Go Roam

Reviews of activities, tours, staycations and day trips, and things to do and profiles of tour operators.

Get into the Christmas Spirit Touring Germany’s German Christmas Markets

Kris Kringle was a jolly old man who has brought joy to many children during Christmas since as far back as the 3rd century, according to historians.

Tours to Armenia with New Travel Agency Phoenix Tour

Standing by the window in her office overlooking Tumanian Street, Karine Hovsepyan, the executive director of Phoenix Tour Armenia is the owner of one of the successful travel agencies in Armeni today.

Reunion Island Launches Eco Tour

Reunion Island launched a new eco-tourism tour that focuses on the benefits of the island’s coral reef.

California Cheese Gets Smart with New Cheese Trail App

by Heather Cassell Cheese lovers visiting California now have access to 150 cheeses made by 56 artesian cheese makers and creameries through a new free smart phone app by the California Cheese Trail. The new app available for iPhone offers easy access to farm tours and in-depth information about cheese makers throughout California along with […]

Go Girl: Red Rock Sky View with Arizona Helicopter Adventure

If you’ve never been on a helicopter tour, I highly suggest it. Yes, it’s a splurge, but if you are a view seeker the sights are out of this world.

Go Girl: U.N. Guides 60 Years of Being a Guide to the World

I was 13 years old when my Auntie took my grandma and me to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. That was more than 25 years ago, it was my first trip to the Big Apple, so we were of course doing all of the touristy things. But out of Broadway and Times Square, Central Park, the Statue of Liberty, the museums and shopping the U.N. captured my imagination and remained in my memory the most.

Go Girl: Escape in Style with EverGreen Escapes

“Is that our tour van?” Super G asks me as EverGreen Escapes’ Mercedes Sprinter van pulls up in front of Seattle’s train station. Nothing says style like the first impression, I was tickled by Super G’s expression as Dan Salvatora, our escape artist, what EverGreen Escapes calls its tour guides, opened the door of the van and helped us step up into our seats along with another guest for our half-day wine tour of one of Washington State’s wine regions.

See Portland As Never Before

I have been to Portland several times to visit one of my best friends who moved there a few years ago with her husband. The number of times I’ve visited didn’t equate knowing the Rose City. It was simply a place, with the world’s largest independently- and woman-owned bookstore, Powell’s Books (I confess I’m a bibliophile), not a city that I started to really get to know up until my last visit.

History-Making Transgender Opera, ‘Lili Elbe,’ Stars Lucia Lucas

Pink Rickshaws: Women-Owned Vehicles To Hit The Streets Of Some Indian Cities Soon

JetBlue Taps Woman In A Historic First To Lead A Major US Airline

7 Tips To Make Your Holiday Travels Joyeous and Merry