I visited Solvang, California, dubbed Little Denmark, to see how the knockoff European town compares to the original

I ate my way through a California town known as 'Little Denmark.' These are the best things I tasted.

I spent a weekend in Solvang, a Danish town in California wine country, and it transported me to Europe

<ul class="summary-list"><li>This post originally appeared in the Insider Today newsletter.</li></ul>Welcome back and happy Taylor Swift album weekend! The singer's rollout strategy for "The Tortured Poets Department" — releasing zero singles and barely promoting — is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-album-rollout-promo-explained-2024-4">a true power move</a>.Now, let's dive into this week's top stories.On the agenda:<ul><li>"The Tortured Poets Department" won't be <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tortured-poets-department-taylor-swift-new-album-earnings-eras-tour-2024-4">Swift's biggest money-maker this year</a>.</li><li>Sorry, but Alex Garland isn't going to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/civil-war-movie-alex-garland-politics-criticism-2024-4">dumb down "Civil War" for you</a>.</li><li>Michael Pollan says to skip the supplements and <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/broccoli-benefits-anti-cancer-supplement-2024-4">grab this one vegetable instead</a>.</li><li>Some things are really hard to get, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/status-symbols-difficult-wealthy-buy-cartier-hermes-augusta-billionaires-2024-4">even if you're really rich</a>.</li></ul>But first: Stay close to home this summer.<hr />If this was forwarded to you, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/subscription/newsletter/insider-today-sunday-edition">sign up here</a>. Download Insider's app <a target="_blank" href="https://www.insider.com/app">here.</a><hr /><div type="image" title="woman in a field of red flowers" height="1500" width="2000" msid="109459347" hostid="261" sizebytes="197962"></div><h2>This week's dispatch</h2>Get into destination dupesAre you sick of high prices to travel to your favorite destination across the pond? Well, you're not alone.According to <a target="_blank" href="https://affiliate.insider.com?h=c1f7255c77392c2b48bb9811cd4c604343d4b6ea79b8707fc47327d904ae8618&amp;postID=6622c1d9f0ef5e8ba24efa85&amp;postSlug=insider-today-saturday-michael-pollan-taylor-swift-alex-garland&amp;site=bi&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.expedia.com%2Fmagazine%2Ftravel-trends-unpack-24%2Fdestination-dupes%2F">Expedia</a>, one of the biggest trends of 2024 is destination dupes — places where you can travel for way less. With <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/fed-inflation-problem-us-economy-demand-not-oil-price-2024-4">inflation still pinching consumers</a> and airline ticket prices rising thanks to the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/airline-ticket-prices-increase-boeing-737-max-airfare-deals-2024-3">Boeing controversy</a>, travelers are looking for more cost-effective ways to see the world.Want a taste of Scandinavia? <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/north-american-places-that-look-like-europe-2019-2">Trek to Solvang</a>, a quaint town in California founded by Danish-American settlers. That's reflected in the town's architecture, which includes a replica of the Little Mermaid statue in Copenhagen, among other things that make the town feel far from home.If you'd rather traipse through the tulips in the Netherlands, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/visiting-largest-tulip-festival-in-us-skagit-valley-washington-review-2024-4">try visiting Mount Vernon, Washington</a>, instead. The northwestern city hosts the largest tulip festival in the US. Close your eyes, and you might feel you're walking among the Dutch.<hr /><div type="image" title="Taylor Swift in front of money" height="750" width="1000" msid="109459351" hostid="261" sizebytes="193434"></div><h2>Swift's album won't be her biggest money-maker</h2>Taylor Swift dropped her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department," on Friday, and it's almost guaranteed to be a bestseller. But that doesn't mean it'll make her most of her money this year.Instead, the remaining leg of her Eras Tour — kicking off in Paris next month and running through December — is expected to be what contributes most to her fortune.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tortured-poets-department-taylor-swift-new-album-earnings-eras-tour-2024-4">Inside Swift's earnings this year</a>.Also read:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-album-rollout-promo-explained-2024-4">Taylor Swift's new album rollout strategy shows she's too big to fail</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-album-review-tracklist-breakdown-2024-4">Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is the messiest, horniest, and funniest album she's ever made</a></li></ul><hr /><div type="image" title="Alex Garland in front of a blue background" height="750" width="1000" msid="109459353" hostid="261" sizebytes="44726"></div><h2>Alex Garland talks "Civil War"</h2>Garland's new movie, a take on America's political landscape, has garnered criticism for not explaining the root of the conflict at the center of the film. The warring parties' ideologies aren't clear, either.Some viewers see this omission as apolitical and ambiguous. But Garland told BI he doesn't want to correct people; he wants them to make them think, question, and feel.