"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." —Marcel Proust
Thundering surf settles into the soul minutes after arrival on the North Shore of Oahu. Take care as you walk barefoot in the foam at water’s edge to absorb the pounding power...
Perhaps it’s the arrival of Frontier Airlines in Cleveland that has partially caused it, but United has announced it will end its popular nonstops to Fort Myers, Tampa and Fort Lauderdale on...
Storks high in their nests, long white necks stretched as if they’re curious. Black pigs snuffling beneath oaks that haven’t changed color. Old cork trees, their bark harvested to make a wide...
A week from now I’ll be on my way to Lisbon to explore the southern part of that country before crossing over into Spain where I’ll visit Seville and Cordoba before going...
I’m writing about a new book, “The Best Place to Be Today” for the December travel section. It lists great places to be every day of the year and, if you’re like...
“Searching for Commies in all the wrong places” was my suggested headline for the second story in the Cuba series, which goes to readers on Aug. 10. Either that was just too...
It was early on a perfect summer day when my friend Judy and I aimed our rental car toward Rice Lake, a 23-mile long lake on the Trent-Severn waterway. Just an hour...
Vendors of periodicals, postcards and other printed materials flank the entrance to a leafy Havana park. It was quickly apparent in Cuba that its people are avid readers. Even though the press...
This lavish show at Cabaret Parisien was a throwback to the past. Havana’s Hotel Nacional, alleged Cuba headquarters for the Mob during the 1950s when Americans flocked to the island to gamble and...
I saw the most beautiful flower at Cuba’s Botanical Garden but couldn’t identify it until I got home. Greenhouses at Cuba’s Jardin Botanica Nacional are designed to keep plants shaded and catching...
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