Caroline Beteta,CEO of VisitCalifornia has shaped a message that resonates around the world. California is a place where dreams do come true and you can realize your dreams while visiting California. She talks with Paul and Elizabeth about the opportunities in marketing the iconic image California has to the world. It seems that everyone does want to visit California but that sometimes they need an invitation geared to their interests and dreams. She has created video campaigns that project energy and most of all the possibility of fulfilling visitor's dreams in California. We discuss the creative processes that go into creating the California Dream. You'll also hear Karin King give us the lowdown on what visas are needed and what procedures should be followed by visitor and resident alike when traveling to and from the U.S., Karin is with the U.S. State Department, so she speaks with accuracy.

Celebrity Cruises’ President and CEO Lisa Lutoff-Perlo joins Paul and Elizabeth to discuss the new Celebrity Edge, a ship destined to revolutionize the cruise experience when it sets sail in late 2018. One innovative concept involves Eden, a three-deck-high space at the ship’s aft that will offer a variety of dining and entertainment throughout the day: yoga and croissants in the morning, enrichment seminars and performances in the afternoon, fine dining at night. “We call it going from chillful to playful to a little bit ‘sinful,’” says Lutoff-Perlo. Eden’s design, featuring almost 7,000 square feet of glass walls furthers one of Edge’s prime directives: providing guests enhanced connectivity with the sea. Enjoy this preview of Celebrity Edge’s Eden.  

The Hyatt Place in Charleston, South Carolina is actually two hotels in one. Rachel Frost, director of marketing for Hyatt House joins Paul to talk about this unique new concept that's the first of its kind in the United States.     SaveSave SaveSave

Helen Hill is CEO of Explore Charleston. As a life long Charlestonian, Helen has seen the city grow to become a prime visitor destination.  She joins Paul to talk about her insights, and the tragedy at Mother Emmanuel church in 2015. Rather than suffer the fate of so many other cities with unrest, the entire community followed the lead of the families involved in the tragedy and not only forgave  but worked actively to help the community. It was a defining act of forgiveness when the call might easily be for vengeance.     SaveSave SaveSave

The USS Yorktown and two other historical ships, are a popular tourist destination in Charleston Harbor. Paul talks with Christopher Hauff, the Public Information Officer of Patriots Point, about the history of these ships and a new exhibit that brings the Vietnam conflict to life with uncanny realism.  SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Paul and Elizabeth chat with Ariela Wertheimer an artist whose work is in this years 57^th annual Venice Art Biennale. It's  an international art exhibition that attracts visitors from various countries around the world. Now through November, the world-class art festival will feature notable artists such as Wertheimer of Israel's Farkash Gallery who will be exhibiting her highly anticipated "Light Boxes" for the first time at this year's event. Paul and Elizabeth also talk about ways to see Venice and save money. 

Correspondent Jennifer Dombrowski talks with Paul about the realities of trekking in Nepal. Surprisingly you can even have pizza on your trek. Katmandhu is surprising and she finds that everything about the country is different in some ways much different  than she imagined. Check out her travels with husband, Tim Davis at LuxeAdventureTraveler.    

Correspondent Greg Geronemus discusses with Paul and Elizabeth how Smartours is still providing affordable travel to Cuba - now, "the world's most expensive travel destination," according to Greg. He clarifies for us what the recent Trump Administration updates to Cuba policy mean for Americans traveling there. The company is also once again offering tours to Egypt. Egypt is affordable and the people are welcoming and very hospitable. Greg points out that the Egypt tours are selling out.

Discover the Spain you didn’t know existed.. Spain expert Leon Liberman joins Paul and Elizabeth again to reveal some of the country’s lesser known treasures. Learn why Paradors offer great value as well as insights into Spain’s culture and history, and how to make use of an abundance of resources. Explore Bilbao and learn about “pinchos" culture (the region’s distinctive tapas) and thrill to the joy of riding on Spain’s trains, among the best in Europe. Listening to Leon, you’ll feel as though you’re relaxing in a sidewalk cafe in Barcelona.

Marcus Hibdon of Visiting Portland joins us to talk about Portland Oregon. From VooDoo Donuts, to food carts, to how easy it is to get around, the City of Roses is a prime vacation destination and the best kept secret in travel.   

Award winning photographer and insatiable traveler Susan Portnoy joins us to talk about photo tours and how traveling with your camera is one of the best ways to see the world.  Susan shares how to choose a photo tour by looking to see what inspires. SaveSaveSaveSave SaveSave

Roving reporter John Poimiroo and Gaylene Ore join us to talk about Grand County Colorado, a charming place in the Rockies which not only has an authentic, historical vibe, but their dude ranches are a great place to visit, no matter what season you're in. SaveSave

Jim Markel spent half his life as a Marine rigger.Now he's taken that tough attitude and philosophy and put it into designing  Red Oxx Luggage.  Made in The USA in Billings, Montana. Paul and Elizabeth have bought and used Red Oxx for years and it as close to the perfect luggage as they have found. Jim and Paul talk about luggage and most of all travel. Jim is a regular on Traveling. SaveSave SaveSave

Crai Bower: With his new Instagram feed CanadaFiles celebrating all places north of the border, award winning traveler writer, photographer and broadcaster Crai S Bower joins Paul to talk about what's going on in the skiing enclave of Whistler, Ontario Canada and why it's actually a more popular destination in the summer than it is in the winter. SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

A regular speaker at travel industry events including the NY Times Travel Show, The Public Relations Society of America Travel Conference, and TBEX, and editor of GoNOMAD.com Travel since 2002, Max Hartshorne has published thousands of travel stories and has served as a guide and mentor for travel writers getting their start.  He joins Paul to talk about Manchester, England and why it is an ideal city to visit this year. SaveSave SaveSave SaveSave

Tech Lord James DeRuvo joins Paul to discuss a new ultra compact drone, the DJI Spark, and how it could be the ideal camera for grabbing those kodak moments while traveling. Also as our family travel reporter, James and Paul also talk about Disney's new Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout! ride, that replaces the Tower of Terror at Disney California Adventure.