Travel

These days, we cannot seem to avoid all the sad news: the Coronavirus rearing its ugly head worldwide; wildfires wrecking havoc on the West Coast; hurricanes inundating Gulf towns. We yearn to escape for a day. What can we do,…

When exploring a new city, I always recommend hopping on a bus or trolley tour. Not only is this a great opportunity to get the lay of the land, but to discover more parts of the city. One that’s sure…

“Watch out for moose,” the customer service agent advised as he handed over the keys of our car rental. It was a refrain we would hear often on our road-tripping adventure of eastern Newfoundland. Even before our arrival, our host…

“I feel we are all islands in a common sea.” — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Blue ocean waters and white sands have always fascinated me, even though I grew up in a small town in the Midwest on the banks of…

Stretching from the Apennines to the Adriatic, Italy’s Abruzzo region is rich in history, culture, art, cuisine, natural beauty, and traditions that surprise and charm visitors.

Russian novelist and poet Boris Pasternak once said, “Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” That’s exactly what I found on a trip to the Dominican Republic in late 2019. It was full of surprises and unexpected…

Yes, the winters are cold and snowy in the area of central New York encompassing the Southern Finger Lakes, but ah, the summers! They are ideal for summer getaways. June, July and August are the months when locals and out-of-town…

American educator, philosopher, and natural science writer Loren Eiseley once said, “If there is magic on this planet it is contained in water.” There’s just something about being on the water. It’s an absolute feast for the senses. The tourmaline…

  American writer Henry Miller once said, “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Every one of us who are travel lovers are asking the same questions: When can we travel again? Where do…