Today, Friday, February 19, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops announce details of the orchestra’s 125th anniversary season, May 4-June 20, 2010, outlining programs that celebrate the orchestra’s rich tradition of performing the great music of this country’s past and present, for which the Boston Pops is so well known. Season details are also available at...

The rain was to be expected. The snow wasn’t. However, neither were able to dampen my enthusiasm for my first visit to Seattle in twenty years. I enjoyed the people and the small town vibe. I enjoyed walking from attraction to attraction. I was told that the city had changed significantly, but the best parts of the city had remained. This turned out to be...

At the recent Los Angeles Times Travel Expo, I met with Susan Martin of Martin’s Travel to learn more about family adventures and historic sites on Oahu. Pearl Harbor is one of the big site on Oahu and Susan explains way and some of the other historically important attractions. Beyond history Oahu is known for great beaches. If I seem out of breath...

Here is a recent interview with Catherine of New Orleans CVB to learn that not only is New Orleans still happening, and Bourbon Street is still the place to be, but New Orleans is one of the best family destinations in the United States. See more on this original ITKT video interview. Also see us on YouTube and Google Video. And be sure to scroll down to see...

The Polynesian Cultural Center is located on the Eastern side of Oahu is Hawaiis most popular paid attraction. The Polynesian Cultural Center presents the talents seven peoples of the South Pacific including: Tahiti, New Zealand, Tonga, Hawaii, Fiji, Samoa, and Marquesas. While a definite tourist attraction, our own, Eileen Moran says, “Not tacky,...

Devin has a chat with Pilar Laguana of Guam Tourism who is celebrating 40 years of tourism. This is part of our video series that help travelers get to know a destination before they get there. For more on Guam at ITKT. This podcast was produced by Wayfarer Digital for In The Know Traveler. To see our great videos and interviews you need Quick Time 7.0 or...

In the last year, I had an opportunity to visit a lot of places on four different continents. How lucky is that? Most of them were places I have never visited before, and covered areas with rain forests, snow, mountains, sand, water, and/or cement. Even though I may have not visited a destination before, I routinely have some preconception of where I am headed...

It’s been a few months since I was last in Puerto Rico, and, for me, maybe the surprise destination for the year. It is definitely one of my favorite places in 2008. In this video segment I chat with Mari Jo of Puerto Rico Tourism. Not only does she offer some great advice for trying some of the highlights in Puerto Rico, but also invites visitors to Los...

In more of my visit with the folks a Puerto Rica Tourism, I now took the opportunity to interview salsa pro, Jo Quiñones. She helps explain a little about salsa and Puerto Rican culture while exhibiting some fancy footwork with Dancing with the Stars, season six winner, Mark Ballas (he won with partner Kristi Yamaguchi). And yes, I still feel like a klutz. We...

The 49th state celebrates its 50th birthday of US statehood in 2009 and after a weekend of learning about all the festivities and great wildlife opportunities in Alaska, I had a chance to catch up with Ron Peck of the Alaska Travel Industry Association. In this interview, Ron let me know about some of the basics of visiting Alaska this year, which features...