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Why Drowning Rarely Looks Like Drowning
Summer is a season of family vacations, backyard pool parties, lake trips, and afternoons at the beach. It's also one of the most dangerous times of year for children around water. While many parents believe they would recognize someone in distress, water safety...
Exploring the Canadian Rockies
Before setting off from Calgary and heading west toward the mountains, I spent the morning exploring the downtown area. The city has quite interesting examples of modern architectural designs - impressive skyscrapers - that blend seamlessly into a well-organized city...
Cruising Caledonia: Discover the Beauty and Spirit of Scotland Aboard European Waterways’ Scottish Highlander Barge
A leisurely canal cruise on European Waterways’ luxury barge The Scottish Highlander is the ideal way to explore northern Scotland’s scenic Great Glen and famed Loch Ness Following our unforgettable first inland waterway cruise in France aboard the luxury floating...
Theater Review: Jeremy Jordan in ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway
"Just In Time" is a Broadway musical that chronicles the life of singer Bobby Darin. It opened on April 26, 2025 with Jonathan Groff in the lead role. Jonathan conceived of the musical years ago before it finally hit the Great White Way. His performance and the show...
Travel News and Advice – July 31, 2026
Europe ETIAS postponed again. After all the problems implementing the new European Travel Information and Authorization System, it has been delayed until next year. It's a good thing since there were way too many kinks. Let's hope they get them worked out....
Jack & Charlie’s No. 118 Revives the Glamour of NYC’s Supper Club Scene
Tucked into a historic stretch of Greenwich Avenue in the West Village, Jack & Charlie’s No. 118 evokes a sophisticated nostalgia that feels both timeless and exhilaratingly now. With its moody lighting, emerald leather banquettes, glowing fireplace, and geometric...
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Destinations
Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, Africa
In their haunting 1965 song, Simon & Garfunkel sang soulfully of “The Sounds of Silence.” These were only poetic words to me until my trip to Zimbabwe, when I felt the full weight of those words as we drove along a rutted dirt road in Hwange National Park. It was...
Hotels, Resorts, Spas
Hotel Review: Blissed Out in the Mexican Caribbean – Palmaia House of Aia
A Conde Nast Traveler readers’ poll ranked Palmaia: House of Aia the number one destination spa in the world. Discover why – and the reasons it is not simply another resort with a spa The news reached me only after I had spent three glorious days at...
Food, Wine, Spirits
Restaurant Review: Mikla, Istanbul, Turkey
A bit of Scandinavia in Constantinople/Istanbul I didn’t know that Istanbul, like Rome, was built on seven hills. Now, ascending a labyrinth of narrow streets, I became keenly aware of that. It was a grey November afternoon, and I was scheduled to meet with Mehmet...
Cruise & Sail
Barging in Burgundy: Cruising Through French Wine Country on a Floating Luxury Hotel
I have been fortunate enough on more than one occasion to be able to watch images of stunning landscapes on television while luxuriating in a bathtub, but I never imagined in my wildest dreams that this could happen in real life. That is, of course, until – amazingly...
Museums, Entertainment
Theater Review: Jeremy Jordan in ‘Just In Time’ on Broadway
"Just In Time" is a Broadway musical that chronicles the life of singer Bobby Darin. It opened on April 26, 2025 with Jonathan Groff in the lead role. Jonathan conceived of the musical years ago before it finally hit the Great White Way. His performance and the show...
Travel Advice, News
Condado Ocean Club Puerto Rico Blends Oceanfront Calm with Social Energy
There is a reason certain hotels become destinations unto themselves. It is not always because they are the largest, the flashiest, or the most over-the-top luxurious. More often, it comes down to atmosphere. A feeling. An energy that travelers immediately recognize...