It’s easy to get depressed by today’s news and seemingly unbridgeable political divide. But...
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There’s nothing like the beckoning open road, especially when there’s nostalgia involved. And there’s...
It’s hard to imagine a more perfect setting than Key West for a multi-generational...
Whenever people ask what places I write about, I always enjoy answering Japan, Hong...
I was recently in the Florida Keys and am happy to report that...
Before I went to Mackinac Island, I pictured it as largely flat, dominated by...
Long before there was such a thing as Internet, I made it a practice...
Branson is great for families. When my boys were young, they loved going to...
I didn’t know much about Kentucky other than a vague school-days’ recollection that it...
I was asked to write about my hometown for the Explore Lawrence website. We...
My earliest memory of the winding road to Estes Park and Rocky Mountain...
When I was a young kid growing up in Bradenton FL, one of the...
I’m sure Star Trek fans would choose differently, but if I had a time...
I enjoy visiting history museums because I like history and I find it a...
Everyone in Austin, Texas, complains about how fast and how much the city is...
I’ve ridden trains around the world–Europe on a rail pass too many times to...
It’s easy to rave against oil in today’s world–it pollutes, our dependency on it...
It happened just a block from where I live. Men brandishing firearms burst into...
My trips to Europe have been mostly to see its greatest cities and landmarks....
When time or money prevent me from traveling farther, like across the Pacific or...
“What Makes Branson Great” was published in the July/August issue of AAA Traveler for...
When I was asked by USA Today to contribute to an article on beaches...