Getting There: Travel Days in Belize and Guatemala
We call them Travel Days, even though you might think all our days are traveling days. On our Travel Days, we are not visiting a place, but actually on the … Read more
Kristin Henning
How Ann Pifer Travels
[Editors’ note: This article was updated on July 24, 2013, with an anecdote too good to pass up. It appears at the end of the original interview.] Ann Pifer has … Read more
How Larry Berle Travels
Larry Berle goes for style points and laughs when traveling. Since retiring from his own concert promotion company, Berle has kicked his life up a notch. He travels more than … Read more
Earl’s Court, London: 1973-2013
I’ve visited and lived in the Earl’s Court London neighborhood a lot over the past 40 years, and I keep going back. Maybe this once-Australian neighborhood has a boomerang effect. … Read more
Tasting Menu at Viamede in the Kawarthas, Ontario
On a recent press trip to Peterborough and the Kawarthas, in Ontario, Canada, we were treated to this tasting menu at Viamede, a classic old resort on Stoney Lake. Viamede … Read more
Time for Tikal: Stay on Site
As we did at Chichén Itzá in Mexico’s Yucatan, we allowed three nights’ stay right inside the site of Tikal in northern Guatemala. We wanted to be sure to have … Read more
Patience on the Trail to El Mirador
While we recover from the trek, we thank our trusty mules, models of patience on the trail to El Mirador. The five-day, 125 kilometer hike to the site and back was … Read more
How Robert Strauss Travels
Robert Strauss’ travel advice? When faced with go-or-no-go, then go. Strauss is a long time journalist living in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Once a staffer for the Philadelphia Daily News and … Read more
By River in Belize to Lamanai
One of our two adventures in Belize was heading to the Mayan city Lamanai by river. Booked through our hotel, the Black Orchid Resort, the day trip was a great … Read more
A Week and More in Cozumel
Cozumel attract all sorts of diving and snorkeling enthusiasts, but we were most taken by the friendly ease we found in restaurants and villages around the island.