Gifts brought home from Cuba
This necklace, crafted from a silverplated fork left behind when Batista supporters fled Cuba in 1960 , was something I bought at a craft market near downtown Havana. No I didn’t buy...
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Just back from Cuba
That’s me in an old car serving as a taxi in Havana. A week without cell phone, internet, or credit cards in Cuba underscores the profound impact those things have on our...
Headed to Cuba
The I’m soon headed to Cuba on a legal people-to-people study trip flying from Miami. Most go there illegally from Toronto, Jamaica or another Caribbean island, since Americans have been permitted legally...
Memorial Day weekend with Civil War
Learned a lot while talking to Civil War reenactors for the story that will run Monday about the Memorial Day weekend encampment and reenactment of the Battle of the Wilderness at Lake...
Its cable cars, the original San Francisco treat
A cable car makes it way up San Francisco’s Hyde Street leaving the Fisherman’s Wharf neighborhood behind There’s rarely time enough to experience all of San Francisco, so I chose my...
Find Paris lost in time, Dali, tarmac transfer in April travel
Look for this sign on a side street near the market to find le Baron Rouge, a wonderful old wine bar in Paris. Or check out the neighborhood map with my story....
Big contest win makes my day
Bustin’ my buttons over this: Veteran News-Herald staffer Janet Podolak has won a handful of honors from the Society of American Travel Writers, awarded at the group’s March 31 to April 5...
King of all burgers found in St. Petersburg, FL
This modest looking burger joint in St. Pete, Fla. has an amazing menu. With apologies to Jimmy Buffett, I had my cheeseburger in paradise in St. Petersburg, Fl. at a little spot...
Ever tasted horse?
This market in the Place d’Aligre neighborhood of Paris included a butcher selling horsemeat. Me either. But I understand it’s often eaten in France and every time I get a menu on...
Provence food best thing I ever tasted
A potato pissaladière with sardines and anchovies was one of the best things I tasted in Marseille. To battle this long cold winter, my daydreams turn to Provence, the scenic crossroads of...
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