Do I have any tips on a summer vacation to Boston? Boston is a walking city, and its subway generally works well for further flung destinations.   Cars only complicate things as parking is problematic and can get pricey. That is…

Would there be a time machine to give me more seasons. Though I have been diligent, resolute is the passing time. ♠♦♣♥ Yet to watch the lemurs dance, find my way to Easter Island, spot the whales off Tonga’s coast,…

HOSTELS.  Here is my list of ten myths, but there are most certainly more. You have to be under age 30 to stay at a hostel. Hostels are open to all ages.  You have to be traveling solo to stay…

Madagascar is an adventurous destination even before attempting to scale the Grand Tsingy. But Mark Eveleigh shares an even grander adventure in his 2001 book, Maverick in Madagascar. Well written, it is a wonderful sideways glimpse into the culture that is…

Alabama is a warm weather travel destination. In addition to the site of historical monuments for the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, Alabama is a great location for folk art. MONTGOMERY is where Rosa Parks started the first…