Ready to blast off? Very few of us can afford to be space tourists. But we’ve got more opportunities than ever to explore from Earth and to see what’s ahead for future space tourists. According to a survey by ValuePenguin last year, of more than 2,000 Americans surveyed almost half want to travel to space, but only…
US CDC Eliminates Warnings Against Cruise Travel
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday dropped its warnings against cruise travel. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday removed its COVID-19 notice against cruise travel, around two years after introducing a warning scale showing the level of coronavirus transmission risk on cruise ships. The move…
Southwest’s New Fare: Big Deal or Meh?
After weeks of hints, Southwest announced its new fare last week. Any time a big airline makes such a portentous announcement, you need to take a look — and answer seven questions. 1. What’s New? The new Wanna Get Away Plus fare sits above the line’s lowest offering, Wanna Get Away, and below Anytime, its…
Beachbound in Dog-Friendly Delaware’s Off Season
Ella and I strolled the boardwalk, enjoying the wind-in-our-hair freedom of ocean breezes and the lack of crowds on a mild spring weekend at Rehoboth Beach in dog-friendly Delaware. Gulls called, waves lapped the shore and we could taste salt in the air. All was serene until my 90-pound, 1-year-old Newfoundland caught the aroma of…
Finding a Phoenix: California City, California
Really, for me, it was just a random spot on the map. Hiking a ridge line at Red Rock Canyon State Park in the deserts of Southern California, I was ready for a very late lunch. Once I reached the highest point on the path and got a little bit of cell reception, I searched…
A Taste of Mayan Culture in Belize: Old Ruins and Ancient Cooking
The night was already warm, the heat of a Central American scorcher easing into a rather pleasant evening, gentle breezes sweeping away the humidity. But the fire was already stoked, the flames flicking, the coals ready to cook. Arriving under a little palapa, a thatch-roofed hut purpose-built into the larger bar area of the resort,…
Lošinj: Croatia’s Island of Vitality
The Croatian coastline ranks among the most intricately indented coastlines in the world. Of 1,244 islands, islets, cliffs, and reefs that have remained following the dramatic rise in the level of the Adriatic Sea around 13,000 B.C., only 50 are inhabited today. One of them is Lošinj, but finding it on the map can be…
Fiji: The Kindest People You’ll Ever Meet on Your Travels
Their energy infused the evening under a gloaming sky. With the last rays of the sunset fading, the passion of this small troupe from a nearby village added to the heat of the humid night. Earlier, we had feasted on pork, chicken, taro, and cassava. It was prepared as a “lovo,” the traditional way in…
Intergenerational Travel Results in Lifelong Learning
Barbara and Robert Kline kept their eyes peeled for elephants while their son, Tom, and his wife, Betty, scanned streams for glimpses of crocodiles. It was the antics of monkeys that made 12-year-old Nancy and John, 10, squeal with delight. Scenes like this are repeated around the world as family members of various ages share…
The High Life and Humble Devotion on Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor
March 25, 2022
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Leaving Mostar, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, I drive south to yet another nation that emerged newly independent from the ashes of Yugoslavia: Montenegro. During my travels through this region, my punch-drunk passport has been stamped, stamped, and stamped again. While the unification of Europe has made most border crossings feel archaic, here the breakup of…
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