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One (Restrained) Cheer for Washington Apr. 15, 2017
We've all heard the tiresome and discouraging refrain: Washington, our beautiful capital city, is br... Read More
Foreign Relations Mar. 11, 2017
What better way to learn about a country than to get cozy with one of its citizens? Today we hear fr... Read More
Alexander Hamilton Would Be Proud of Nevis Island Feb. 19, 2017
By Fyllis Hockman A few years ago the fact that an island was the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton w... Read More
Come to Nevis to Relax, Stay to Energize Feb. 18, 2017
By Fyllis Hockman Large resort hotels. Check. Three to four cruise ships a day. Check. Beach bars ga... Read More
Live St. Augustine's Colorful Past Feb. 12, 2017
By Victor Block In 1607 a small band of settlers founded the first permanent English outpost in the ... Read More
Touring Carcassonne: Europe's Largest Fortified Medieval City Jan. 29, 2017
By Sharon Whitley Larsen You never know how a pig may change the course of history! (More about that... Read More
Surprising Northeast Thailand Jan. 28, 2017
By Ellen Clark No stranger to Thailand, I've hung out on white sand beaches, shopped in glitzy malls... Read More
Palm Springs Keeps on Giving, Rain or Shine Jan. 22, 2017
By Karen Kenyon From the days of the native Agua Caliente Cahuilla Native Americans to the Hollywood... Read More
Experience the Magic of Easter Island Jan. 21, 2017
By Annie Coburn Easter Island is considered the most isolated inhabited place on earth, but it still... Read More
A Suspicious Trip? Jan. 16, 2017
Dear Annie: My wife and I are in our 30s and live next to a very kind gentleman in his 60s, whose wi... Read More
Take a Winter Vacation to Kansas City Jan. 15, 2017
By Glenda Winders It's true that winter visitors to Kansas City, Missouri, won't be able to watch a ... Read More
Port Antonio, Jamaica Is a Romantic Getaway Jan. 08, 2017
By Steve Bergsman Ian Fleming, who wrote the James Bond books, lived on the northern coast of Jamaic... Read More
Discover Natural Wonders in Lush Costa Rica Jan. 07, 2017
By Victor Block I knew before traveling to Costa Rica that it has a well-deserved reputation for pre... Read More
How I Book Cheap Travel Dec. 27, 2016
I'm on my way out the door, headed for California. What could have been a very expensive trip is goi... Read More
People, Places and Wine Abound in California's Santa Ynez Valley Dec. 24, 2016
By Jim Farber The same year cannons rained down shells on Fort Sumter, signaling the opening salvo o... Read More
Get Close to South America's Iguazu Waterfalls Dec. 18, 2016
By Annie Coburn Welcome to one of the new Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Iguazu Waterfalls (Cat... Read More
Getting Lost and Special Finds in Venice Dec. 17, 2016
By Fyllis Hockman Walking home to our apartment in Venice, we shared a wave through the window with ... Read More
Tales of Costa Rica's South Pacific Dec. 11, 2016
By Jim Farber It's a rainy night in San Jose, Costa Rica. The lurid neon lights of the capital city... Read More
Tied to the Land in Costa Rica Dec. 10, 2016
By Jim Farber A luxury eco-resort and a small family farm share roots in Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica.... Read More
Edinburgh's Canongate Kirk -- and Its Royal Connection Dec. 04, 2016
By Sharon Whitley Larsen One of my favorite cities is Edinburgh — which I've visited eight tim... Read More
