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A foodie’s dream day at Moscow’s GUM
If you would be interested in visiting a department store that is unlike any other store you know, then put Moscow’s GUM on your travel bucket list.
Exploring the elegant gardens of Tuscany
I’m not a big planner. Many of my life experiences have been the result of my opening the door each time opportunity knocked.
Exploring the northeastern coast of South America plus the Caribbean
Rain, heat and humidity were constant companions for my wife, Iris, and me on our May 2018 trip to Trinidad & Tobago, Suriname, French Guiana, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Awed by the beauty of nature on a multigenerational cruise around Norway
Live like a Viking. These were the last words that my professional author son, Jeff Carlson, wrote to his boys before he died. So off to find our Vikings we went.
A guided, solo trip to Egypt offers exceptional views inside the tombs of Luxor’s West Bank
After a visit to Egypt some years ago, I developed a particular interest in the tombs of the pharaohs and their queens.
Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic – traveling with friends through Central Europe
My wife, Ruth, and I and six friends gathered in Budapest for a 24-day excursion through Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic (Czechia), Sept. 29-Oct. 21, 2017.
The ins and outs of planning an around-the-world journey
From December 2017 into January 2018, my wife, Susan, and I completed our second circumnavigation of the world, purchasing flights through American Airlines, part of the oneworld alliance of airlines.