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Secluded Smith Island Is Living at Its Best Apr. 03, 2021
By Victor Block Talk about hometown pride! When I asked a grizzled waterman who lives on Smith Islan... Read More
Relive the Past at Museums, Diners, Drive-ins and More Mar. 28, 2021
By Victor Block Louis Kaplan is channeling his childhood. As a youngster he collected baseball cards... Read More
Gardens Around the Country Celebrate Spring Mar. 27, 2021
By Victor Block Spring has sprung, and summer will soon arrive. If you're a flower gardener — ... Read More
Find Fish, Kitsch and Wildlife in the Florida Keys Mar. 21, 2021
By Victor Block One afternoon while visiting the Florida Keys I photographed my wife, Fyllis, swimmi... Read More
Mother Nature's Hidden Gems Mar. 13, 2021
By Victor Block Sure, it's great to ooh and aah at the grandeur of the Grand Canyon, be overwhelmed ... Read More
Find More Than Lodging in Some Unusual Hotels Mar. 06, 2021
By Victor Block Tom and Betty Taylor settle down to spend the night in a Pullman train car. They snu... Read More
Learn to Love Where You Live Feb. 27, 2021
By Victor Block If the current "don't travel far from home" regimen has you down in the dumps, take ... Read More
U.S. Train Stations Have Surprises in Store Feb. 20, 2021
By Victor Block Betty Condon and Tom Butler are checking out a beautifully furnished room that was c... Read More
Beware of Travel Ads That Seem Too Good to Be True Feb. 06, 2021
By Victor Block The advertisement for a Caribbean hotel touts "ocean view," and there is — for... Read More
Small Towns With Big Attractions Jan. 31, 2021
By Victor Block Big cities have a lot going for them. New York's theater district, the monuments and... Read More
Virtual Visits to Places Near and Far Jan. 24, 2021
By Victor Block If you've pushed dreams of visiting the Big Sur region of California, relaxing on a ... Read More
Sometimes Group Travel Is the Best Way to Go Jan. 16, 2021
By Victor Block My wife, Fyllis, and I had long dreamed of visiting Costa Rica. We knew about its re... Read More
A Look Ahead to When Travel Returns Nov. 08, 2020
By Victor Block Middle seats in the planes of some airlines are vacant. Passengers and crew members ... Read More
Presidential Libraries Bring U.S. History to Life Oct. 24, 2020
By Victor Block Sightseers near Boston enjoy a leisurely stroll through a magnificent 18th-century g... Read More
Places Where You Can Sleep With History Oct. 17, 2020
By Victor Block How would you like to spend a night or more at a hotel once frequented by Clark Gabl... Read More
U.S. Archaeological Sites Tell Stories, Leave Mysteries Oct. 04, 2020
By Victor Block People who ascend a high mountain ridge in Wyoming are greeted by a collection of ro... Read More
Small Rangeley, Maine, Yields Big Fun Sep. 26, 2020
By Victor Block Digging our paddles into the shallow water, my son, Tom, and I steered our canoe aro... Read More
Faraway Cultures Combine on St. Martin-Sint Maarten Aug. 30, 2020
By Victor Block By day, visitors on one side of the tiny Caribbean island enjoy patisseries and ot... Read More
Combine Adventure With Fall Foliage Peeping This Year Aug. 15, 2020
By Victor Block Dan and Mary Stroudt ooh and aah at the multicolored scenery below the hot-air ballo... Read More
A Bucket List Itinerary of Places We'll Never Go Jun. 20, 2020
By Victor Block As a travel journalist who has visited and written about close to 80 countries, the ... Read More
