A rose by any other name still lovely in the rain
/> Even a rainy day is pretty wonderful in the Mooreland rose garden where I spent part of a rainy Thursday researching a story about it that will run Monday. It’s no...
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Step into the Victorian era at the Prince of Wales in Niagara -on- the- Lake
Sometimes it takes an outsider to glimpse the potential of a place. And the Vintage Hotels in Niagara-on-the-Lake seem a prime example of that. The Prince of Wales, where I stayed, and...
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...
Puppy love
Do you babytalk your puppy? Cuddle in with your cats? Include your parrot in your vacation plans? Prepare dinner for your dog? Have you had an extraordinary experience or two convincing you...
Anticipating Montenegro
I’d really been looking forward to our day ashore in Montenegro , one of the world’s newest countries. It was formed in 2006 when its citizenry took back control and voted...
Hitting the wall in Kotor
Passengers step ashore in Montenegro to explore the walled Venetian style city of Kotor, just steps from the pier. Steep cobbled streets have staircases for foot traffic. Despite its pretty scenes,...
Mykonos has reputation as party island
The Aegean is a beautiful blue off Mykonos, a Greek island with a reputation for being a party place, especially in summer. It was September when we arrived on Mykonos and my ...
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