In the long, glamorous history of ocean voyages, there has never been a better time to book a cruise. Today, it’s possible to visit exotic ports of call our grandparents could only read about. Holland America’s Baltic Cruise on the …
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Decades of Rock and Roll Cruise Sails Again by Linda Oatman
Rocking the Caribbean since 2006, the Decades of Rock and Roll Oldies Cruise set sail on Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas, presenting yet another successful event from February 1-9. Kicking off in Fort Lauderdale, the cruise included 200 avid …
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Meddling with Medieval Mysteries: Hiking Through History in Southern France by Fyllis Hockman
Climbing up the wide circular stone staircase to our hotel room in the Chateau des Ducs de Joyeuse on the first night, I knew this would be a very different trip. I could just as easily be accessing a medieval …
Four Days in Louisville, Kentucky by Ron Kapon
Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark and named after King Louis XVI of France who helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War. It was part of the Union during the Civil War but joined the Confederacy at …
Santa Barbara: Winter Paradise for Films, Feasts & Fun by Barbara Singer
While most of the nation is knee deep in ice, snow and freezing rain, the unsurpassed place to be is Santa Barbara, California in sunny, superb weather. This picturesque seaside resort offers endless pleasures highlighted by its awesome annual …
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Riding Dragons and Shooting Zombies at Pier 39 in San Francisco by Emma Krasov
Photography by Yuri Krasov A long-kept secret is out: there are more locals then foreigners on Pier 39 – a notorious tourist attraction boasting a number of iconic San Francisco landmarks – from historic seafood restaurants to resident sea lions. …
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Longing for Long Beach by Karl Childs
My wife and I had a few days to take off, so we planned a quick excursion to the Long Beach area. Deciding not to make the trip too exclusive, we invited our kids along. It was early July, they …
Saving Mr. Cranks by Robb and Melissa Hoch
I’m a die-hard Disneyland fan. Always have been. And I assumed everyone else felt the same way. That was until a good friend of mine, Dave, told me he didn’t like D-land and even suggested that my twitterpation with “the …
Santiago, Chile by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We have wanted to see the bottom of the world for years, and we almost went as travel writers six years ago when we had the possibility of traveling on a cargo ship from South Africa in two of the …
Myrtle Beach: Rediscovering its Gullah Culture. Its WHAT???? by Fyllis Hockman
Few people would think that Michelle Obama and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have much in common but they would be wrong. Both are part of the small but unique Gullah community, primarily residing in South Carolina and Georgia whose …
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