Travel

Every few years, my family drives to Maine. We camp, spot whales and eat blueberries.

“My goal is to stand naked in a waterfall in every state,” I joked to my fellow hikers. While that isn’t really a goal (too cold, too modest), if it was I’d start with Ash Cave in Hocking Hills, Ohio, where the water cascaded off a massive inverted sandstone cliff into a large shallow pool.

Forget bourbon. Kentucky has its own beer trail. The Brewgrass Trail, founded by the former president of the Danville Area Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, spans 50 miles and is comprised of 12 Lexington-area breweries.

Louisville visitors with an interest in the famed brown elixir – bourbon – can now hop on an electric “tuk-tuk” and cruise downtown to learn about the spirit and sample some of Kentucky’s best at urban distilleries.

Last month, the tech giant Google took big steps into the world of online travel, introducing the Google Trips app to its online platform.