Ohio delivers the perfect romantic escape with its surprising blend of Lake Erie wine country, intimate Hocking Hills cabin ...

Maya Kachroo-Levine is the digital senior editor at Travel + Leisure. She covers hotels, destinations (focusing on Europe, Asia, California, and Mexico), food and drink, cruises, and luxury aviation.

After months of contending with freezing temperatures and seemingly endless snow during what's been a long winter in the Pacific Northwest, I thought there was nothing I'd love more than a beach ...