A modernizing Turkey won’t give up its charm
Turkey is changing fast. And it's modernizing fast. For my vacation this year, I hit the road in there, with romantic memories (a few years old) of horse-drawn carriages and...
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European cruises can be cheap if you take care
When I was growing up, cruising was a rich person's hobby. I used to joke that the goal was not travel but hedonism: See if you can eat five meals...
Some might call it the running of the fools
Each July a million revelers pack into Pamplona, Spain, for the raucous Festival of San Fermin. They come to this proud town in the Pyrenees foothills for music, fireworks and...
Skirting tourist trouble in Nicaragua, Mexico
"As I took a photo, a mom came over and suggested I stow the camera . . . I suddenly realized I was in a bad neighborhood." Europe is my...
Skirting tourist trouble in Nicaragua, Mexico
"As I took a photo, a mom came over and suggested I stow the camera . . . I suddenly realized I was in a bad neighborhood." Europe is my...
Skirting tourist trouble in Nicaragua, Mexico
"As I took a photo, a mom came over and suggested I stow the camera . . . I suddenly realized I was in a bad neighborhood." Europe is my...
How to bargain your way across Europe
At Europe's lively open-air markets and bazaars, bargaining for merchandise is the accepted and expected method of setting a price. Whether you are looking for door-knockers or hand-knitted sweaters, seize...
Europe boasts a gorgeous natural side
While traveling in England last summer, I hiked through the Cotswolds countryside. The two-hour trek took me from the charming hill town of Stow-on-the-Wold, through the villages of Lower and...
Beautiful Normandy still bears scars
This June marks the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and the beginning of the end of World War II. The last great D-Day commemorations were held...
Beautiful Normandy still bears scars
This June marks the 67th anniversary of D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy, and the beginning of the end of World War II. The last great D-Day commemorations were held...