Rebecca Toy

1 week ago | nationalgeographic.com | Rebecca Toy

Driving to and through the most popular U.S. national parks can be a hassle—from parking to long lines at the entrance gates. For many parks, train travel may be the stress-free answer for parkgoers who don’t want to drive. Locomotives can move hundreds of people along a rail bed less than 5 feet wide, which can drastically reduce traffic woes. Riders can enter these parks without a coveted vehicle reservation while enjoying vistas often inaccessible by road.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Rebecca Toy

13 hours agoMillions of acres of Yosemite, Tahoe may soon be for sale. Here's whyAs the Senate continues to comb through the Big Beautiful Bill, 258 million acres of public land across the western U.S., including large swaths of California, could soon be eligible for sale. A map published by the Wilderness Society, a nonprofit land conservation organization, reveals which parcels of land across 11 states would be up for grabs, in accordance with the land sale proposal detailed by Sen.

2 months ago | avidlifestyle.com | Rebecca Toy

A rising restaurant week is the delicious gateway to celebrating Denver’s Asian communitiesBy Rebecca ToyThe Asian food scene is one of the hottest in the Denver area. While the Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community represents less than 5 percent of Denver’s population, these restaurateurs are racking up national recognition.

Mar 12, 2025 | wineenthusiast.com | Rebecca Toy

Sun-soaked, high-desert Tucson, surrounded by Southern Arizona’s mountains, beckons more than 6 million annual visitors with outdoor recreation, world-class observatories and more than 4,000 years of cultural amalgamation. The mixture of influences in the city has led to its “third culture cuisine,” an intersection of the Indigenous Tohono O’odham and the Spanish, Mexican, Chinese and African diasporas.

Mar 5, 2025 | avidlifestyle.com | Rebecca Toy

A river cruise is a luxurious, relaxing way to experience centuries of history and gastronomic excellenceBy Rebecca ToyWhile most travelers picture Paris when they think of France, cruising the southern Rhône River through Provence is the best way to experience the famous culinary region that has won travelers’ hearts for millennia. A river cruise trip makes everything easy with flights directly into Lyon, the northern port for this 8-day journey.