I could have tossed my flip-flops from the patio of my room and hit the sand and the still waters of Mission Bay where sailboats, kayakers and paddleboarders leisurely drifted around.…
I watched in amazement as the master cigar roller expertly folded gigantic leaves of tobacco into compact cigars at the Cuba Tobacco Cigar Company. We drank tiny cups…
Considered by many Germans to be the most beautiful city in Germany, Hamburg is also called the “Venice of the North” for its many waterways. It has over…
I once watched footage of scuba divers who finned their way a mile into an underwater cave through some openings so narrow they had to take off their…
It felt like God was winking at me. “You think this is the most beautiful place on earth? Watch this,” He seemed to be saying. It was barely after sunrise…
Where: One thing that hasn’t changed in this evolving city is its prime location. Greenville, South Carolina, is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, halfway between…
I hadn’t visited the coast of Virginia since college when I was a student at University of Virginia. That weekend is now a blur of the smells of…
When I was growing up in Atlanta, vacation meant just one thing. Going to the beach. Every year we’d pack up the car, and my brothers and I…
My memories of Panama City Beach stretch all the way back to my childhood when we’d often take family beach vacations there. Once we stayed in a large…
Ah, winter. Not exactly my favorite season unless I could spend all the cold months huddled by a fire sipping on warm soup and cold wine. But I…