Stories in this issue Fall 2023

With dramatic landscapes, picturesque vistas, and over 60,000 miles of coastline, Norway should be at the top of anyone’s list of countries to visit.

The Speicherstadt warehouse district in Hamburg, Germany is lined with canals. It’s the largest warehouse district in the world. Hamburg, Germany has more bridges than any other city in the world. Its 2,500 bridges are staggeringly more than Venice, Amsterdam and London combined! Packed with chic restaurants, trendy cafes, museums, bars and clubs, Hamburg is…

The Dolomites, part of the Italian Alps and a World Heritage Site, is an autumn paradise for hikers, mountain bikers and nature lovers. Skiers have flocked to Italy’s Dolomites for decades but in recent years hikers have discovered this region with its dramatic, jagged peaks, Alpine meadows, crystalline lakes, pine forests, and rocky plateaus. Summer…

For almost 30 years, Star Clippers has been introducing travelers to the thrill of modern tall ship sailing. On the aft deck of the four-masted luxury clipper ship Star Clippers, a dozen or so passengers stood in the moonlight and howled at the night sky above the waters near southern France. Our intimate little sailing…

Scallops in aguachile at Verre Pickl Chef Jérôme Gilpin of Verre Pickl’—Quebec City’s recent addition to its culinary landscape—places a wonderfully fragrant dish in front of me. “It’s scallops in aguachile, a traditional Mexican broth made with Serrano peppers, lime juice, cilantro, and tomatillo,” he tells me. As I take a sip, the spicy broth sears…

Fall colors in the Calgary Hills From brilliant hues of aspen, golden shades of larch, year-round sunshine, crisp cool nights, warm days, jaw-dropping views of the Rocky Mountains, and historical museums, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, is a delightful city to visit. Calgary, a city of 1.6 million,  is located in Southern Alberta. It is Alberta’s largest…

Taken within Area 506 showing some of the lovely murals which have been painted on the containers. I have a question for you. Could you pinpoint the location of Saint John, New Brunswick, on a map? I'll be frank – up until several months ago, I was unable to either. I am so glad I…

A 1957 Chevy Bel Air taxi cruises through “Fusterlandia” on the western outskirts of Havana. For over 40 years, artist José Fuster has decorated walls, houses, buildings, and more with mosaic tiles. We were face-to-face as Marcelina clasped my cheeks and looked me in the eyes. “Two words: Moo-ee Boo-ā-no. Say it with me.” After…

Lizzie Borden - Photo courtesy of the Fall River Historical Society Lizzie — Lizzie Borden was a 32-year old unmarried woman still living at home when her father and stepmother were brutally murdered in their home at Fall River, Massachusetts on a brutally hot morning of August, 1892. Lizzie was tried but acquitted for the…

Be safe and watch for snakes when climbing in the Castle Rock Badlands. On my quest to visit all 50 states, I always expected Kansas to be sort of an afterthought or a straggler state I’d have to check off when I was getting close to 50. As it turns out, Kansas was state number…