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/civil-war-movie-alex-garland-politics-criticism-2024-4">Read our interview with Garland</a>.Also read:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/kyle-maclachlan-movie-tv-roles-dune-twin-peaks-2024-4">Kyle MacLachlan's first-ever film role was a spectacular flop. He got the last laugh.</a></li></ul><hr /><h2>Broccoli &gt; supplements</h2>Michael Pollan, the author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma" and "In Defense of Food," told BI it's "much better" to get nutrients from food than supplements.Broccoli, in particular, can provide tons of health-boosting benefits. It's great for improving circulation and blood flow, and can help prevent several age-related diseases.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/broccoli-benefits-anti-cancer-supplement-2024-4">Why Pollan loves broccoli</a>.Also read:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/risks-popular-supplements-vitamin-d-magnesium-2024-4?mrfhud=true">Taking too much of these 4 popular supplements can be dangerous, a toxicologist warns</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/foods-michael-pollan-buys-organic-strawberries-wheat-bread-2024-4">2 foods Michael Pollan always buys organic to reduce his exposure to harmful chemicals</a></li></ul><hr /><div type="image" title="A graphic of a hand reaching for a black Birkin. The background is a purple grid." height="1500" width="2000" msid="109459355" hostid="261" sizebytes="152644"></div><h2>Good luck getting your hands on these items</h2>As it turns out, money can't buy everything — some products require more than just a thick wallet.Getting a membership at Augusta National Golf Club, for example, is a challenge regardless of one's net worth. The same is true for scoring a table at Rao's in New York City, or procuring a brand-new Hermès Birkin bag.<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/status-symbols-difficult-wealthy-buy-cartier-hermes-augusta-billionaires-2024-4">Five status symbols money alone can't buy</a>.Also read:<ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rolex-ceo-watches-not-investments-dangerous-wrong-message-dufour-2024-4">Stop thinking your expensive watch is an investment, says Rolex boss</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/hermes-bag-collectors-birkin-kelly-purse-2024-4">4 Hermès Birkin collectors cracked the code to getting their hands on the coveted bag</a></li></ul><hr /><div type="image" title="A television with an interference screen" height="1500" width="2000" msid="109459357" hostid="261" sizebytes="193524"></div><h2>"The Circle": The new season of Netflix's reality competition series has an AI twist.</h2><ul><li>"The Jinx Part 2": HBO's new docuseries revisits the story of convicted killer Robert Durst, premiering nine years after <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/robert-durst-trial-the-jinx-timeline-2020-3">that infamous hot-mic moment</a>.</li></ul>"Under the Bridge": The Hulu crime-drama starring Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone fictionalizes the chilling true story of a murdered 14-year-old girl.See the full list.<hr /><h2>More of this week's top reads:</h2><ul><li>A millennial who moved to Canada shares <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-millennial-moved-canada-from-texas-healthcare-weather-housing-culture-2024-4">why he wants to return to Texas</a>.</li><li>I used points to upgrade my teen to business class. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/upgraded-kid-to-business-class-future-flights-ruined-2024-4">I'm afraid he's spoiled forever</a>.</li><li>Patrick Mahomes is <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-mahomes-defends-dad-bod-great-body-quarterback-nfl-2024-4">defending his "dad bod."</a></li><li>The new American dream? <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/americans-moving-abroad-cost-of-living-too-expensive-debt-retirement-2024-4">Leaving the United States</a>.</li><li>A company turns former cruise ships into floating hotels — <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-ships-find-new-life-floating-hotels-floatels-see-inside-2024-4">see inside its largest "floatel."</a></li><li>How overwater bungalows <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/overwater-bungalows-became-status-symbol-luxury-travel-2024-4">became a luxury in the travel world</a>.</li><li>I'm a single mom. I date, but <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/single-mom-dating-men-without-kids-no-fathers-less-complicated-2024-4">I don't date single dads</a>.</li><li>Why Munnar, a small mountain town in India, must<a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/munnar-most-beautiful-place-india-mountains-bucket-list-2024-4"> be on your bucket list</a>.</li><li>It might be time to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/new-rule-of-home-buying-fire-your-real-estate-agent-2024-4">fire your real estate agent</a>.</li><li>Harry and Meghan's mega-deals <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/meghan-markle-prince-harry-new-netflix-shows-suits-spotify-deal-2024-4">have been mega-busts</a>.</li></ul><hr />The Insider Today team: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/joi-marie-mckenzie">Joi-Marie McKenzie</a>, editor-in-chief, in New York. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/jordan-parker-erb">Jordan Parker Erb</a>, editor, in New York. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/dan-defrancesco">Dan DeFrancesco</a>, deputy editor and anchor, in New York. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/author/lisa-ryan">Lisa Ryan</a>, executive editor, in New York.

