"tours" news and stories

TurnHere is a media company that has videos that try to capture the real essence of their subjects, which range from "insider" tours of neighborhoods around the country and the world and tips on activities and restaurants. Basically, they're short films on where to go, what to do and why you would want to do it.

The restaurant and food videos are particularly interesting (of course) because video review/tour of a restaurant can show you so much more than just a photo or written review can. Many of the restaurant videos include interviews with customers, chefs and shop owners. Some of the videos are sponsored and some are not, but even the sponsored ones seem much more "real" than anything you'd see on the Food Network. For a preview, check out a guide to the Gourmet Ghetto in Berkeley, a look at Canter's Deli in Los Angeles and the all-dessert restaurant ChikaLicious in New York.

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The Travel section of the New York Times has a short list of five wine regions around the globe that are "less-travelled" - less travelled, that is, by bicycle. The article points to the region and also does a great job of describing a little bit of history behind the region, some of the wineries in the area, a few official "bike tour" companies, as well as what to expect in terms of the topography for oenophiles on bikes. The regions are:

• Oregon: Willamette Valley
• Italy: The Veneto
• New York: Finger Lakes
• Portugal: Alentejo Plains
• New Zealand: Marlborough, Hawke's Bay & Central Otago