The French Alps: Snowplowing My Way Through
Wendy Hemmerle goes on an adventurous expedition in the French Alps. The trip is filled with beautiful scenery, amazing food and of course, skiing!
Wendy Hemmerle goes on an adventurous expedition in the French Alps. The trip is filled with beautiful scenery, amazing food and of course, skiing!
On the Trail of the Gauchos in Argentina’s Pampas By Rosalba O’Brien In 1866, an English rancher by the name of Wilfred Latham wrote: “I cannot conceive of anything more exhilarating than a gallop across the plains…. a cloudless sky of deep azure, an atmosphere marvelously light and pure communicating…
By Jaclyn C. Stevenson Dr. Stuart Rose knows a lot about some very strange things. He knows the risk-levels of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Middle East. He knows which African countries lie within the ‘meningitis belt.’ He knows how to pronounce onchocerciasis – a particularly nasty black-fly borne infection found…
Dog-friendly hotels in the US: the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the Mason and Rook, Washington, D.C. and Inn by the Sea, Cape Elizabeth, ME
Tarragona is an ancient Spanish town on the shores of the Mediterranean, about 56 miles from Barcelona on Spain’s Costa Daurada with ancient Roman ruins.
By Jennifer Kim It is 7 a.m. There is a hustle and bustle in South Philly. Stands of produce and fruits are readily placed in front of storefronts. Over a few blocks, the grills and spatulas are warming up until they’re piping hot. Every day hundreds of cheesesteaks are consumed….
By Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey Where Stretched along the southern coast of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula, Oman covers an area of 120,000 square miles (309,500 sq km), with a coastline of 1,000 miles (1,700 km) reaching from the Arabian Gulf past the Gulf of Oman to the Strait of Hormuz. Oman has…
By Jennifer Kim Venice, Rome, Milan and Florence are the ‘name-brand’ cities of Italy. However, the heart and soul of Italy is located in the underrated northern region of Emilia Romagna. The Three P’s of Parma Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, Prosciutto ham, and prestige are the three P’s that represent Parma….
Trekking in the World Class Karakoram Mountains of Pakistan By David Rich What place would you nominate as the world’s most spectacular mountain vacationland, an amalgam of beautiful lakes, glaciers, meadows and mountains combined with sincerely hospitable people? Candidates abound. A half dozen finalists might range from Europe’s French, Swiss…
Republic of Georgia: Natalia Motili describes the Republic of Georgia and its capital, Tiblisi.
Linda Handiak describes a program restoring ancient castles in Provence, France with La Sabranique, an organization devoted to authentic restorations.
Lake Titicaca in Peru, a mountain lake By Eva Piccozzi Lake Titicaca, shared by Peru and Bolivia, is the highest navigable lake in the world, lying at 12,500 feet (3,810 m) above sea level. On the lake, there are floating islands that the Aymara indigenous group still occupy and uphold…