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>City officials in Solvang, a <keyword id="2379" type="CITY" weightage="60" keywordseo="California">California</keyword> tourist destination named one of America's "best Christmas towns," voted not to enforce the state's shutdown order. </li><li>California ordered the Bay Area, Southern California, and parts of Central Valley to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-enters-most-restrictive-covid-19-lockdown-hospitalizations-soar-2020-12">shut down</a> most businesses due to high hospitalization.</li><li>"For Solvang and its business community, this action is nothing short of disastrous," Ryan Toussaint, the former mayor of Solvang, said in a release.</li><li>Small businesses have not received federal COVID relief since the Paycheck Protection Program, which <a href="https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program">ended in August</a>.</li></ul>A tourist destination in California voted not to enforce the state's shut down order, an action that could result in its businesses being fined and funding to be cut off.Solvang, a Danish enclave near Santa Barbara, held an emergency city council meeting on December 7 and voted not to enforce the state's shutdown orders. California ordered the Bay Area, Southern California, and parts of Central Valley to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/california-enters-most-restrictive-covid-19-lockdown-hospitalizations-soar-2020-12">shut down</a> due to high hospitalization. The number of <keyword id="8763838" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="covid-19">COVID-19</keyword> patients in intensive care has risen by about 1,000 since December 1, according to state data. There are 1,424 total ICU beds available in the state as of December 14.The shutdown, which began on December 6, requires Californians to stay indoors and only leave their homes for essentials while wearing a mask. The state closed indoor dining, gyms, and movie theaters, among other businesses, in <a href="https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/health/2020/11/16/covid-19-california-more-business-close-newsom-orders-emergency-shutdowns/6313336002/">41 counties</a>."For Solvang and its business community, this action is nothing short of disastrous," Ryan Toussaint, the former mayor of Solvang, said in a release. "In addition to failing to consider the impacts on the business community at large, the State has also failed to consider the fact that no matter what the Governor may proclaim, people have already made plans and reservations and will most likely be showing up in Solvang during the Christmas season."Solvang, named one of the county's "best Christmas towns" by <a href="https://santamariatimes.com/lifestyles/solvang-named-best-christmas-town-by-reader-s-digest-and-new-york-post/article_9bf9bf0f-14e1-502e-9fce-80b58d55e612.html">multiple outlets</a>, hosts annual holiday-themed events between November 28 to January 1. Events include taking free photos with Santa Claus and candlelight tours. Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/katzs-deli-nostalgia-survived-pandemics-disasters-132-years-changing-little-2020-12?r=aa-sub">New York's iconic Katz's Deli survived 132 years of crises, including a pandemic that's decimating the restaurant industry. Here's the long-term plan they used that every entrepreneur can emulate.</a>Solvang city officials said in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_oJ0hG7epU">recent meeting</a> the state can issue small businesses a citation of $5,000 and revoke licenses for up to a year. The city could lose state funding for not complying with the shutdown order, but officials said Solvang has not received direct aid from California yet.Small businesses have not received federal COVID relief since the Paycheck Protection Program, which <a href="https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/coronavirus-relief-options/paycheck-protection-program">ended in August</a>. The Treasury Department recently said over half of PPP funds went to just <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/5-percent-recipients-got-over-half-pay-paycheck-program-funds-2020-12">5% of recipients</a>. One in five small businesses closed between February and April, per research from the <a href="https://www.nber.org/papers/w27309">National Bureau of Economic Research</a>, and <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/03/amid-covid-relief-efforts-bleak-winter-ahead-for-small-businesses.html">experts say</a> more will close in the winter without relief.

A California Christmas town refuses to enforce the state's shutdown order because businesses depend on winter tourism, officials say

<div class="KonaFilter image-container"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/52ea68836bb3f7582c631ee8-1200-600/syria-raised-to-the-ground-1.jpg?maxX=800" border="0" alt="Syria Raised To The Ground" width="800" /><a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/122732">CNES/HRW</a></div></div>
Human Rights Watch has released a new report on Syria today. Titled "<a href="http://www.hrw.org/reports/2014/01/30/razed-ground-0">Razed to the Ground</a>," it aims to show the illegal destruction of entire neighborhoods in the war-torn country between 2012 and 2013.
The details <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/syria-flattened-neighborhoods-2014-1">of the report are striking</a>: In just one year residential buildings that took up 145 hectares (360 acres) were destroyed. HRW writes that the demolitions often occurred after state troops had cleared an area of rebels, but sometimes took place miles away from military or strategic locations.
"Wiping entire neighborhoods off the map is not a legitimate tactic of war," said Ole Solvang, emergencies <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/30/syria-thousands-houses-unlawfully-razed">researcher at Human Rights Watch</a>, writes. "These unlawful demolitions are the latest additions to a long list of crimes committed by the Syrian government." 
As evidence, HRW have included satellite images that appear to show huge swaths of neighborhoods reduced to rubble. The satellite images act not only as a form as proof, but as a stark reminder of the scale of the destruction.
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You can see much <a href="http://www.hrw.org/reports/2014/01/30/razed-ground-0">more satellite images in the report itself</a>.

