Travel

In case you get lost along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, the trail's revamped Web site includes turn-by-turn directions along with a new drag-and-drop feature that lets you plan your route from or to any of the eight distilleries.

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.

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.