Tempting cruise options for this year, next and even 2023 abound
Pent-up demand for getting back out in the world is erupting as lock-downs end and borders reopen. Money saved by staying home this past year is being spent making up for lost...
Category: Travel
Folks have been flocking to Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio since Ford, Firestone and Rockefeller came to chill
Geneva-on-the-Lake visits got their start early in the 20th century with the growing popularity of the automobile. Friends Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and John D. Rockefeller came to camp, fish and relax on...
Great to fly again, even as the pandemic continues to alter the travel experience
Shut down from traveling by the novel coronavirus pandemic, I’m just back from my first flights in 14 months — a long weekend foray to Baltimore to visit a daughter and grandson...
Smoking marijuana legally in Amsterdam coffeeshop took a bit of research first
People ask if I visited a coffee shop during my 48 hours in Amsterdam. The city’s coffeeshops (one word in Amsterdam), where marijuana is purchased and smoked, are as legendary as its...
Explore what Amsterdam has to offer, walking from bite to bite
A food walking tour in the Jordaan neighborhood was our choice for a short visit to Amsterdam at the conclusion of a week long Rhine river cruise aboard the Scenic Opal. Dogged...
LOZERE REVISITED
Loving Lozere: Least-populated part of France a great destination for solitude and long walks My seatmate was losing it. Trembling from head to toe, she was dripping with sweat and gasping for...
As Spain’s cultural capital, Toledo’s heritage of harmony among Christians, Jews and Muslims celebrated
Still the cultural and religious center of Spain, Toledo once was the country’s capital. Because the hilly small city dozed off the grid for decades, it’s remarkably well-preserved and retains the imprint...
Quest for saffron leads to Spain’s charming Consuegra, Don Quixote and centuries of tradition
I’d hoped a visit to Consuegra for the annual Saffron Rose Festival would help me learn why this spice is considered more valuable than gold. Not far from Toledo, directly south of...
Oh saffron, you are a continuing mystery
Developing recipes is one of the more challenging aspects of my work here at The News-Herald. It’s an even bigger challenge when the dishes originated in another country and I am dealing...
Art and inspiration for Monet, Van Gogh come to life with visit to their homes in France
Step into Monet’s garden at Giverny and enter a living work of art by the father of Impressionism. Claude Monet was in his 40s and already a well-known painter when he established...
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