Travel guru Janice Nieder visits Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, and shares tips on where to eat, where to stay, and things to do. Plus, some of her favorite shops.

Decorated from nature’s crayon box of burnt sienna, piney forest green and antique rose gold, the hotel exudes an upscale western vibe, reminiscent of a Rockefeller turn of the century Great Camp.

Since 1849, when early settlers came west hoping to find gold and glory, Sacramento has maintained a firm grip on preserving its history. Old Sacramento, a National Historic Landmark, is THE place to check out how life might have been back in the day.

Yolo is a hidden piece of paradise and only about an hour’s drive from the San Francisco Bay area.

I always felt that Amsterdam was a microcosm of Europe’s finest offerings and therefore the perfect introduction for a newbie.

The charming waterfront town of La Conner offers the perfect base camp to view the hundreds of acres of rainbow colored tulips as well as the cheerful, sunshine-colored daffodil fields.

Join Janice on a wine country getaway as she learns, cooks, tastes, and schmoozes with Sonoma’s best of the best.

“If we had a South on Main in San Francisco’s Soma district, I’d throw away my TV and camp out there every night.”

You might not have time to get a PHD but who doesn’t have two days to engage in stimulating conversations and inspiring stories?

I had just returned from Asia, when I got a call from my NYC sister who said they were expecting huge snow and she and my mom (who was Waterlogged in Seattle) really needed a sun break and could I please put something together.