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My first weekend home in a couple of weeks means lots of domestic tasks to stay on top of things. Just back from a midday run to Half Price Books where I...

Landing in Cleveland Monday after a nonstop USA3000 flight from the Dominican Republic was an abrupt reminder that Northeast Ohio is snow country. As we left, a small band serenaded us beneath...

DR Bathrooms: a study in contrasts Bathrooms here in the Dominican Republic characterize the co-existence of the first and third world. The photos here tell the story. My room at the Barcelo...

Last weekend, while in the Tampa area to deal with a family issue, I took this photo in the Tampa Airport of this outdoor cage designated for smokers. It was attached outside...

Fort Lauderdale International Airport is ideally located for cruise connections. Clip-board bearing cruise line representatives holding paddles with the names of the ships in port meet passengers at baggage claim, herding them...

This weekend I’ll be cruising to nowhere aboard the new Celebrity Solstice from Fort Lauderdale. It’s a chance for press and others to have a firsthand look at this new ship with...

I would never have believed that my first snow of Winter 2008 would be experienced in Dublin. The locals don’t believe it either. “It never snows here in October,” was the refrain...

Since Ireland is on the euro, highly favored in recent years by the exchange rate with the dollar, the Irish come to New York City in droves to do their shopping. Today’s...