Inside a cylindrical glass tower 20 stories high, my husband, Peter, and I twirled in a modern merry-go-round. But inst...
Imagine a perfect summer day. A gentle wind washes over you as the sun beams down from a cobalt sky. All around you a st...
Nature’s Playground: Iceland
Blue skies and sunshine would have been nice, but when we landed in Iceland at 7:30 a.m. l...
Traveling wakes up the senses, and what better way to explore tastes, smells, and textures than dining on international ...
A palpable sense of energy surrounds Colorado’s capital region. Here where the Great Plains end and the Rocky Mountains ...
It was obvious we were lost. It was so obvious in fact that a well-dressed couple stopped on the sidewalk where Peter an...
I have always been enamored of France. I love Edith Piaf, the art of the Impressionists, café society, crusty baguettes ...
Vacationing is all about balance for me. My goal is to balance adventure and exploration with rest and relaxation. Too o...
In the shadow of a giant Picasso statue on Chicago’s Daley Plaza, cyclists gather. It’s late afternoon on a gorgeous Fr...
When most Americans think of Normandy, WWII battle scenes of soldiers storming the beaches come to mind. Sixty-five year...
One morning I awakened just before sunrise and pulled on my hiking boots. Half a mile from the resort where I was stayin...
I peek through the window of my tent and see it’s morning. Ross, my 17-year-old, lies under a nearby tree, wrapped...
The first time I used a Eurail Pass was in 1982 when I was visiting Europe with my mother on an if-it’s-Tuesday-this-mus...
The first time you visit a new place, as you stroll along its streets, taste its food, and surrender yourself to its uni...
Here amid unspoiled wilderness, the sound of the wind whistling through the treetops is all you hear, and scented pine f...
