Spring 2026 Issue

Spring Travel Ideas

Carla Marie Rupp and Jason Rupp

Krabi, Thailand, An Out-of-the-Way Nature Experience

Krabi, in Southern Thailand, is where many Thai experiences feel more local and personal than those at the more famous, yet fun, Phuket Island. Nearby Krabi is simply breathtakingly beautiful and worth going out of your way for and enjoying its hospitality, with its over 100 islands and jagged limestone

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Daniele Auvray

Ode to a Tokyo Garden

Dream or reality? Is reality nothing but a dream? A pure product of our imagination? An illusion? The line between the two is often blurred. On the eastern edge of the Musashino plains, where much of western Tokyo lies, is the Sekiguchi Plateau, a scenic spot famous for its wild Camellias, since the fourteenth

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Steve Rosenberg

Diving Cozumel

Like countless other divers, my first international warm-water scuba trip was to Cozumel, Mexico. In 1961, well-known underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau spent some time in Cozumel and fell in love with Palancar Reef, putting Cozumel on the map as the place to dive. The Mexican Island of Cozumel is only

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Carla Marie Rupp and Jason Rupp

Pattaya: Affordable Thailand Rejuvenation Destination

The lockdowns had gotten to us. We needed a reset. Our bodies became weaker, due to enough lack of movement. But even more than that, we weren’t happy. We missed traveling the world. The thought of leaving New York City’s frigid wintertime temperatures to beautiful Thailand became possible again, due

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Janice Sakata-Schultze

The Princess 360 Extraordinary Experience

Imagine traveling to the Mediterranean, indulging in all the sights, smells, sounds, tastes, and touches of this sunny destination. The aquamarine hues of the water, the sweet florals of lavender, the melodious tones of a Greek lyra or Spanish guitar, the tanginess of lemon, and the warmth of the sun.

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Cocora Valley, Colombia
Laura Watilo Blake

The Beautiful Cocora Valley of Colombia

Colombia’s endangered Quindío wax palms provide the backdrop for an enchanting visit to the real-life setting of Disney’s animated film Encanto. Let’s talk about Colombia’s Cocora Valley. The bona fide setting of Disney’s Encanto beguiles those who wander among its sky-high and century’s old palm trees, but it will take

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Sarah Jaquay

New River Gorge – America’s Newest National Park

There are all-season reasons to roam among the Northern Appalachians in W.Va. But springtime has its own special allure: the riotous blooming shrubs known as Mountain Laurel and Rhododendrons (they are different) scattered among the velvet green peaks. It usually happens in May and June. My husband and I were

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