Satellite Images Show What It Looks Like When A Syrian Neighborhood Is Flattened

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d3229c7a13c9518d423cee8-2400/gettyimages-134533987.jpg" border="0" alt="Rio Brazil beach" data-mce-source="Antonello/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Use Amex points to travel to Rio in Brazil, among countless other options." />Antonello/Getty ImagesUse Amex points to travel to Rio in Brazil, among countless other options.</div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>100,000 Amex Membership Rewards points can get you to virtually any destination in the world.</li><li>The standard welcome offer for the <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/the-platinum-card-from-american-express/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">Platinum Card® from American Express</a> is 60,000 points after you spend $5,000 in the first three months, but you could be eligible for a 100,000-point offer (with the same spending requirement) through the <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/cardmatch-tool/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">CardMatch tool</a>. Check to see if the offer is available for you, and note that it can change at any time.</li><li>According to travel website The Points Guy, the current 100,000-point bonus is worth about $2,000.</li></ul>A popular tool called <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/cardmatch-tool/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">CardMatch</a> uses your personal credit history to find credit cards that could be a fit for you. American Express currently has an offer for 100,000 bonus Membership Rewards points after you spend $5,000 in the first three months after opening the <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/the-platinum-card-from-american-express/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">Amex Platinum</a> through CardMatch. Not everyone who uses the tool will have this offer, but it's worth taking a minute to see if you are. This is 40,000 extra points compared to the standard offer of 60,000 points (with the same spending requirement), so it's a great opportunity to get tons of extra value. Note that the CardMatch offer can change at any time without notice, so check sooner than later to see if you're eligible.If you've been itching for a vacation, this bonus may be all you need to get there.<h2>Does Amex Platinum make sense for you?</h2>The <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/the-platinum-card-from-american-express/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">Platinum Card from American Express</a> is one of the best-known luxury travel cards available today. Its benefits include access to American Express <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-express-platinum-best-perk-airport-lounge-access">Centurion Lounges</a>, Priority Pass airport lounges, and elite status at multiple hotel chains. It offers credits for Uber, up to $100 each year in credits with the airline of your choice, and up to a $100 statement credit to cover the cost of TSA PreCheck or Global Entry. And those are just a few of the perks.Frequent travelers will appreciate 5 points per dollar on flights booked directly with airlines and both flights and prepaid hotels booked through American Express. You get 1 point per dollar everywhere else.The card has a $550 annual fee, but if you can put even just some of its perks to use, you can easily get more than $550 in value from the card. Business Insider's David Slotnick found that he was able to get <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-express-platinum-credit-card-review-2018-2">more than $2,000 in value</a> through the <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/the-platinum-card-from-american-express/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">Amex Platinum</a>'s benefits in his first year of membership, for instance.<h2>100,000 points go a long way</h2>The current welcome bonus from <a href="https://thepointsguy.com/card-details/cardmatch-tool/?utm_campaign=bi_07192019_er_100k-cardmatch-how-to-use&amp;utm_source=referral">CardMatch</a> can land you 100,000 points after spending $5,000 in the first three months. According to travel website The Points Guy's valuations, Amex points are worth 2 cents apiece. That means the Amex Platinum's 100,000-point bonus is worth $2,000. That's huge - the bonus alone is worth nearly four years of annual fees!Here are some fun ideas on how you could use that 100,000-point bonus to live out your bucket-list dreams.<h2>New Orleans Jazz Festival</h2><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d1a7809a17d6c1184744692-2400/shutterstock390070024.jpg" border="0" alt="New Orleans" data-mce-source="Shutterstock" data-link="https://www.shutterstock.com/download/success?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.shutterstock.com%2Fgatekeeper%2FW3siZSI6MTU2MjA0NDUyMywiYyI6Il9waG90b19zZXNzaW9uX2lkIiwiZGMiOiJpZGxfMzkwMDcwMDI0IiwiayI6InBob3RvLzM5MDA3MDAyNC9odWdlLmpwZyIsIm0iOjEsImQiOiJzaHV0dGVyc3RvY2stbWVkaWEifSwiYTJIajljeGN5ekhTVTBvT2VaOEM5NjQ4SHVnIl0%2Fshutterstock_390070024.jpg&amp;ir=true&amp;pi=30052204&amp;m=390070024&amp;src=RedUgRgl7I7_mHUeJBjfyw-1-7" /><a href="https://www.shutterstock.com/download/success?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdownload.shutterstock.com%2Fgatekeeper%2FW3siZSI6MTU2MjA0NDUyMywiYyI6Il9waG90b19zZXNzaW9uX2lkIiwiZGMiOiJpZGxfMzkwMDcwMDI0IiwiayI6InBob3RvLzM5MDA3MDAyNC9odWdlLmpwZyIsIm0iOjEsImQiOiJzaHV0dGVyc3RvY2stbWVkaWEifSwiYTJIajljeGN5ekhTVTBvT2VaOEM5NjQ4SHVnIl0%2Fshutterstock_390070024.jpg&amp;ir=true&amp;pi=30052204&amp;m=390070024&amp;src=RedUgRgl7I7_mHUeJBjfyw-1-7">Shutterstock</a>I've taken two trips to New Orleans with flights paid for using only miles and points.