North America Archives

Seeking Fine Art in Las Vegas

Last Updated on: June 30, 2024 by Kristin Henning

There really is fine art in Vegas, baby, and at least one museum is attracting a steady stream of visitors to its specially curated exhibitions. Currently showing at Bellagio Gallery … Read more

How to Relax in Napa County

Last Updated on: June 30, 2024 by Kristin Henning

I’ve been hard pressed to describe to friends what we did with our time in Napa this year. We relaxed, we visited cousins in Berkeley and cousins in Sonoma County. … Read more

Visiting Our Art: Home at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Last Updated on: July 21, 2020 by Kristin Henning

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What we love to do when we travel–visit museums–we often forget to do here in our former home, Minneapolis (Minnesota). Sure, we were frequent visitors to theaters and art museums … Read more

My Day with the TSA

Last Updated on: February 13, 2018 by Tom Bartel

I got to spend nearly an hour with my new TSA pals at the Omaha airport the other day. It’s tempting to blame the TSA for their widely reported incompetence, … Read more

Cold Minnesotans Consider Hawaii

Last Updated on: June 30, 2024 by Kristin Henning

During the recent cold snap here in Minnesota, you could almost feel the surge of travel inquiries for warm weather get-aways and real estate well south of the 42nd parallel. … Read more

2013 in 50 Photographs

Last Updated on: May 16, 2026 by Tom Bartel

Kris and I visited 13 foreign countries in 2013. In order: Spain, Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Canada, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Japan, back to Spain, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, and Hungary. … Read more

Haleakala Volcano Crater, Maui, Hawaii

Last Updated on: November 26, 2018 by Tom Bartel

The crater at the Haleakala Volcano National Park on Maui was not made by an eruption, but by the constant erosion of the wind and rain in the time since … Read more

Getting There: Travel Days in Belize and Guatemala

Last Updated on: April 12, 2021 by Kristin Henning

Buses, taxis and SUVs: getting around in Belize and Guatemala was an adventure unto itself. Best of all, these travel days opened ideas and doors to our next several weeks of travel.

Tasting Menu at Viamede in the Kawarthas, Ontario

Published on: June 21, 2013 by Kristin Henning

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

Playa Pescadores, Tulúm, Mexico

Published on: June 21, 2013 by Tom Bartel

Playa Pescadores means Fishermen’s Beach, and the boats were lined up on the sand side by side. Occasionally, a pair of men would drag the boat into the surf, fish … Read more

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