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From the moment we stepped aboard the great Cunard liner, the Queen Mary 2, at the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Red Hook, we knew we were on the trip of a lifetime. The QM2 is a beautiful ship, elegant and spacious and awash in British...

After two days in Zurich and two more in Lucerne we’d boarded the AmaSerena in Basel, and that’s where I set aside such things as days of the week.

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is the only one of its kind in the nation. It is the repository of stories, photos, artifacts and ephemera of the era and I have been researching the stories of the men and women who served in the Great War, some involved for years before the United States officially entered.

Home to Pennsylvania’s tallest mountain and deepest river gorge, the Laurel Highlands region is an area filled with history and culture and is especially beautiful in the fall.

As the whales prepared for their migration to Hawaii, we got to know one another again. I stole glances at her as she put the binoculars to her eyes to scan the surface of the sea. I saw later that she’d taken photos of me when I wasn’t aware.

My granddaughter has watched me fly away at least once a month and she sometimes comes to the airport to meet me after a trip. Somewhere along the way she came to the conclusion that every airplane she sees belongs to me.

The city of Milwaukee’s past is storied and diverse. Long known for its German heritage and beer-brewing legacy, and the pale brick buildings which gave it the “Cream City” nickname, the once-industrial hub has become a vibrant, culturally diverse destination that reflects the best of MidWest hospitality and contemporary urban sophistication.

At Warm Springs Inn I am only three hours from my own front door but I feel as though I am a world away from the work and worry I left behind as we drove away.

The tall, cathedral-like arches of the Golden Gate Bridge loomed ahead as I followed the line of cars in front of me. The day was overcast and traffic was shrouded in fog, draped in the mist blowing in from the bay.

Of all the photos I’ve brought home from my travels, the watery image my camera produced without any filters or manipulation on my part, is one of my favorites. I’d somehow managed to capture exactly what I experienced: a you-had-to-be-there moment in a beautiful city with a rich, dramatic, and poetic history.

The first big trucks rolled down the street while I was pouring a cup of coffee and within minutes the rumbling began. The sound of crashing and falling debris grew louder and I looked out the window to see my neighbors standing on porches and sidewalks. Curious, I stepped out as well.

Trees do so much for our community, from providing shade to cleaning the air and water. But they do as much, if not more, for our spirits.

On the night I attended “Untamed Antarctica,” the final program in WestCoast Entertainment’s premier season of the National Geographic Live! series, I settled into my seat expecting something close to the classic travelogue: a big screen, canned music and the detached voice of a narrator describing places I’ve never been.

The first time I remember being filled—being overcome is probably a better description — with the need to travel was when I was 12 or 13.

I said I was going to stay home more this year and so far I haven’t been anywhere. But, of course, assignments I hadn’t anticipated are tempting me to a few places I haven’t seen before. So I have travel on my mind.

On the surface, attraction seems to be mysterious and hard to predict. What is it exactly that takes two individuals and makes them into a couple?

Cruising is more popular than ever and new itineraries let you choose your own theme for a memorable vacation.

Reims, the beautiful city that sits in the heart of France's Champagne district, is home to more than just fine wine. Its ancient chalk caves offer permanent reminders of life from Roman times to World War One.