Scott Kendall

1956 Saint-Tropez — Brigitte Bardot walked barefoot onto a Saint-Tropez beach, wearing nothing but a bikini and oversized cat-eye sunglasses. At that minute, the French Riviera was born. Within a year, the sleepy fishing village became an escape pod for the super wealthy, Hollywood stars, royalty, the famous, and the infamous. It remains so today and tops many a travel bucket list. If Saint-Tropez is on your bucket list, but is on hold until you win the lottery, we have an alternative.

William Chris Winery Named the 31st Best Vineyard in the World William Chris Vineyards has earned a place on the global wine map after being named the 31st Best Vineyard in the World by the prestigious World’s 50 Best Vineyards Awards. After three straight years in the top 100, William Chris rose an astonishing 32 places last year, all the way to number 31 in the world.

We spent a week in southern Utah’s amazing Mighty 5 National Parks and several other special attractions in May. The Utah National Parks we visited included Arches National Park, Canyonlands National Park, Capitol Reef National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Zion National Park. We also visited other amazing sights outside the National Parks, like spectacular Dead Horse Point State Park, Escalante, Potash Road, and other special places in southern Utah.