows of these giant twin peaks that tower over the southwest side of the island. She hiked in the rainforests, swam in a waterfall, bathed in mineral-rich mud and snorkeled at the foot of one of those dramatic peaks.

    By Lance Wiedower December 20, 2018

• November 2018

  • The Daily Traveler: Finding one beach among Antigua’s 365

    It’s said that Antigua has 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.

    By Lance Wiedower November 15, 2018

  • The Daily Traveler: Exploring Christmas in New York

    New York City at Christmas borders on a real-life fantasyland decked out with every holiday movie cliché, from ice skating under massive trees to visiting Santa at the Macy’s in Herald Square.

    By Lance Wiedower November 01, 2018

• September 2018

  • The Daily Traveler: Come experience the world’s possibilities

    I poured a second cup of coffee, walked to the kitchen table and opened my iPad, revealing the home screen photo of St. Kitts with the waves of the Atlantic crashing in from the east and the gentle bath of the Caribbean lapping ashore from the west. A road bisects the island, heading south over gently rolling hills toward the southern coast. In the distance, a cloud hovers along the top of Nevis, the sister isle of this two-island nation.

    By Lance Wiedower September 21, 2018