The humidity hit me with a blast as I stepped furtively from my air-conditioned hotel room into pre-dawn darkness, inching my way over the teak threshold so as not…
Read MoreIt’s a new year, which means it’s “prediction season” in the travel world. Around this time, all major magazines and travel publications publish their most popular trip projections for the year…
Read MoreYou can tell a lot about a person by asking, “What’s the first thing you pack in your suitcase?” My husband, Scott, inspired this blog post when I noticed his…
Read MoreIt’s retrospective time again . . . seems like only yesterday that I was doing this as I looked back at 2014! This time, at year-end, I decided to…
Read More‘Tis the season . . . for photo books. In the process, I decided to dedicate this week’s blog to publishing my favorite photos – one for each month….
Read MoreAs much as I love faraway exotic destinations, there are some special places closer to home that provide just as many wonders. And every once in awhile, I discover an especially…
Read More. . . Gone fishing . . . By the time you read this, me and my team will be cruising at 35,000 ft, en route to San Jose…
Read MoreWe should probably keep track of our miles. (Maybe I’ll create a contest to see who comes closest to guessing the total number of air miles logged by the CTP…
Read MoreI have a dream. I haven’t shared it much. It’s pretty big and audacious. Embarrassing, even. So I’ve mostly kept it to myself, lest I fall short and look…
Read MoreIn my Monday night writing class, we were assigned a 15-minute timed writing exercise. The topic was “Kindness.” I’ve been wanting to write this story for a long time. This…
Read MoreI turned 61 on Tuesday. I celebrated at home, with Scott and step-daughters, Erica and Ashley. I had just returned from Cuba – and before that, from Belgium and Amsterdam….
Read MoreAfter ten visits to Cuba, I suppose that makes me something of an expert. For the uninitiated, here’s a rundown on some Do’s and Don’ts: DO’s DO go. And go…
Read MoreLast week I shared some of the surprises I foisted on a very grateful group of travelers. There were more delights in store for them, which I could not reveal…
Read MoreIf there’s anything better than surprising people … I don’t know what it is! [For the uninitiated, this is probably a good place to explain what I do. My primary business…
Read MoreUnless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you were well aware of every movement of Pope Francis last week as he visited the U.S. for the first time. The…
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