By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov Mild, sunny climate, lush tropical gardens, friendly, genuine people, and a well-developed tourism infrastructure attract to Madeira countless vacationers from Europe and America. Even though this beautiful volcanic island in the North Atlantic …
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South of France in Vivid Vignettes
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov The South of France is a fixture in every American tourist’s dreams. Years before we make the trip, we eagerly learn about Le Sud, about its natural beauty and glamorous lifestyle, sunny beaches …
Exploring German Towns with Private Guides
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Emma Krasov Full disclosure: I’m biased. Having in my background more than a decade as a private guide at a major San Francisco museum, I feel a close affinity with all the tour guides everywhere. …
Recommended: Ultimate Pintxos & Wine Tour in San Sebastian with Devour Tours/Walks
By Emma Krasov. Photography by Yuri Krasov For an American tourist, discovering San Sebastian, Spain, is a mighty royal affair. Beautiful wide boulevards, endless avenues lined with chestnut and linden trees, artful bridges adorned with sculpted horses and spherical lanterns …
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ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA: A Cure for Winter Coldness
By Emma Krasov. Press images courtesy ADLER Spa Resort SICILIA For American vacationers of any age, marital status, and psychological type, Italy presents an enormously appealing destination with any amount of unbeatable attractions from climate and natural beauty to historical …
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Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater: Wildlife Encounters Unlike Anywhere Else in the World by Fyllis Hockman
What do Bill Gates, Hillary and Chelsea, Martina Navratilova and Prince Charles have in common? They’ve all taken an Abercrombie and Kent safari in Tanzania. I figured that’s a pretty good recommendation. As little as five years ago, some Americans …
Mary King’s Close, Edinburgh, Scotland: 400 Years of History, Previously Buried –- Literally — Brought Alive by Fyllis Hockman
The year is 1645. The most virulent strain of the Bubonic Plague has immobilized Edinburgh, Scotland, claiming the lives of more than half the city’s population. The area hardest hit: Mary King’s Close on High Street, a busy thoroughfare and …
Luxembourg – An Entire Country in Miniature by Mike Pickup
Just 51 miles long and 35 miles wide, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in the world, yet it has all the ingredients of a large country, from modern euro-city to wooded countryside. Confusingly Luxembourg …
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England’s Lake District: Where Peter Rabbit, Beatrix Potter and Literary History Converge by Fyllis Hockman
What do William Wordsworth, William Yeats and Jemima Puddle-Duck have in common? Well, they all lived in and around the fairy-tale villages of England’s Lake District, but only one of them actually is a fairy tale. And possibly the most …
Gascon Gastronomy: Every Writer’s Dream by John M.Edwards
Part II It is every writer’s dream to land a housesitting job in France. I’d have three months to start (and abort) a novel while enjoying the medieval landscape. But how did my galpal and I land the job? We …
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