Diving ‘Beautiful by Nature’ aboard a Floating Resort
The Best of Turks and Caicos aboard the Aggressor Liveaboard Yacht For the past two years Covid 19 has reshaped travel as we knew it. ...
Spring Travel Ideas
Zion’s Tiny Oasis
The global pandemic has left me altered. I once sped through excursions, booking trips within trips with an aim to tick as many items as ...
Saving the Best for Last – A 50-State Road Trip Ending in North Dakota
North Dakota has a sense of humor! In an effort to visit my 50th state, we planned a pandemic-summer road trip to Fargo, North Dakota. What ...
Walking Japan
The Road: Temples, traditional inns—and the occasional vending machine—greet walkers on an ancient Japanese highway connecting Kyoto and Tokyo.
Time-Travel Trip Across America – Charleston to Asheville
In this short roadtrip, we traversed America.
San Miguel de Allende – A City of Fallen Women
This is a city of fallen women. It’s also a city of fallen men. There are more ways to stub your toe and take a tumble on the cobblestone streets of this magnificent little town than there are art galleries – and there are an incredible number of art galleries in this town.
Ode to a Tokyo Garden
Dream or reality? Is reality nothing but a dream? A pure product of our imagination? An illusion? The line between the two is often blurred. On the eastern edge ...
A Sampling of Colorado Road Trip Ski Destinations
After relocating from suburban Chicago to the Denver metro area, my husband and I embraced our geographic location by taking frequent winter road trips into ...
A Culinary Trip Through San Antonio
When you think of San Antonio, you may think of The Alamo, The Riverwalk, or Six Flags. What you may not think about is food. ...
Burning Man
It is Tuesday August 23rd, 2016 and I have been excitedly driving westward toward Nevada for two days. I parked for the night just off I-80 in "somewhere" Nebraska.
The Midwest’s Allure Will Intrigue You
While the Midwest maybe isn't your typical vacation destination, it very well could be the smartest travel decision you'll make. Adventures aplenty and priced just right, the Midwest is an awesome region to visit.
The California Super Bloom
This year’s high rainfall and the natural fertilizer caused by the wildfires are causing a “Super Bloom” that is visible from space. Super blooms only happen once a decade on average in California.
Interstate 77 (I-77) Sensations
Interstate 77 (I-77) is one of the country’s north-south arteries that in “old normal times” provides an unbroken stretch of macadam for snowbirds heading south from ...
Costa Rican Coffee is Steeped in Tradition in the Central Highlands
Costa Rica is a Central American paradise, with lush rainforests, active volcanos, and incredible wildlife. But there is another reason to add Costa Rica to ...
The Elegant Greenbrier, Home of the Top Secret Bunker
The most popular thing to do at the luxury Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia isn’t being pampered at the spa, playing a round of golf on one of its world-class courses, or indulging in its legendary fine dining.
World Class Golf in Branson, Missouri
During your visit to Big Cedar or Top of the Rock, be sure to catch the Top of the Rock sunset celebration. Witness a magical moment as a traditional bagpiper plays in the background, the sky above Table Rock Lake a blaze of color, the sun's last glistening rays announced by the roar of a Civil War cannon as you raise your glass.
The Unsinkable Mississippi Gulf Coast
For The Gulf Coast, so much revolves around what the sea gives and, when a hurricane like Katrina strikes, what it takes away. But you can’t keep the Mississippi Gulf Coast Down!
Road Trip to The Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame
Kick Field Goals and Sing Your College Fight Song on a Road Trip Pit Stop in Atlanta While the global pandemic may have slowed international travel, Americans willingness to jump ...
Around the World
Ode to a Tokyo Garden
Dream or reality? Is reality nothing but a dream? A pure product of our imagination? An illusion? The line between the two is often blurred. On the eastern edge ...
Roosevelt River Expedition
ooking down at the dark roiling river reflecting the dense jungle, I almost couldn’t believe I was actually here. I have imagined this place ever ...
Things to Love About the Luberon
The Luberon area of Provence is known for its hilltop towns, lavender fields and its colorful bounty--purple aubergine, scarlet tomatoes, and the orange-fleshed Cavaillon melon that is famous all over France.
Japan’s Boxed Happiness – “O-Bento”
Perhaps it goes back to our childhood, when we were happy with very little things, like tiny boxes and the secrets we thought we might ...
Up a Lazy Canal: Cruising the Canal du Midi in France
After a madcap adventure involving getting off the TGV from Paris at the wrong station, my friend Constance and I were horrified to find that we were in Agde instead of Beziers.
Belize: The Ancient Mayan Ruins of Caracol
A visit to Belize can take you from jungle adventure to pristine white sand beaches along the bright Caribbean blue sea where explorers of all ages can play and learn.
Wild, Untamed Baja
I’ve seen many Oscar-worthy productions in my life, but perhaps the most memorable was performed by a pod of gray whales at Lopez Mateos in the Sea of Cortez.
Reverent Myanmar
The World’s Most Devout Buddhist Country The headlines are jarring. In account after account, they report incidents of jailed journalists, ethnic genocide, and other appalling ...
Oita Encounters
enturing outside of the usual tourist trail (Tokyo,Osaka or Kyoto) can prove to be vastly rewarding in Japan, for the inquisitive traveler. A simple visit, ...
The Ultimate Safari
Morning mists rose over the golden savannah of Botswana’s Okavango Delta as our Overseas Adventure Travel Land Rovers did the African mambo through deeply rutted sand.
Bicycling in Belgium
A sore butt was the only complaint I had during my European cycling trip – a trip awash with many memorable sights and experiences.
Cruising Norway in the Footsteps of Vikings
Nothing says Norway like massive glaciers, deep and winding fjords, and, of course, Vikings—those fearsome seafaring warriors who once terrorized inhabitants of the North Atlantic. Less well known, perhaps, is that Vikings were also explorers.
