Destinations

Colorful oak, maple and poplar foliage crunched beneath the wheels of our bikes as my cycling buddy Jack Novick and I pedaled along a rolling trail outside Wausau, Wisconsin, on …

Yesterday I wrote about my visit to the Antonio Blanco Renaissance Museum and touched on what I called the creative vortex of Ubud, a place that has attracted artists from …

My return to Ubud began months ago, long before I boarded my flight to Asia. In the Summer Issue of Wine Dine + Travel Magazine, I wrote about my previous …

Two Elusive Festivals, Two Royal Kingdoms, and a Journey Beyond the Beaches

Come September, I start thinking about the approaching ski season and – at least mentally – begin planning a trip or two in the West, even if daytime temperatures are …

As my raft plowed into a frothy reversal on the Wild Horse Rapid in the Upper Klamath River’s Kikaceki Canyon, it shipped sideways, shuddered and then charged on through a …

Who said you can’t go home again?Yes, you can! I did! and it isn’t returning to Casablanca, where I was born. No. To Wisconsin, at the heart of the Midwest, …

In the nearly 20 years I’ve been sailing on Lake Superior, I’d never made it to the dramatic, outermost sea caves on the northern edge of the 21-island archipelago known …

How do you capture the essence of a city of nine million people—one of the largest, busiest, and most fascinating in the world?You wake an hour before sunrise.While most of …

Ao Nang, Krabi, Thailand Tokyo, Japan Da Nang, Viertnam Belgrade, Serbia Manila, Phillipines Bangkok, Thailand I’ve had a love affair with Mexico and its culture for most of my life. …