</div></div></div>If you <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/american-express-membership-rewards-best-ways-to-use-points-2018-9">redeem points</a> directly through the American Express Travel portal, you'll get a value of 1 cent per point toward airfare and a little less for hotels, rental cars, and other non-air travel bookings. You can do better transferring to a partner airline or hotel in many cases. 100,000 points is plenty to get you and a companion to this fun springtime music festival.Moving points to the British Airways Executive Club program and booking for short-haul flights on partner American Airlines is usually a great value. If you live in the continental United States, flights to New Orleans should cost between 6,000 and 13,000 Avios each way. That gives you plenty of leftover points to book a hotel through partners Marriott, Hilton, or Choice Hotels.<h2>Celebrate Holi in India</h2>If you love color, you'll love the Holi celebrations in India. Sometimes called the Festival of Spring or the Festival of Colors in English, the traditional Hindu holiday is a perfect time to visit.Several American Express transfer partners - including Singapore Airlines, Delta, ANA, and Air Canada - can get you to India in coach for 50,000 miles or less each way.You won't have any miles left over for hotels, so make sure to add that to your <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mental-shift-budgeting-changed-my-finances-2019-6">budget</a> when planning.<h2>Carnival in Rio de Janeiro</h2>Carnival is one of the most exciting times to visit Brazil. Rio de Janeiro hosts a spectacular celebration just before Lent every year. The highlight is a parade that goes through a mega-stadium called the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí with a 90,000-person capacity.British Airways, Delta, Alitalia, Air Canada, ANA, Etihad, and JetBlue all give you options to reach Brazil using your Amex points. You can also book nearly any flight through the Membership Rewards portal, but transferring points to partner airlines usually gives you more value.<h2>Watch a live rocket launch</h2>Star Trek may take place in the future and Star Wars may have been a long time ago in a galaxy far away, but you can go watch rockets go to space yourself if you plan a trip right. For West Coast launches, visiting <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/a-guide-to-taking-a-california-coast-road-trip-2016-7/">San Luis Obispo or Solvang</a> (fly into San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, or Los Angeles) puts you just a short drive from the closest viewing points at Vandenberg Air Force Base. If the East Coast is more convenient, you can fly into Orlando and head to Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral.The British Airways alliance with American Airlines makes this a potentially cheap flight in terms of points. If you live close enough, you could book a short-haul award for just 12,000 Avios round-trip.<h2>Explore ancient Jerusalem</h2><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d3227621a56e219cc62f074-512/unnamed 1.png" border="0" alt="unnamed (1)" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" data-mce-source="Eric Rosenberg" data-mce-caption="I took my dad to Israel in business class using miles and points." />Eric RosenbergI took my dad to Israel in business class using miles and points.</div></div></div>Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all have important religious sites in Israel. I've been many times and flew for free (just paying taxes and fees) for my last three visits using miles and points. On my last trip to Israel, I was able to <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tips-for-flying-business-class-using-rewards-points">treat my dad to a trip in business class</a>!Moving American Express points to ANA gives you access to United flights into Tel Aviv (TLV), which is the closest airport to Jerusalem. Delta is another good transfer partner with flights into TLV.<h2>International Beatleweek in Liverpool</h2>A few months ago, I took a trip to England with an overnight at Liverpool's Beatles-themed hotel, <a href="http://www.harddaysnighthotel.com/">The Hard Days Night Hotel</a>. You can book a flight to London or your hotel nights using American Express points. The hotel I visited is owned by Millennium Hotels &amp; Resorts, which are bookable in the Membership Rewards portal.When in Liverpool, you'll want to visit The Beatles Story museum, The Cavern (a historic Beatles concert venue), and perhaps book a ride on the Magical Mystery Tour. 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<div class="image-container float_right" style="width:400px"><div class="image"><img src="http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/516867efeab8eae916000001-465-349/syria-80.jpg?maxX=400" border="0" alt="syria" width="400" /></div><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHUKBaFetJY">Olly Lambert</a>A scene from "The Bombing of al-Bara" by Olly Lambert</div>Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been ruthlessly bombing towns under opposition control <a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/114726/section/2">since</a> July.
This week two report details, for the first time, the stunning extent of the indiscriminate death from above.
An <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/04/10/syria-aerial-attacks-strike-civilians">investigation</a> by Human Rights Watch (HRW) found the Syrian Air Force "has repeatedly carried out indiscriminate, and in some cases deliberate, air strikes against civilians."
HRW's <a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/114726/section/2">80-page report</a> draws from visits to 50 sites of government air strikes in opposition-controlled areas in Aleppo, Idlib, and Latakia governorates as well as more than 140 interviews with witnesses and victims. The researchers believe that more than 4,000 civilians have been killed by aerial attacks.
