Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination and the journey. They are home.” Anna Quindlen Green Travel Benefits Finding enjoyment with a vacation that offers extra benefits is the best part of Eco-Friendly travel. You’re probably a green traveler if you want more meaningful, challenging, and adventurous experiences […]

For a real road trip adventure take the San Juan Skyway. It’s an unforgettable journey that includes peaks that reach to the sky, Butch Cassidy’s hometown, and the haunting echoes of Mesa Verde ancient civilization. The San Juan Skyway, part of the Million Dollar Highway, was named by Travel + Leisure Magazine as one of “America’s […]

ARE WE THERE YET?  The Golden Age of American Family Vacations By Susan Sessions Rugh Sue Kovach’s washingtonpost review of Susan Sessions Rugh book, “ARE WE THERE YET! The Golden Age of American Family Vacations” begins with a prompt to recall the by gone era of road trips. ‘Mention “family vacation” to a baby boomer […]

Answer the call of the open road this summer where you get away for the hectic, depleting summer travel woes of air travel. Why not head to North Carolina and travel Route 12 in the Outer Banks. With its 80-mile beach drive full of variety that will eliminate the boredom that comes most road trips. […]

Why visit New Zealand’s most famous destination? For starters, Rudyard Kipling called it the Eighth Wonder of the World. Milford Sound is the shining star of New Zealand’s  South Island for many reasons. It is the inspiration for travelers to journey to this out-of-the-way, natural corner of Fiordland, a region in the island’s southwest corner. […]

Here are some of the reasons to add an Amazon River cruise on the top of your travel list: The region’s amazing biodiversity since the vast Amazon River is the second-longest river the moves across the continent of South America as it passes through Brazil, Colombia, and Peru.           More than a […]

  “You cannot surprise an individual more than twice with the same marvel” Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi But the Mississippi River offers three experiences and surprises that you will not find anywhere else.         Feel like an explorer. When you travel along the Mississippi River you can dive deep into the […]

“No man ever steps in the same river twice for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” Heraclitus         A river cruise, as it moves with the rhythm of water, is one of the best journeys to help you refresh, recharge, and renew. How can a […]

“During the golden age of commercial air travel, in the 1960s and 1970s, flying was akin to being at a cocktail party on wings when everyone dressed for the occasion.” Christopher Muther, a Boston Globe staff travel writer. What do leading travel experts say about dressing up for air travel? Air Travel today compared to […]

From the beginning of time to the 21st-century people described certain areas as being holy or magical, as having a concentrated power or presence of spirit. Ancient legends, historical records, and contemporary reports tell of extraordinary, even miraculous happenings at these places where the sick become well; deities appear; artists receive inspiration, prophets see visions […]