Imagine traveling for over a year on your honeymoon – exploring family history, traveling off the tourist trail, and making a difference by volunteering long term. How would that affect your new marriage? In Sutay and Josh Berman’s case, everything. RPCV and educator Josh and his wife, RPCV and nurse Sutay, ventured forth for 16 … Continued
By Peter Vanlaw We met on the internet, my new German friend and I. He’d become a great help in my new found interest in genealogy; primarily to learn about my family that I never knew. But that’s another story. My wife and I were in Berlin on the tail end of a trip that … Continued
The kayak in front of us climbed up the face of a steep six foot swell and disappeared down the other side. My heart pounded, my stomach churned, and I couldn’t help but think of the movie, The Perfect Storm. Remember that fateful scene with the fishing boat, the Andrea Gail, trying to make it … Continued
By Richard Bangs There is no place on the planet with such a nimiety of magic. Every stage, every song, every bite and brew, every light is so sufficiently perfected as to be indistinguishable from sorcery. So, what goes on behind the curtains here? How do they do it? I decided to find out, and … Continued
Off the Sea of Cortez lies a very special place, one that is quite hard to find in a world where once such spots of natural beauty are discovered they quickly become tourist meccas with little peace in site. But Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto just south of Loreto, Mexico along with … Continued
This article was originally featured on the website Hilton Mom Voyage By Lisa Grabelle On several of our family vacations we discovered a great learning experience that actually proved to be equally fun: visiting presidential libraries. We call it edu-tainment! As a history buff, I knew I would love these libraries, but I discovered my … Continued
As originally featured on the website Hilton Mom Voyage By Lisa Grabelle Move over Paris and Venice — Stockholm, Sweden redefines European romance! While we love traveling with our kids, my husband and I relish an occasional couples-only getaway! After spending a few glorious days “kids-free” in wonderful Copenhagen, for Part Two of our romantic … Continued
From Lenka Traveler: I’m riding “shotgun” in a 1928 Ford Cabriolet along a nearly empty six-lane promenade. A sunny Sunday afternoon was tailor-made for cruising in a classic convertible along the Atlantic coast. If this beautiful road were located in Miami, or any other world-class seaside city, it would have been clogged by expensive cars filled … Continued
Alabama Hills, Movie Road. Mt Whitney in background. A Don Graham photo. By Pete Vanlaw For any of you who frequently drive Highway 395 to reach the ski slopes at Mammoth Mountain, or the fishing at June Lake, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the little town of Lone Pine, where you probably slowed down to avoid … Continued
As avid travelers, we all know the importance of setting a realistic budget for our trips before they begin and trying our best to stick to that budget. After a budget is set, revisions can be made to help us reach our travel goals. By setting a good budget, we have a better idea of … Continued