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Truck Stops Help Car Trip Miles Speed By Jun. 10, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block Bob and Mary Wentworth, along with their 12-year-old son and 9-year-old daughter, we... Read More

Resist Dangerous Political Theater and Look to 'That Which Is Not Seen' Jun. 01, 2023

Veronique de Rugy

Too many politicians are thespians. When there's a conflict — as there often is — betwee... Read More

Vibrant Vancouver Is a City With Variety May. 28, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Margot Black Vancouver, situated on the west coast of Canada, is a stunning city with a diverse r... Read More

Tour Companies That Care Make for Memorable Trips May. 27, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block When John and Betty Price thought about taking a vacation with a tour company, they ... Read More

Old Meets New in Gamla Stan, Sweden May. 21, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Lesley Frederikson It was my brother-in-law's idea to stay in Gamla Stan for a few days during a... Read More

Museums and Cemeteries Honor Military Heroes May. 13, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block In the 1750s, some colonists in New Jersey complained about being forced to house Br... Read More

Your Social Security Payments Outside the US May. 10, 2023

Social Security and You

As I write this, my wife and I are about to leave on a one-month trip to England. This has been one ... Read More

Bold and Beautiful Buenos Aires May. 07, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Lesley Frederikson My husband and I recently had an opportunity to spend a long weekend in the ci... Read More

Watergate Comes Alive in Small North Carolina Town Apr. 30, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Carl H. Larsen It could be the most famous gavel in American political history. Drawing the atten... Read More

Cruising in the Wake of the Vikings Apr. 23, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Sharon Whitley Larsen Two shy, charming girls about age 8 approached me with delightful smiles &#... Read More

Museums, Swamps and Native American History Await in Lee County, Florida Apr. 16, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block When my wife, Fyllis, and I arrived in Lee County, Florida, weeks after it was devas... Read More

Lee County, Florida: Unanticipated Bonus Compliments of Hurricane Ian Apr. 15, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Fyllis Hockman Walking along the Fort Myers Yacht Basin in the center of the city, you would neve... Read More

Climate Change Reveals Hidden Marvels Apr. 08, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block In 1944, German warships sailed down the Danube River in an attempt to flee from adv... Read More

Iceland, the Volcanic Island Apr. 02, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Lesley Frederikson In Iceland for just a few days en route to Sweden, my husband and I had limite... Read More

Seeking Family Roots in Granna, Sweden Apr. 01, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Lesley Frederikson When I began to help my husband plan a family pilgrimage to a small village in... Read More

Laguna's Pageant of the Masters is 90 Years Old Mar. 26, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Athena Lucero On a summer evening after attending an exhibition at the Laguna Art Museum, my art... Read More

Vacation and Learn With Factory Tours Mar. 25, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block When they're not partying or parading, visitors to New Orleans can enter a setting w... Read More

The History Is Real in Winchester, Virginia Mar. 11, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Victor Block Entering the town of Winchester, Virginia, is like traveling back in time. My recent... Read More

The Quieter Side of Miami's South Beach Mar. 04, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Candyce H. Stapen Although South Beach thrums with lively bars and trendy restaurants, especially... Read More

Off the Grid in Antarctica Feb. 19, 2023

Travel and Adventure

By Lesley Frederikson After years of consideration — and several COVID delays — my husba... Read More