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A highlight of one of my European summers was a day I spent hiking in the Berner Oberland region of the Swiss Alps. I was with a wonderful group of traveling friends, all eager for a ramble in the high country.

Fortunately, you don’t have to be a mountain climber to see the Alps up close. The Swiss transportation system is as remarkable as ...Read more

Would you rather take your dog or your kids on vacation?

Campers prefer their dogs, it appears. More than half of campers choose to camp with their four-legged friends, outpacing the number of campers choosing to camp with other family members (21 percent), siblings (13 percent) or parents (10 percent), according to the new homeandleisure/travel/takingthekids/s-3685485">Read more

Before VVS even made their April 2025 debut, there was already enough buzz about this international girl group that they were featured in Billboard magazine and CNN. Now, they’re ready to show the world what they can do. Their infectiously catchy single, “Tea,” is accompanied by a cinematic noir music video that includes sword fights, ...Read more

France's bustling, modern Reims greets travelers with cellar doors wide open. As the capital of the Champagne region, it features a lively center, a historic cathedral, and, of course, Champagne tasting. And thanks to France's slick high-speed rail, it's just 45 minutes from Paris – making it an easy day trip.

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I’m slathered in thick black mud from head to toe – on purpose. And I’m thrilled by the experience.

That’s because I’m at the Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea, which includes “the oldest naturally occurring spa” on the shores of the Dead Sea and about an hour from Amman, ...Read more

For musician Uwade, traveling around Norway with her two best friends was a bucket-list trip come true. “We got to see the Northern Lights, go snowmobiling and meet some very cute reindeer,” said the 25-year-old Palo Alto-based singer. “It was the middle of winter, so there was snow everywhere and basically no sunlight. It was wild and ...Read more

They say that for every church in Rome, there’s a bank in Milan. The economic success of postwar Italy can be attributed, at least in part, to this city of bankers, publicists, and pasta power-lunchers.

Like any great city, the more you know about it, the more it entertains. On a recent trip I gained an appreciation of Milan’s “Big Canal�...Read more

Ready to do your part?

Earth Day is coming up soon (April 22) and the theme this year is “Our Power, Your Planet” with a focus on the need for #renewableenergynow. The idea is to work toward the goal of tripling the global generation of clean electricity by 2030.

If you are wondering, renewable energy ...Read more

Once trapped in communist East Germany, bustling Leipzig is now a city of business and of culture. It’s also a city of great history – Martin Luther, Goethe, Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Richard Wagner, Angela Merkel, and many other German VIPs have spent time here.

There are many reasons for visitors to spend time here, too. ...Read more

For The dB’s guitarist-vocalist-songwriter Peter Holsapple, seeing the United States by train is a great way to unwind and spend time with loved ones. “Last year, my family and I took the train from Raleigh, North Carolina, to Whitefish, Montana, to visit Glacier National Park,” said Holsapple, 69. “It was long-winded, but fantastic. We ...Read more

What’s been your favorite family trip? Maybe you’ve got one, or two. But for me, that’s like asking which is my favorite child. They’re all wonderful and unique, though at times aggravating and frustrating. But as I’ve often said, the missteps make for memories – and stories to tell at holiday gatherings. They also teach kids how to ...Read more

John Ondrasik – better known as Five for Fighting – has been touring for decades. But rather than being jaded by life on the road, he said he considers it a perk that has yet to grow old. “One of the beautiful things about being in a touring band is seeing all aspects of America,” said the California native. “My favorites are the small...Read more

We have New York, but England has old York, one of the country’s top tourist destinations outside of London. The town offers a captivating tour of historic sights mixed with an easygoing pedestrian ambience – all lassoed within its formidable medieval wall.

York has a rich, long history, serving as a Roman provincial capital in AD 71, ...Read more

I realized travel with my older daughter had changed irrevocably when we were hiking up Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania with Thomson Safaris.

For the uninitiated, it’s no easy trek to the roof of Africa – some 19,431 feet at the summit. While it doesn’t require technical climbing skills or gear, the altitude certainly is a challenge when ...Read more

In Paul Rappaport’s memoir “Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay, and the Art of Rock Promotion” (Jawbone Press), the former Columbia Records senior vice president of rock promotion captures an era of music (the late 1960s through the 1990s) that he considers magical. Besides sharing stories about legends like the Rolling Stones and ...Read more

Some of my most vivid memories from my first visit to Istanbul in the 1970s are of the colorful locals. Scruffy kids sold cherry juice, and old men would grab huge cucumbers from wheeled carts, then peel, quarter, and salt them, and sell them for pennies. While the Old World magic in many parts of the city has been plowed under by modern ...Read more

Do you know any amazing women? March is the time to celebrate them – and many others you may not have heard of. Since 1987, March has been deemed National Women’s History Month to recognize the accomplishments of women in U.S. history who have often been overlooked.

This...Read more

Before moving to Los Angeles when she was 19, actress Madison Elise Rogers spent her early years in Tennessee, and t hen later moved to Mississippi when she was in middle school. Back then, the idea of being on TV and in films seemed like fun, but it didn’t seem like a realistic goal for her at the time. Today, she is one of the stars of the ...Read more

If you're in the mood to surrender to a city's charms, let it be in Barcelona. Life bubbles in its narrow old town alleys, grand boulevards, and elegant modern district. While Barcelona has an illustrious past – from Roman colony to 14th-century maritime powerit's enjoyable to throw out the history books and just drift through the city.

A ...Read more