This week we treated our palate and our stomach and then highlighted some places to relax our exhausted bodies afterwards. With in-depth guides to Denver’s enormous beer festival and 10 outstanding wine fests, we know after these indulgences we’d need the relaxation offered at some of the amazing new Caribbean resorts.
World’s 15 Best Brewery Visits
It’s the time of year to raise a mug to the biggest 16 days in beer-drinking—Oktoberfest. Here are 15 great places to visit and learn a little bit about exactly what goes into a grog, while sampling a few, too.
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Insider’s Guide to the Great American Beer Festival
Avid beer lovers will pour into Denver (get it?) next month to try an enormous collection of American beers—more than 600 breweries will be pouring. Here’s one local’s tips to doing it right.
10 Can’t-Miss Fall Wine Festivals
From Martha’s Vineyard to Sin City, and even Disney World, here are 10 of the best fall wine festivals—and they’re all outside Napa and Sonoma. Expect grand tastings with opportunities to sip dozens of wines, wine-geek seminars, winemaker dinners, and chefs’ cooking demos.
Fodor’s Travel Tastemaker: Culinary Expert and Author Anya von Bremzen
One of the best food writers working now, Anya von Bremzen has a new book out that goes back to her roots, exploring the foods of Soviet Russia. Here, she talks travels past, present, and future, with plenty of culinary highlights thrown in.
10 Best New Caribbean Resorts for 2013
In the past year, several new hotels have upped the stakes, including brand-new properties and reinvented hotels that have made modern tweaks to draw more travelers to their shores. No matter what you’re looking for—romance, adventure, seclusion, or great eats—there’s a new (or renovated) hotel in the Caribbean for you.
Modern Memmo Alfama Hotel Opens in Lisbon
A sleek, new hotel has arrived in Lisbon’s oldest neighborhood, Alfama. With leisurely check-ins, communal dining, and a book library to borrow from, it redefines the classic hotel concept.