With Trump In Paris This Bastille Day The streets of central Paris were silent and still this morning until well past the usual rush hour of a workday morning... with not a tourist in sight even here in the city’s historic heart at the height of the holiday season. Our apartment was silent and…
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The Palio of the Contrade: Passion, Intensity, and Intrigue
The World’s Best Horse Race No one knows for sure when it began or exactly why, but official record formalizes the…
[Q&A] Paris Travel Tips, Personal Favorites, And Things To Do
A Few Of My Favorite Things About Paris France has always been serious about collecting tax revenues. Starting in…
Our Next Overseas Adventure Is Taking Us Back To Europe
Jet-Set Summer On The Continent Four weeks from today, Lief and I will be on a plane bound for Paris. We are four…
56 Fun And Interesting Facts About The Dominican Republic
Wendy’s Big Sacrifice At The Edge Of The Caribbean Sea I was privileged to be in Santo Domingo for last week’s Live…
Road-Tripping The World: Our Adventures In Perpetual Travel
Road Trip Of A Lifetime My wife and I have been traveling the world for two decades. We have visited more than 100…
Insider’s Guide To The Algarve’s Best Blue Flag Beaches
It’s A Beach Life In The Algarve For Me With more than 155 kms of sand, the Algarve’s southern coast offers a wide…
19 Travel Tips I’ve Learned After Visiting 60+ Countries
Kathleen Peddicord’s Top 19 Travel Tips Whether you’re moving to a new country or taking off on a two-week holiday,…
We’ve Found The World’s Best Beach… And It’s In Las…
The World’s Best Beach How do you measure the ultimate beach experience? I use all of my senses to decide. Let me…
Paradise Exists, And It’s Found In Playa Bonita, Las Terrenas
One Love Adventures On This Playa Bonita Waking to the sound of crashing waves and the smell of freshly brewed…
The Romantic Past And Promising Future Of Lisbon, Portugal
One Of Europe’s Most Enchanting Cities I’m most comfortable in cities with long pasts, and Lisbon’s past is long…
7 Places You Can’t Miss If It’s Your First Time In Paris
A Bucket List For Paris Virgins Two expat friends in Panama are planning their first-ever trip to Paris. What…
Carnaval In Panama: The Country’s Biggest Event Of The Year
Nothing Gets Between A Panamanian And His Carnaval Our 17-year-old son Jackson wants to go to carnaval this year.…
Carnival In Barranquilla: The Second-Biggest Carnival In The World
Second-Biggest Carnival In The World Across Latin America, the countdown is on to the biggest party of the year:…
In Search Of The Real Belize
My Fondest Belize Memory "What in the world am I gonna’ do with her?" That was Mick Flemming’s first impression of…
Top 10 Things To Do In Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic
10 Reasons I Love This Caribbean Beach Town As we've been reporting lately... and as I can confirm from experience…
With Over 1,400 Islands In Panama, These Are The Best
What Island Paradise Is This? Panama has more than 1,400 islands, and, just like snowflakes, no two are exactly…
The 10 Best Places To Discover Wildlife In Panama
10 Best Places To Walk On The Wild Side Panama Style Panama is a natural marvel. Few places on earth offer the…
Celebrating Christmas In Paris
The Night Before Christmas In Paris Seventeen years ago Vicki and I spent our first Christmas in Paris. We stayed…
Celebrating The Festival Of Lights And Christmas In Medellin
The World’s Best Christmas Festival Of Lights I’ve been spending Christmas abroad since 2001 and have come to love…
Christmas In Belize And Kriol Traditions
Christmas In Belize: Play Some Brokdong And Dance A Bram Being in a beautiful place during the Christmas season can…
Christmas Celebrations in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Santa Claus Dresses And Tree-Shaped Tinsel—Welcome To Christmas In Phnom Penh Our hotel has a Christmas tree in the…
Infrastructure In Belize – It’s A Bit Quirky
Real Life Adventures In Belize My first visit to Belize, my host for the Cayo segment of the trip, Mick Fleming,…
Christmas In Colombia Atop Bogota’s Monserrate Mountain
White Christmas In Colombia At more than 10,000 feet above sea level, Christmas atop Monserrate mountain feels like…
Bogotá Street Artists Praised As Spray-Can Picassos
Street Art Revival In Bogotá The word "graffiti" usually conjures images of Bart Simpson vandalizing the side of…
Cayo, Belize Is A Great Escape For Expats
If I Were To Run Away, This Is Where I’d Go... In my office in Panama City, hanging on the wall opposite my desk in…
Exploring Krakow’s Market Square: Poland’s Culture Capital
World’s Oldest Bookshop And Biggest Market Square In Europe’s Unsung Culture Capital Bookstores, universities,…
Adventure And Travel In Santa Marta, Colombia
Escape To The Secret Beaches Of Colombia "The mountains are beautiful, but where is the closest beach?" If you're a…
Adventure Awaits On The Island Of Gozo, Malta
Adventures On Gozo "Will you walk up around the bend to see how it looks... and tell me if you think we can make…
The Czech City Of Prague Is Full Of Character And Quirks
Like Paris But With A Wicked Sense Of Humor If I were to choose one word to describe Paris, it would be romantic.…