Bob Vidra

Look, I get it. Your bar at home probably has the usual suspects: a nice bourbon, some gin, maybe that bottle of mezcal you bought after a trip to Oaxaca. But there's always something missing. That one bottle that makes people pause and say, "Wait, what is that?"Let me introduce you to Bhakta Spirit...

Imagine this: You’ve snagged your plane tickets, booked the perfect beachfront hotel, and even triple-checked that your cat-sitter won’t flake. You’re so ready for vacation. What could possibly go wrong?  How about a freak storm canceling your flights, your luggage taking its own separate trip ...

Travelers often think of America as “new,” but scattered across the country are landmarks older than the nation itself. These sites – built long before modern tourism – have beckoned visitors for generations. Here we explore five of the oldest man-made attractions in the United States, each steeped ...

As I stepped onto my flight from Cabo to Phoenix, something caught my eye—a flash of red and white on the tail, unmistakably reminiscent of Trans World Airlines (TWA). Inside, a small plaque confirmed what I had suspected: this was American Airlines' TWA heritage livery, a tribute to a storied airli...

Italy is a pizza-lovers paradise, boasting countless regional styles and a history that runs deep in local culture. My own relationship with Italian pizza began as a college student studying abroad in Florence—a time when I discovered that Italians do everything with an unpretentious passion, from w...

If you’ve ever fantasized about splurging on that bucket-list trip, 2025 is looking like the perfect year to do it—particularly if it means siphoning off a slice (or the entire loaf) of your child’s future inheritance. Shocking, I know. But hear me out: this emerging trend is less about blowing thei...