Travel

Penguins are coming to Cincinnati — yellow penguins, in this case, for the new 21c Museum Hotel, which will be next to the Contemporary Arts Center, across the street from the Aronoff Center for the Arts.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A century and a half ago, a steady procession of Americans headed west. Their slogan: "Oregon or bust." Their modern-day counterparts travel by automobile or plane, but their goal is the same, making Oregon one of the hottest travel destinations around.

LOUISVILLE — Ever since John Mariani, the noted food writer for Esquire magazine, anointed Louisville "one of the emerging food destinations in the U.S.," foodies — those who eat the cuisine and those who write about it — have flocked here. On a recent long weekend visit, I followed them, lemming-like, into Louisville's culinary waters.

American Eagle will add two daily non-stop flights between Lexington's Blue Grass Airport and Chicago O'Hare International Airport beginning April 6.

I've had a soft spot for lake vacations since I was a teenager on visits to Austin, Texas, to see my grandparents, who would take me to Lake Travis. Many years later, I still have a soft spot for them, and even though these days, as a professional travel writer, my lake vacations take me to Switzerland's Lake Geneva and New Zealand's Lake Wakatipu, I enjoy spending time at lakes closer to home.