If there’s one thing that everyone — and I mean everyone — loves about travel, it’s food. Street tacos in Mexico. Croissants in France. There’s nothing better than tasting fresh, local cuisine from around the world.

Skagit Valley's annual Tulip Festival in Mount Vernon, Washington is one of the top three tulip festivals in the world. The festival runs from April 1 to April 30 each year and draws thousands of visitors from all over the country.

This past Labor Day weekend, my husband and I went to Capitol Reef National Park near Torrey, Utah. For those of you that haven’t heard of Capitol Reef, it’s one of Utah’s famous “Mighty 5” National Parks, along with Zion, Arches, Canyonlands, and Bryce Canyon.