A riot of blooming wildflowers amidst the ruins of ancient civilizations, sunny skies, warm weather, and best of all, far fewer tourists competing to see the extraordinary sights that Greece has to offer, make Spring the best time to visit. Our original plan was an April trip to the Greek
It ain’t dying I’m talking about, it’s living. I doubt it matters where you die, but it matters where you live. Robert Duvall as Gus McCrae, ‘Lonesome Dove’ It was living that I was after. A need to feel awake, energized…alive! So, I returned to Arizona. The pandemic has taken
In 1771 a young chemist by the name of E. I du Pont left France and settled on the banks of the Brandywine River in Delaware where he started a gunpowder manufacturing operation. He and his descendants built both a lasting business empire and a lasting legacy of estates and
When you think of San Antonio, you may think of The Alamo, The Riverwalk, or Six Flags. What you may not think about is food. San Antonio is home to world-class chefs and award-winning restaurants. As one of only two UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy in the United States, San
For The Gulf Coast, so much revolves around what the sea gives and, when a hurricane like Katrina strikes, what it takes away. But you can’t keep the Mississippi Gulf Coast Down!
The paved lane along the north bank of Vietnam’s Thu Bon River, in the city of Hội An, is quaint by day, spectacular by night. Centuries-old houses, some built as long ago as the 1700s, welcome visitors to enjoy coffee, food, tailored clothing, and other merchandise. Their ochre-hued walls and
They say the best way to get to know Portugal is by car. When pressed for time, day-tripping from Lisbon is a practical alternative to road tripping. There are districts outside of the city, such as Sintra, which make you feel as if you’ve been transported to a different world altogether. Sintra is home to a fairytale palace that sits on a hill above the pine trees. Rumor has it that even
“Nobody walks in Abu Dhabi. It’s the desert,” the hotel clerk warned when I asked whether two sightseeing spots that looked deceptively close on my map could be reached on foot. “People either take buses or taxis,” he added. So, abandoning any hope of wandering, I boarded the hotel shuttle
Whoosh! Like most accidents, it happened in a nanosecond. Call it vanity if you like. Or just bad luck. Regardless of what inspired me to stand on a chair in a Hội An hotel room, here’s what led up to that fateful evening. In early January, about a month before
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