Ole Solvang of Human Rights Watch <a href="http://www.enduringamerica.com/home/2013/4/11/syria-feature-regime-attacks-deliberately-target-civilians-k.html">told</a> EA Worldview that in "virtually all cases we documented the strikes did not hit any legitimate targets."
While <a href="http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/info/MDE24/008/2013/en">armed rebels</a> have also been found to commit war crimes during the two-year conflict, many of the perpetrators in those instances are foreign jihadists, not Syrians like Assad, and they don't have airplanes.
Documentarian <a href="http://www.ollylambert.com/">Olly Lambert</a> went to a village of al Bara in the Idlib province. He was the only journalist around for miles. As he was interviewing a Syrian rebel leader, a regime airstrike hit 300 meters from where he was standing. He kept the cameras rolling and the next 30 minutes show the grim reality that many civilians face.
Here's what Lambert says near the end:
"I haven't watched this footage through in its entirety for a few months now. The thing that stays with me is this sort of other worldliness of it. It really was like stepping into some weird concrete nightmare. Nothing makes sense. Nothing is clear."
Here's Lambert's report from al-Bara (WARNING: GRAPHIC):
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And there's no doubt the bombing campaign is a calculated tactic. 
"The air force is extremely important for Assad right now," said Joseph Holliday, a <keyword id="6354913" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Syria">Syria</keyword> analyst at the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War, <a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_SYRIA_ASSADS_AIR_POWER?SITE=AP&amp;SECTION=HOME&amp;TEMPLATE=DEFAULT">told The Associated Press</a>. "It has allowed Assad to prevent rebels from establishing a part of Syria where people can be safe and the opposition can focus on governing the place."
Last year Assad decided to pull troops <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/assads-move-to-beat-back-syrian-rebels-2013-1">from non-significant areas</a> only to <a href="http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/01/21/180376/syrian-government-has-pattern.html">bomb bread lines</a> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/assad-is-winning-in-syria-2013-1">force the population</a> to live under rebel rule without basic necessities in the hopes of turning civilians against militant rebels.
"The aim of the airstrikes appears to be to terrorize civilians from the air, particularly in the opposition-controlled areas where they would otherwise be fairly safe from any effects of fighting," Solvang told the AP.
Assad's troops have carried out massacres in other ways as well. Defected Syrian soldiers <a href="http://www.genocidewatch.org/images/Syria_12_April_2_In_rare_interviews_Syrian_soldiers_talk_of_killing_civilians.pdf">have told</a> "grisly stories of how their units executed unarmed civilians for demonstrating against the Assad regime."
This week, after rebels <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/syrian-rebels-have-captured-daraa-2013-3">captured ground</a> in the southern province of Daraa, government forces <a href="http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/04/2013411135719359514.html">launched</a> an all-out assault on two towns in the area. At least 57 people were killed, some <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-syria-crisis-violencebre93a09x-20130411,0,5403860.story">in cold blood</a>.
Furthermore, Western nations have "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/assad-used-chemical-weapons-2013-4#ixzz2QHXuqnWQ">hard evidence</a>" that the Syrian army has deployed chemical weapons have been used at least once. At least six people <a href="http://security.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/16/u-s-syria-didnt-use-chemical-weapons-in-homs-incident/">died</a> in an apparent chemical attack in Homs in December.
The evidence against Assad goes as far as suggesting that he staged a massacre for political gain. On March 21 international news agencies <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/22/world/middleeast/senior-pro-assad-sunni-imam-in-syria-is-assassinated.html">reported</a> that a "large explosion killed at least 42 people inside a central Damascus mosque." The regime said that the blast, which killed pro-Assad cleric Mohammad al-Bouti, was the work of a <a href="http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2013/03/senior_pro-assad_sunni_cleric.php">suicide bomber</a>.
But this week <a href="http://brown-moses.blogspot.com/2013/04/video-claims-to-show-moment-of-mohammad.html">a video of that attack</a> surfaced showing small explosion in front of Bouti (who died in the aftermath), which has Syrian journalists <a href="http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/giving-assad-the-benefit-of-the-doubt-distorts-history">such as Hassan Hassan</a> wondering:
How were the 40-plus people killed? The bomb could not have killed the other people, as even the people sitting less than a meter away from him were hardly affected. Why, then, has the regime insisted it was a suicide bombing that killed the cleric? ... Activists have alleged that many of those who died were <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3H25LddW9U">shot at a point-blank range</a>. 
The evidence is piling up in the form of civilians corpses. Notwithstanding <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2255103/Syria-rebels-beheaded-Christian-fed-dogs-fears-grow-Islamist-atrocities.html">heinous acts</a> committed by extremist rebels, it's becoming harder to give Assad <a href="Assad%20the%20benefit%20of%20the%20doubt%20">the benefit of the doubt</a>.
