As I prepare for my next trip and finish unpacking in my new home in the stunning Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, I can take a moment...

The Insane Desire for Rhino Horn and How One Beautiful Rhino Survived the Insanity A recent visit to South Africa greatly affected me. ...

Have You Ever Looked Forward to a Long Flight? Well, I have! It was a few days before Thanksgiving last year, and I was preparing to...

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I was recently in Palm Springs for an amazing wedding of dear friends. They put me up at the East Canyon Hotel and Spa. I added a few...

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​A few years back, I embarked on a much-anticipated revisit to Florence…and I was introducing a friend to the picturesque environs of...

It had been 25 years since I visited New Zealand (my, how time flies), and I have been eager to make another visit since then. My...

I am the first to admit that I am a Lord of the Rings nerd. I used to read the Hobbit and the Trilogy annually, and I have watched each...

When I think of glass, I don’t conjure up Waterford or Swarovski…I think of Murano. Murano Island, sharing the same waters with Venice,...