Results tagged “Boulder” from Intelligent Travel Blog

A: Staying in an environmentally friendly, picturesque, historic cottage at the foot of the Rockies' Front Range and only a stone's thrown from downtown Boulder, Colorado, of course! Oh, and you might as well add some on-site concerts and lectures while you're at it.

IT editor Janelle Nanos ventured to Boulder recently, and when she paid a visit to Colorado's Chautauqua, this is exactly what she found. Not only does Colorado's Chautauqua boast amazing scenery, plenty of quaint cabins for long-term and daily rentals, and a calendar packed with lectures and concerts, it is also working to become the most environmentally sustainable National Historic Landmark in the U.S.

We know you're probably in the midst of making your summer travel plans, and our July/August issue -- on newsstands now -- is chock-full of ideas on where and how to get away:

We celebrate the long weekend, and have have 46 great places to escape to throughout the U.S.

Our Editor Keith Bellows interviews Dolly Parton (Dolly Parton!!) about her life and love for Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Real Travel columnist Daisann McLane finds joy in washing clothes on the road. While Boyd Matson, our Unbound columnist, writes about his horseback safari through Kenya (and worries that he's essentially riding a "meat treat" for lions).

Yours truly has a story about Boulder, Colorado, which many of you helped me report last year (thanks!).

And last but certainly not least, we lauch our Family Vacation Planner, a compendium of over 3,500 authentic kid-friendly destinations in all 50 states and D.C., which will be sure to keep your family busy all summer.