Features

Returning to this Eastern European country to appreciate the prosperity and hospitality that freedom from Communism has fostered
View of beautiful Lago di Como from the gardens around Villa Serbelloni in Bellagio.
Food, frescoes and ferry rides — discovering the Lake District and the Veneto on a 12-day escorted tour
Wildebeests and zebras in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Experiencing the plethora of wildlife and witnessing the perils of their journey during the annual Great Migration in Africa
Betty and Bill Reed stop for a picturesque shot.
From strolling through fern-strewn forests to climbing glaciers, an exploration of the North and South islands reveals an amazingly diverse land
Meals were provided for free at all of the various tent camps we visited.
Immersed in an atmosphere of celebration as half a million people gather to wash away their sins at the 2013 Kumbh Mela festival
Skipping the rough seas of the Drake Passage makes for a more enjoyable (and less expensive) way to see some of the astounding scenery of this ice-covered continent

A century ago, two families, one from Belfast and the other from Hilltown, County Down, emigrated from what is now Northern Ireland to Toronto, Canada. Years later, a member of each family met and married. They had four daughters and a son. No one from either side returned to visit their homeland until 2011, when the four sisters and two of their husbands (including me), gathering from their respective homes in Toronto, North Carolina, Nebraska and Arizona, met in Belfast for a 7-day family...

CONTINUE READING »
Albi’s Palais de la Berbie is surrounded by beautiful sculpted gardens and houses the Toulouse-Lautrec Museum
Following a 3-day pre-trip to Paris, a guided tour of the lovely Languedoc region is made all the more enjoyable with accommodation in a 12th-century château