Having received what some locals call a bad rap as the “Scruffy City,” Knoxville is, in fact, anything but. Often overlooked while traveling on I-40 west toward Nashville or east to Asheville, NC, Knoxville is tucked away in the rolling hills of Tennessee, less than 1 hour from the Great Smoky Mountains.
Samantha Brown recounts the history of the medieval city Bologna. This modern college town boasts rich cuisine and claims to have the best food in Italy.
Since the islands of the eastern Caribbean are fairly close to the United States, this is one of the most popular routes for cruise ships in the Caribbean.