Category: Travel

July Travel: Louisville Bourbon and Ziplining

A bourbon with champagne drink served in a flute glass is a house specialty at the Seelbach Hotel in Louisville. Traveling vicariously or planning future forays away? Today’s travel section will inspire...

Niagara-on-the-Lake visit sublime in spring

The 150-year-old Prince of Wales Hotel is a landmark in the middle of Niagara on the Lake Just back from Niagara-on-the-Lake where spring is about a week earlier than here – at...

Cruising with a butler

Papa, our butler aboard the Crystal Serenity, serves afternoon shrimp and champagne in our penthouse suite. It’s almost embarrassing to reveal how much I loved having a butler aboard our Crystal Serenity...

Blood sucking leeches in Istanbul

When I first saw the large pickle jar of leeches in the outdoor area of the Spice Market in Istanbul I was totally creeped out. They clung to the sides of the...

Coffee shops make Amsterdam happy

I expressed surprise that climate wasn’t a factor among the world’s happiest cities, because in the depths of an Ohio winter it sure seems as if it should be. So I just took...