The Moscow Mule's most famous component isn't an ingredient, it's the copper mug that traditionally holds the simple cocktail of vodka, ginger beer, and lime. It's the mug's burnished sheen that set the drink apart in the early days of the cocktail revival when vodka-based drinks were considered passé. The mug is the very reason the Moscow Mule exists in the first place. Where this began is up for debate, however.

It's a town time forgot – or maybe it just refused to move forward. Serene and unpretentious, Amelia Island remains in the 1900s – reveling in its long, colorful history, quite aware it no longer has to prove anything to the rest of the world.

The day after his ex-wife disappeared in a kayaking accident, Mr. Frykenberg answered his door to find two grim-faced State Troopers.

Here's some trivia for the month: the Latin Quarters in Paris, the world’s first floating space hotel launching in 2021, a whiskey lover's dream gift, a bridge linking Ireland and Scotland, cruise ships, dynamic ticket pricing, Anthony Bourdain, adventure personality, the Travel Guys.

A historic center of learning, scholarship and artistic achievement in Paris, The Latin Quarter's mystique is well-merited. Unfortunately, the area is also a bit of a victim of its own popularity: it can be hard to see through some of the tourist-trap artifice to get at the fascinating heart of this beloved neighborhood.