Here's a video describing the HRW report (WARNING: GRAPHIC):
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Assad's Killing Of Syrian Civilians Has Reached Barbaric Proportions

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56af80aa58c32385008b6cb1-1777-1333/alize dining room.jpg" alt="Alize dining room" data-mce-source="Courtesy of OpenTable" />Courtesy of OpenTableAlizé at the Top of the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas.</div></div></div>Valentine's Day is fast approaching, but thankfully OpenTable has taken all the guesswork out of which restaurant is sure to make your date swoon.The online restaurant reservation service has sorted through more than five million restaurant reviews from over 20,000 restaurants across the country to find the <a href="http://www.opentable.com/m/100-most-romantic-restaurants-in-america/">100 most romantic restaurants in America</a>.French cuisine and Italian steakhouses dominated the list this year, but so did restaurants that proved to have an exceptional ambience.From restaurants in historic buildings to cozy inns and luxe resorts that serve up a variety of cuisines, these are OpenTable's most romantic restaurants of 2016.Here is the full list, in alphabetical order:<a href="http://www.opentable.com/addison-restaurant">Addison Restaurant</a> - San Diego, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/alize-at-the-top-of-the-palms-casino-resort">Alizé at the Top of the Palms Casino Resort</a> - Las Vegas, Nevada<a href="http://www.opentable.com/alys-restaurant">Aly's Restaurant</a> - Solvang, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/ambience-los-altos">Ambience</a> - Los Altos, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/bistro-romano">Bistro Romano</a> - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<a href="http://www.opentable.com/bouchard-restaurant-and-inn">Bouchard Restaurant and Inn</a> - Newport, Rhode Island<a href="http://www.opentable.com/briarhurst-manor">Briarhurst Manor</a> - Manitou Springs, Colorado<a href="http://www.opentable.com/cacharel-restaurant">Cacharel Restaurant</a> - Arlington, Texas<a href="http://www.opentable.com/cafe-central">Café Central</a> - El Paso, Texas<a href="http://www.opentable.com/cafe-matisse">Café Matisse</a> - Rutherford, New Jersey<a href="http://www.opentable.com/cafe-monarch">Café Monarch</a> - Scottsdale, Arizona<a href="http://www.opentable.com/cafe-renaissance">Café Renaissance</a> - Vienna, Virginia<a href="http://www.opentable.com/canlis">Canlis</a> - Seattle, Washington<a href="http://www.opentable.com/capische?ref=8101">Capische</a> - Wailea, Hawaii<a href="http://www.opentable.com/carlos-bistro">Carlos' Bistro</a> - Colorado Springs, Colorado<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-cellar-restaurant">The Cellar Restaurant</a> - Daytona Beach, Florida<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-cellars">The Cellars</a> - Virginia Beach, Virginia<a href="http://www.opentable.com/chez-francois-vermilion">Chez François</a> - Vermilion, Ohio<a href="http://www.opentable.com/chez-nous-french-restaurant">Chez Nous French Restaurant</a> - Humble, Texas<a href="http://www.opentable.com/circa-1886">Circa 1886</a> - Charleston, South Carolina<a href="http://www.opentable.com/coco-palm">Coco Palm</a> - Pomona, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/collage-restaurant">Collage Restaurant</a> - St. Augustine, Florida<a href="http://www.opentable.com/different-pointe-of-view">Different Pointe of View</a> - Phoenix, Arizona<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-dining-room-biltmore-estate">The Dining Room-Biltmore Estate</a> - Asheville, North Carolina<a href="http://www.opentable.com/duling-kurtz-house">Duling Kurtz House</a> - Exton, Pennsylvania<a href="http://www.opentable.com/edgewood-restaurant">Edgewood Restaurant</a> - Stateline, Nevada<a href="http://www.opentable.com/eiffel-tower">Eiffel Tower</a> - Las Vegas, Nevada<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56af7ff758c3236d028b6cb3-1778-1334/eiffel tower_007.jpeg" alt="Eiffel Tower restaurant" data-mce-source="Courtesy of OpenTable" />Courtesy of OpenTableThe Eiffel Tower restaurant in Las Vegas.</div></div></div><a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-english-inn">The English Inn</a> - Eaton Rapids, Michigan<a href="http://www.opentable.com/erminia-ristorante">Erminia Ristorante</a> - New York, New York<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-farmhouse-at-turkey-hill">The Farmhouse at Turkey Hill</a> - Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania<a href="http://www.opentable.com/fearrington-house-restaurant">Fearrington House Restaurant</a> - Pittsboro, North Carolina<a href="http://www.opentable.com/flagstaff-house">Flagstaff House</a> - Boulder, Colorado<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-flatiron-cafe">The Flatiron Café</a> - Omaha, Nebraska<a href="http://www.opentable.com/fleurie">Fleurie</a> - Charlottesville, Virginia<a