A Brief Tour of the Holy Land – Page Three
The third installment of a tour of the Holy Land, its sights and sounds and foods.
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Italy’s Brescia Province: A Land of Magical Abundance
By Cris Carl When I was seven, I had one of those thick cardboard storybooks of the tale of Pinocchio. What it lacked in extensive storytelling, it more than made up for in illustrations. One of the most striking images was a heavily laden table, filled with all manner of…
Serbia: A Business Meeting in Belgrade
Serbia: Laszlo Tikos writes about his visit to Belgrade, Serbia, the capital of the former Yugoslavia and soaks in the local culture and history.
Jordan: Petra Rocks
Petra in Jordan where natural rock formations and historic temples join to create one of the most amazing historical-geological marvels in the world.
France’s Rhone Alpes Region: Where Food is King
By Kent E. St. John Senior Travel Editor As I walk around the town of Grignan in Rhone Alpes, I am most grateful to travel writer Peter Mayle for extolling the virtues of Provence — not all that far away, but just far enough. The narrow streets of Grignan aren’t…
Bequia: Finding the Real Caribbean
Bequia: Nick Klenske writes a detailed guide to the beautiful unspoiled island of Beguia in the Grenadines, a lesser-known island with pretty scenery.
Syria Unveiled: A Country of Hidden Treasures
The Beauty that Was Syria Before the Terrible Civil War By Annika Dash [Editor’s Note: This story was published 10 years before the current civil war in Syria, that has reduced once-beautiful Aleppo to ruins.] A walk through the souqs (bazaars) in Aleppo will make you feel as if you…
Macau: Exotic Asian Fusion Cuisine
Macau: Richard Frisbie writes about Asian Fusion Cuisine in Macau, a former Portuguese colony in China, with huge casinos and a fascinating culinary style.
The Turks and Caicos Islands: Where Conch is King
David McIntire takes us on a tour of Providenciales, or Provo, the largest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, including visiting a conch farm.
Touring Carcassone in the South of France
Ancient Bones, Fine Wine and Fairy-Tale Castles “Racing around circular stone staircases and wooden tunnels atop the Bastille, envisioning heretics and horsemen attacking from the other side, that really struck a nerve in my travel soul.” by Sony Stark Unhurried pleasures and fairy-tale photography await you in Carcassone and the…
Bosnia Herzegovina Photo Gallery
Bosnia Herzegovina, 2007 Photographs by Cindy-Lou Dale
The Visayas: Philippine Adventure
By Mike Smith I had been to the Philippines before but had yet to visit the Visayas. I was tempted after hearing friends say that they had stayed at one of the world’s best beaches, seen the world’s smallest primate, eaten the world’s sweetest mangoes and dived with thresher sharks….