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Reflections on 35 Years of Travel Writing Oct. 15, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman When my 15-year-old granddaughter, Talya, asked me what my favorite destination wa... Read More
Lighthouses Beckon to Adventurous Travelers Oct. 08, 2022
By Victor Block Sam and Barbara Dawson use binoculars to get close-up views of whales and seals as t... Read More
A Sweet Wander Through Rome Aug. 28, 2022
By Lesley Frederikson Arriving in Rome with only a few days to visit, my husband and I realized we c... Read More
A Walk Through Time in Ancient Rome Aug. 27, 2022
By Lesley Sauls Frederikson The quintessential symbol of Rome is the Colosseum. Think of Audrey Hepb... Read More
Outstanding Tour Company Makes an Egyptian Trip Unforgettable Aug. 21, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman Traveling through Egypt on Overseas Adventure Travel's (OAT) Ancient Egypt and th... Read More
Egypt: 6,000 Years of History Come Alive Aug. 20, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman I'm in Cairo, Egypt, on a hotel balcony overlooking the Nile River, a fantasyland ... Read More
So Much to Do in the Dominican Republic Aug. 14, 2022
By Victor Block People often picture the Caribbean island of the Dominican Republic as a place of go... Read More
Dominican Republic: Outdoor Adventure on a Grand Scale Aug. 13, 2022
By Fyllis Hockman First things first: No waterslide at any water park will ever be the same again &... Read More
Finding Our Way in Florence May. 22, 2022
By Lesley Sauls Frederikson I'd never seen a bathroom with such a tiny shower in it, and I wasn't qu... Read More
Would You Like to Have Coffee With This Author? Part II May. 14, 2022
In the first part of this column, I shared my pedagogical strategy of asking students whether they w... Read More
Intergenerational Travel Results in Lifelong Learning Mar. 26, 2022
By Victor Block Barbara and Robert Kline kept their eyes peeled for elephants while their son, Tom, ... Read More
Stay Where Movie Stars Have Slept Mar. 13, 2022
By Victor Block A TV weather forecaster staying at a cozy bed-and-breakfast gets caught in a time wa... Read More
Land Trusts Protect More Than You Might Think Dec. 26, 2021
By Victor Block Visitors to North Carolina stroll by a centuries-old Native American site, then reli... Read More
Science Mixes With History at New Mexico's Valley of Fires Dec. 25, 2021
By Bonnie and Bill Neely On a recent RV trip across the United States, we discovered places of which... Read More
Green Destinations Are a Travel Plus Dec. 19, 2021
By Victor Block As Daniel and Martha Everett and their two children enjoyed a trip to Walt Disney Wo... Read More
Climate Change May Affect Future Travels Dec. 18, 2021
By Victor Block For the millions of people who visit Yellowstone National Park each year the sight o... Read More
Where Did States Get Their Nicknames? Nov. 06, 2021
By Victor Block In the mid-1800s so much precious metal covered the ground in Nevada that prospecto... Read More
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Is Ready for Its Close-up Oct. 31, 2021
By Jim Farber They're all here: ET pointing the way home; Dorothy's iconic ruby slippers; Charles Fo... Read More
Don't Make Pikes Peak a National Park Sep. 09, 2021
People with good motives sometimes have bad ideas. It happens to the best of us. Jim Strub loves Pik... Read More
At-Home Adventures Jun. 14, 2021
Are you feeling jittery about taking a family vacation this summer? You're not alone. Whether it's y... Read More
