Wisconsin picked up its first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2019 when eight major works by architect Frank Lloyd Wright were inscribed on the official list, including Taliesin, his estate and home near his birthplace in the Badger State, and Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House in Madison. In anticipation of his world heritage honor, Wisconsin’s…
Austin: Not Just Weird, but Wonderful
There was only one problem on that warm, sunny, very pleasant evening: It wasn’t bat season. Not yet. It would be a few weeks yet before thousands (and thousands, upon thousands) of these creepy-cool creatures fly out from beneath the bridge. Another problem was the lake—it’s not really a lake. But we will get to…
Portugal: Discovering the Algarve
It’s a castle that almost nobody visits—at least, very few of the thousands who gather to sunbathe on the sandy beaches a few miles down the road. And on this relatively cool, cloudy day, I had the place all to myself. The Castelo de Loulé has a long history, set as it is on a…
Rome: Gems Hidden in the Shadow of the Colosseum
Once, this city was the capital of the greatest empire the world has ever known, ringing the Mediterranean and stretching from the deserts of the Middle East all the way up to Hadrian’s Wall in England. Asserting power and influence across great swathes of the ancient world, the Romans built aqueducts to channel water for…
CDC Makes Sweeping Overhaul to Key COVID-19 Metric
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday made another sweeping change to one of its pandemic-era responses. The federal health agency dropped its country-by-country COVID-19 travel health notices that it began issuing when COVID-19 started spreading in the United States in early 2020. Fewer countries are testing for the virus or…
Traveling Through Hurricane Season
I feel your pain. I know what it’s like when weather derails your plans. Nearly 10 years ago, I was in Orlando when Tropical Storm Andrea messed up our theme and water park plans. But that was nothing like Category 4 Hurricane Ian, which made landfall in Florida Wednesday with 150 mph winds, tying for…
Traveling Without Kids
The friendly, English-speaking bus driver on the Greek island of Patmos points us toward a local beach taverna where we eat with our toes in the sand. I checked another experience off this trip’s bucket list — eating moussaka (the Greek casserole with eggplant and meat) at a local island spot, surrounded by locals overlooking…
Edinburgh Packs a Cultural Punch
Edinburgh is the cultural heart of Scotland. Once a medieval powerhouse stretching below its mighty castle, today it’s one of Europe’s most lively and festive cities. Scotland’s capital has two distinct halves: a medieval old town and an 18th-century new town. Weather blows in and out – bring your sweater and be prepared for rain….
Family Indoor Skydiving With IFLY Seattle
When I told my family that we were going to try some indoor skydiving at iFLY Seattle during our recent trip to Seattle Southside, a convenient destination right in Seattle’s backyard, I admit I was met with some skepticism. (Courtesy of Michelle Sutter) Here’s My hubby and daughter just before we head in. They’re cautiously optimistic. My husband…
San Francisco Opera Is a Cultural Landmark
Hollywood has the Academy Awards. New York City has the Tonys. San Francisco has for more than a century had the opera. In the City by the Bay, opera stands as a cultural landmark to rival the Golden Gate Bridge, Fisherman’s Wharf and North Beach. It was Sept. 26, 1923, when the curtain rose on…
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