The oldest seaside town in the U.S., nestled between three bodies of water on the most southern tip of New Jersey, Cape May is a picture-perfect location for an autumn or Halloween retreat. With more than 600 Victorian or Gothic …
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Amsterdam, a Dutch Treat by Saul Schwartz
My wife Fern and I successfully navigated around Amsterdam and environs to celebrate our first wedding anniversary with a trip to the Netherlands, a country roughly the size of Maryland, but with about the same number of bikes as people …
Bold Food in Lima, Peru by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov “Don’t eat the piranha heads,” said our brusque server, clad in a dark blue shirt and black vest. From a black ceramic bowl he put on the table in front of us piranhas’ sharp bared teeth …
Amazing Gatlinburg, Tennessee by Bonnie and Bill Neely
When Bonnie was a child her family drove from South Carolina every autumn to Gatlinburg, their favorite place to stay in a mountain cabin, see the crimson and gold leaves, and enjoy the fresh cool mountain air. Back then Gatlinburg …
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What a Trip! A Wonderful Winter Getaway to the French Caribbean islands of Guadeloupe by Saul Schwartz
Basse Terre is the western of the two major island of Guadeloupe. Staying at the Langley Hotel at Fort Royal on Basse Terre turned out to be a tremendous choice. Once owned by Club Med, the sprawling hotel overlooks stunning, …
Puerto Vallarta: Magic and Mayhem on the Malecon by Fyllis Hockman
So I heard that you could spend from dawn to dusk on the Malecon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and never get bored and I thought, “Okay, I’m up for that challenge.” Well, maybe not the dawn part — I’m not …
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Harrah’s and The LINQ Promenade by Howard Hian
My latest visit to Las Vegas was an eye opener to the ongoing evolution of Sin City. Harrah’s Hotel & Casino, located at the center of the world famous Strip, recently spent over $30 million renovating their Valley Tower rooms …
Traversing Germany: The Riches of Luther Country by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov Just like in my previous travels to Germany, once again I was moving around in a state of dual fascination – recognizing the sights and sounds of my European roots, and discovering the incredible variety of …
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Musings of a Fudgeler by Howard Hian
Sitting on my balcony at the RIU Palace in Cabo San Lucas, I’m overlooking the Sea of Cortez, watching a parade of one (sometimes two) cruise ships glide past El Arches into port. This is Baja’s version of a traffic …
Nevis Island: An Island Alexander Hamilton would be proud of…. by Fyllis Hockman
A few years ago, the fact that an island was the birthplace of Alexander Hamilton would have elicited very little excitement. But now since the advent of the hit Broadway musical “Hamiliton,” Nevis is all of a sudden a must-see …
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