href="http://www.opentable.com/forbes-island">Forbes Island</a> - San Francisco, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-french-room">The French Room</a> - Dallas, Texas<a href="http://www.opentable.com/gejas-cafe">Geja's Café</a> - Chicago, Illinois<a href="http://www.opentable.com/goodstone-inn-and-estate-restaurant">The Goodstone Inn &amp; Estate Restaurant</a> - Middleburg, Virginia<a href="http://www.opentable.com/harrys-restaurant">Harry's Restaurant</a> - Manhattan, Kansas<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-hobbit">The Hobbit</a> - Orange, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/hugos-cellar-four-queens">Hugo's Cellar-Four Queens</a> - Las Vegas, Nevada<a href="http://www.opentable.com/inn-at-barley-sheaf-farm">Inn at Barley Sheaf Farm</a> - Holicong, Pennsylvania<a href="http://www.opentable.com/iridescence">Iridescence</a> -Detroit, Michigan<a href="http://www.opentable.com/jillians">Jillian's</a> - Palm Desert, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/keystone-ranch-restaurant">Keystone Ranch Restaurant</a> - Keystone, Colorado<a href="http://www.opentable.com/lauberge-de-sedona">L'Auberge de Sedona</a> - Sedona, Arizona<a href="http://www.opentable.com/la-bergerie">La Bergerie</a> - Alexandria, Virginia<a href="http://www.opentable.com/la-cremaillere-restaurant">La Cremaillere Restaurant</a> - Bedford, New York<a href="http://www.opentable.com/la-mer-at-halekulani">La Mer at Halekulani</a> - Honolulu, Hawaii<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/56af803d58c323ab078b6c23-1832-1374/la mer.jpg" alt="LA MER" data-mce-source="Courtesy of OpenTable" />Courtesy of OpenTable</div></div></div><a href="http://www.opentable.com/latitudes">Latitudes</a> - Key West, Florida<a href="http://www.opentable.com/le-vallauris">Le Vallauris</a> - Palm Springs, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/les-nomades">Les Nomades</a> - Chicago, Illinois<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-little-door">The Little Door</a> - Los Angeles, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/marsel-at-terranea-resort">Mar'sel at Terranea Resort</a> - Rancho Palos Verdes, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/m/romantic-melting-pot/">The Melting Pot</a> - National locations<a href="http://www.opentable.com/michaels-south-point-casino">Michael's-South Point Casino</a> - Las Vegas, Nevada<a href="http://www.opentable.com/michels-at-the-colony-surf">Michel's at the Colony Surf</a> - Honolulu, Hawaii<a href="http://www.opentable.com/middleton-place-restaurant">Middleton Place Restaurant</a> - Charleston, South Carolina<a href="http://www.opentable.com/on20">ON20</a> - Hartford, Connecticut<a href="http://www.opentable.com/orchids-at-palm-court">Orchids at Palm Court</a> - Cincinnati, Ohio<a href="http://www.opentable.com/over-the-moon-cafe">Over the Moon Café</a> - Tacoma, Washington<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-painted-lady">The Painted Lady</a> - Newberg, Oregon<a href="http://www.opentable.com/palme-dor">Palme d'Or</a> - Coral Gables, Florida<a href="http://www.opentable.com/paseo-grill">Paseo Grill</a> - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma<a href="http://www.opentable.com/penrose-room-the-broadmoor">Penrose Room-The Broadmoor</a> - Colorado Springs, Colorado<a href="http://www.opentable.com/pepper-tree-restaurant">Pepper Tree Restaurant</a> - Colorado Springs, Colorado<a href="http://www.opentable.com/peter-shields-inn">Peter Shields Inn</a> - Cape May, New Jersey<a href="http://www.opentable.com/primavista">Primavista</a> - Cincinnati, Ohio<a href="http://www.opentable.com/rainbow-room-dinner-and-dancing">Rainbow Room Dinner &amp; Dancing</a> - New York, New York<a href="http://www.opentable.com/the-refectory-restaurant-and-bistro">The Refectory Restaurant &amp; Bistro</a> - Columbus, Ohio<a href="http://www.opentable.com/restaurant-g-at-the-gideon-ridge-inn">The Restaurant at the Gideon Ridge Inn</a> - Blowing Rock, North Carolina<a href="http://www.opentable.com/restaurant-iris">Restaurant Iris</a> - Memphis, Tennessee<a href="http://www.opentable.com/ristorante-massimo">Ristorante Massimo</a> - Portsmouth, New Hampshire<a href="http://www.opentable.com/river-cafe-brooklyn">River Café</a> - Brooklyn, New York<a href="http://www.opentable.com/rivers-end">River's End</a> - Jenner, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/russells-steaks-chops-and-more">Russell's Steaks, Chops, and More</a> - Williamsville, New York<a href="http://www.opentable.com/saddle-peak-lodge">Saddle Peak Lodge</a> - Calabasas, California<a href="http://www.opentable.com/salacia-prime-seafood-and-steaks">Salacia Prime Seafood and Steaks</a> - Virginia Beach, Virginia<a href="http://www.opentable.com/sassi">SASSI</a> - Scottsdale, Arizona<a href="http://www.opentable.com/seagars-restaurant-destin">Seagar's Restaurant</a> - 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