Real Travel Adventures

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Emma and Yuri Krasov It’s not like you need a reason to visit the breathtakingly gorgeous Monterey Peninsula on the Central Coast of California, but if you do… mid-January yields one of the most intriguing …

By Bonnie & Bill Neely The historic town of Flat Rock, established in 1807, is just what an ivy and pine mountain village should be with unique little shops, and delightful restaurants. Golf courses are nearby. In most seasons you …

By Fyllis Hockman I am a hiker.  But at home, no one uses a machete to blaze the trail prior to walking on it as Souza, our Amazon guide, did, creating a path in the overgrown rainforest step by step.  …

By Maureen C. Bruschi Lewes, Delaware’s Cape Henlopen State Park is a year-round get-a-way.  If you visit over the summer and the Delaware beaches get a bit overcrowded and overwhelming, or if your need a break from shopping at the …

By Saul Schwartz Oregon’s largest city has the feel of a smaller town.  With a population of around 650,000, Portland has plenty of activities for a short vacation experience. From Washington, D.C., our flight through Seattle on Alaska Airlines took …

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Small, cozy and quiet, Basel, Switzerland, is exceedingly rich in art, architecture, and culture in general—undeniably Swiss, but also influenced by the closest neighbors—Germany and France. If you’re in the city for a …

By Bonnie and Bill Neely Although I grew up only an hour from this charming little town of Newberry, SC, I had never been there, but it is certainly worth a visit. The home of the pretty Newberry College, the …

By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov The incredible amount of amazing historic places in Europe you’ll visit in just one week is reason enough to embark on AmaWaterways river cruise. Other reasons—you’re treated like a dear friend and served …

By Bonnie & Bill Neely We have been RV’ers for four decades, and always KOA Campgrounds are our favorite private places to enjoy because we can count on totally clean sites with electric, cable, and water and sewer kept in …

By Michelle Newman Manchester, New Hampshire is the birthplace of America’s Industrial Revolution which began in the 1830s. Miles and miles of red brick factories were built alongside of the mighty Merrimack River, which provided power for textile mills, shoe …