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 …
Category: Art & Culture Travel
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 …
Read More "Amazing Gatlinburg, Tennessee by Bonnie and Bill Neely"
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 …
Read More "Puerto Vallarta: Magic and Mayhem on the Malecon by Fyllis Hockman"
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 …
Read More "Traversing Germany: The Riches of Luther Country by Emma Krasov"
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 …
Read More "Nevis Island: An Island Alexander Hamilton would be proud of…. by Fyllis Hockman"
Yes, We Know The Way To San Jose (California)! by Saul Schwartz
My wife Fern traveled for work to San Jose and I decided to go along in the luggage. Years ago, I had a work trip to San Jose and was unable to see the sites outside of the office – …
Read More "Yes, We Know The Way To San Jose (California)! by Saul Schwartz"
Gay Berlin (Forget Gay Paris!) by Emma Krasov
Photography by Emma Krasov; Friedrichstadt-Palast and Staatsballett Berlin press images In the 1982 Hollywood classic “Victor, Victoria” Henry Mancini’s song stated the obvious, “Around the Rue des Beaux-Arts, where all the cabarets are… you’ll agree, what they mean when they …
My Great Scandinavian Holiday by Saul Schwartz
Upon our arrival in Stockholm, via Wow Air and Flybus, we navigated the subway and buses without difficulty. Although signage in English is limited, English speaking transportation workers did not hesitate to direct us to the correct line when asked. …
My Pilgrimage, Part II by Darryl Romeo
What was expected to be a Peaceful 16 day Pilgrimage to Portugal, Spain, France and Italy turned out to be, for me, a tour of tribulations. Looking back it seems so strange that we can laugh about things that were …
Real Travel Adventures 