by Lisa Richardson | Apr 23, 2015 | Travel, Travel blog
The little red Fiat took the curves and inclines in 360 degrees of glorious countryside and tiny villages on the Cassia from Firenze. Spring showed its presence in wildflowers, mustard, shocks of wisteria, roses, supernatural green quilted fields, and hints of...
by Lucy Gordan | Apr 19, 2015 | Travel, Travel blog
The refrain of the Morcheeba, a British trip hop Band, tells us repeatedly in the most famous hit of their 2000 album, “Fragments of Freedom,” “Don’t you know that Rome wasn’t built in a day.” Indeed so, Rome, a layer-cake of history built on seven hills, is...
by Jan Ross | Apr 14, 2015 | Travel, Travel blog
It is not necessary to travel all the way to Venice to experience your first delightful cruise on a gondola; on the contrary, all you need to do is make a quick trip to Providence, Rhode Island. Surprisingly enough, you can enjoy a lovely gondola cruise on the...
by James Pham | Apr 10, 2015 | Travel, Travel blog
Located in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, the picturesque town of Dalat is a corner of France in the tropics. Created as a hill station from a barren plateau in the early 20th century by the French colonial powers, modern-day Dalat retains much of its European...
by Jan Ross | Mar 19, 2015 | Travel, Travel blog
Although daffodils are poking their little, bright yellow heads up in certain parts of the country, there are still plenty of snow and skiing options available in northern Michigan. Snow doesn’t melt in these parts until late in the Spring and there are lots of...
by Scott W. Clemens | Feb 24, 2015 | Travel, Travel blog
Our suite at South Pier Inn, with a warming fire and a jetted tub, commanded a 270-degree view encompassing the blue water of Superior Bay and the Aerial Lift Bridge at the entrance to Lake Superior. In the morning the surface of the bay was a glistening white slab of...
by Lisa Richardson | Dec 21, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
The city beckoned as the 737 landed mid-afternoon at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. We craved NOLA’s offerings and anticipated people and places prepared to satisfy. Four days and three nights later, ten highlights are too delicious to keep to...
by Lucy Gordan | Dec 8, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
FutureBrand, the international business evaluation company, surveyed thousands of people to describe countries worldwide in a few words. The three most frequent for Italy were culture, beauty, and food. Without a doubt food is a “driver” when it comes to...
by Scott W. Clemens | Nov 17, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
text and photos ©2012 Driving down nearly deserted roads during the first two weeks of October, I couldn’t help but wonder, ‘If this is the busy season, what is Vermont like in the off-season.’ This, after all, was the “high season” as...
by Scott W. Clemens | Nov 17, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
Text and photos ©2014 Through television series and advertisements, millions who have never been to California are nonetheless familiar with the sunny beaches of southern California, the dramatic cliffs of Big Sur, the rocky shores of Pebble Beach, the...
by Scott W. Clemens | Nov 16, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
It seems that every inch of Italy is “wine country,” though some areas are more popular than others. Popularity comes with a higher price and more fellow tourists to contend with. Even at the height of summer, Italy’s Adriatic coast is free of the hoards of tourists...
by Scott W. Clemens | Nov 15, 2014 | Travel, Travel blog
Molise is a tiny region with just 28 kilometers of seaside and very limited tourism. Wine has been made here since pre-Roman times, and was commented upon by Pliny the Elder. Today the area has about 49,000 acres under vine, grown on the long, low hills that stretch...
