The Buzz

Mike Nalepa, editor of the first edition of “Fodor’s Essential USA” travel guide, was on CNN’s Your Money on Sunday to discuss less expensive road trips as substitutes for traditional vacations this year.

“You recommend Kentucky bluegrass country,” the program’s host, Ali Velshi, said to Nalepa.

“Kentucky is an overlooked — it’s flyover country for most people, but it is gorgeous,” Nalepa replied. “You drive through Kentucky, there are rolling hills.

“If you are a horse racing buff, you have several sites out there, including Keeneland race track, Churchill Downs, the (International) Museum of the Horse (at the Kentucky Horse Park), which is linked with the Smithsonian Institution.

“If you’re a bourbon fan, there is Woodford Ridge Distillery,” Nalepa added. “And Kentucky is actually getting some buzz as a wine-growing region, believe it or not.”

“Wow,” said Velshi, according to the transcript that you can find on the Internet with Google.

The show was great publicity for Kentucky, but only so-so for Versailles’ Woodford Reserve Distillery — the “Woodford Ridge” Nalepa mentioned.

By the way, Woodford Ridge is in Australia. You can Google it, too.

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