FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

Ron Bernthal

Ron Bernthal is an award-winning print and broadcast travel journalist. He has contributed to WJFF NPR; Apple, Spotify and iTune podcasts, and covers architecture and design topics for travelwritersmagazine.com. Bernthal has written two books, Saturday Night in Havana and Puerto Rico Off the Beaten Path. He is an adjunct professor of Hospitality Management at SUNY Sullivan College in Loch Sheldrake, New York. 


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Mar 19, 2025

What to Expect from a Stay at The Lodge at Black Butte Ranch in Central Oregon’s Black Butte

In May 2023, Black Butte Ranch in Sisters, Oregon, unveiled a new lodge that replaced the former 50-year-old one with a beautiful 27,000-square-foot facility that includes a restaurant and bar, second-floor lounge, fireside room, private dining room, large dressing room and meeting room, and a state-of-the-art kitchen with expanded catering services. The $20 million lodge was a cornerstone addition to the Lakeside area of Black Butte Ranch, opened just after the Lakeside Recreation Complex opened.

A Summer Sojourn Along Europe’s Rivers with AmaWaterways

This summer, elevate your vacation experience with award-winning AmaWaterways. Offering a seamless blend of unparalleled luxury, authentic cultural experiences and unrivaled service, AmaWaterways cruises are the perfect way to uncover the heart of Europe during the sunniest season with itineraries that glide along the continent’s most iconic rivers, including the Danube, the Rhine, the Seine and the Douro.

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Mar 17, 2025

UN Tourism Announces Best Tourism Villages in 2024

From Caviahue-Copahue in Argentina to Tra Que Vegetable Village in Vietnam, travelers can now discover the 55 newest Best Tourism Villages of 2024 as researched by UN Tourism. These are not overcrowded, mass-tourism villages, but instead very rural destinations that have consolidated their position as key players in sustainable tourism and community development.