Preparation vs. Experience on a Remote Expedition Luxury travel asks little more than a swimsuit and a camera. Expedition travel demands foresight, grit, and a willingness to be uncomfortable. That lesson came into sharp focus on my first Caribbean assignment: a 16-day expedition to Salt Cay in the Turks and
PART ONE Follow us all the way to Santa Monica, CA, in the next three TravelWorld International issues! Since the day I first got my license, I’ve dreamed of driving on Route 66. With 2026 marking the famed highway’s 100th anniversary, it was time for the rubber to hit the
I rode a 1952 Bel Aire convertible in Cuba—and feel like a kid again in my father’s car. I am riding a 1952 Bel Aire convertible down the street in Havana, Cuba, feeling like a kid again. The ride surely brings back memories. That’s the car my father drove our
“I had to pinch myself. I’m using three horses and a plow. All mine!!” – Orley Miller on plowing the first field he owned “Oil lamps light Amish houses.” “They are old-fashioned.” “They stay home and don’t travel.” On a roll, they continued, “They think they are holier than thou.”
Majestic snow-capped mountains, stunning glacial lakes, and green rolling hills dotted with woolly white sheep. Throw in bungee jumping, hiking through fern-filled forests, jet boating, parasailing, and other adventurous activities, and you have the prevalent image of New Zealand as a picturesque adventurers’ paradise. But there’s more to this enigmatic
I’ve lived in Toronto all my life on the doorstep of a vast inland sea system, known as the Great Lakes, connected by locks, canals, and the St. Lawrence Seaway all the way to the Atlantic Ocean. A few years ago, I took to the waters of the Great Lakes
Travelers interested in visiting the Gulf region typically head to glamorous Dubai, with its skyscrapers, high-end malls, and endless beaches. Just next door, though, is Oman, a country with less glitz but more authenticity. Oman is popular, Dubai’s quiet little sister. Its sedate atmosphere extends throughout the country all the
Luxury hotels often present barriers instead of openings; they’re opulent fortresses instead of paths leading to local discoveries. In the sunny southern French city of Montpellier, the Hotel Richer de Belleval does the opposite: it offers a way to explore some of the most beguiling attractions in the city. The
Waco lies approximately halfway between Dallas and Austin via Interstate 35. It was founded in 1849, but as recently as the early 1970s, the city’s future was in doubt. Its downtown was in shambles, and its population had dipped dramatically to no more than 130,000 in 1950. The origin of
Taking Our Hotel with Us for Two Weeks As much as I’ve always enjoyed cruising, the idea of taking a longer sailing journey – say, 10 or 15 days – never crossed my mind. That is, until some friends took a lengthy cruise around the South Pacific and came home
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