A tour to any foreign country should include a tour of its places of worship, for religious or cultural purposes -- or simply because...

"I find that the district he named is in the extreme east of the country, just on the borders of three states, Transylvania, Moldavia and...

In my last post, I considered the differences between travel and vacation, and how finally we managed to have a relaxing January getaway...

Our Tuscan Winter started in Milan, but after a day that was hard to top, we were ready to head to our destination for the week — the...

Tuscany — it’s impossible to say it without sighing romantically, impossible not to envision ridges of Cypress trees, rolling hills of...

“The clouds were building up now for the trade wind and he looked ahead and saw a flight of wild ducks etching themselves against the sky...

In the U.S., our images of Cuba tend to be eye-popping visuals — colorfully-dressed Cubanos sporting Churchill-size cigars, chromed and...

Our Christmas adventure to Vancouver was more than conspicuous consumption of calories (something quite easy to do in this epicurean...

We all know that the true meaning of Christmas, and the general spirit of the holiday season, is totally unrelated to gift-giving and...