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I’ve always been a sucker for exotic trips with lots of exclamation points and never really focused on the U.K., figuring it was too tame and had one too many …

I’m eating baklava dripping with honey while watching hook-beaked black ibis fly in formation down the center of the Nile, where traditional felucca sailboats glide. The soundtrack to this age-old …

For spring cruises, look to your astrocartography map to find your Jupiter or Neptune lines. “Jupiter lines are fun-loving places to play games and for multi-generation family trips,” astrocartographer Helena …

Last October, a cruise ship sailed 6 miles from dock to dock without the help of a captain at the helm. (A human professional was watching; he just didn’t need …

Deep within Kenya’s wildlife-rich Maasai Mara, I’m not peering through binoculars at elephants or cheetahs but threading beads to make a bracelet, along with 20 industrious local women, nimble-fingered in …

It is just a short 7-mile drive from Vágar airport to the Múlafossur Waterfall near the tiny village of Gásadalur. My journey takes far longer than it should, as I …

I’m admiring the beautiful carvings of the Gyeongbukgung Palace in Seoul while clad in the traditional Korean hanbok dress — a short jacket top and a long, full graceful skirt. “One more photo, …

Diamonds in the rough are nothing but carbon subjected to heat, pressure, and time; they all start as something like this. Charred wood. The beauty of the material emerges from …

Feasting under the Tuscan sun on curly strozzapreti pasta laced with fragrant vegetables, chunks of Grotta Pecorino cheese drizzled with saba grape preserves, and slices of cured meats tucked with …

Have you ever thought, “I wish I started sailing sooner”? … “What if I could combine my love of sea travel with my studies?” … “Why didn’t I start exploring …

Under the bright Scandinavian sun, my family glided out onto the Copenhagen Harbour in our kayaks with a mission: to collect as much garbage as we could. Instead of renting …

Astrocartography can help you plan your dream cruises. This branch of astrology generates a personalized map of the globe with lines that analyze how different places on Earth relate to …

Pop quiz time: what was the bestselling English-language murder-mystery novel of the 19th century? If your answer, like mine, was something by Arthur Conan Doyle or Edgar Allan Poe, you …

When you think of castles, France, Germany, the U.K., and Ireland may be the first countries that come to mind. Of course they have many, but other countries sit proudly …

Sometimes the fondest dreams begin in cold, hard reality. That was the case for the more than 100 risk-takers who decided to abandon life ashore for months, years, even a …

For those of us who are addicted to cruising, one of the many perks is the nearly endless availability of food. From scrumptious buffets to exotic specialty restaurants, there are …

It’s midafternoon on our tour boat, now bobbing gently in the calm, cobalt waters situated just outside of  ʼŌpūnohu Bay on Moorea’s famed north coast. For our shore excursion for …

Every beer lover knows that first cold sip of a favorite lager, pilsner, or IPA just hits differently, especially when paired with ocean breezes or peaceful river views. It’s no …

One of the newest trends travel experts are tracking is a rise in “microcations” — brief getaways of no more than three or four days.  If the pandemic years saw …

How close does your cruise bring you to the real Alaska — and how close do you really want to be? That felt like the right question to ask as …