The first time I stood at the entrance of Jerash's ancient colonnaded streets, I felt that familiar tingle of wonder—the same sensation I used to get showing my astronomy students their first clear vi...
The desert has a way of surprising you when you least expect it. That's exactly what happened when I ventured beyond the familiar Phoenix landscape to explore Chandler's evolving retail scene. What I...
There's something magical about Bethlehem in autumn. As the Lehigh Valley's maple trees transform into fiery canopies and the morning air carries that distinctive crispness, this former steel town rev...
The first time I visited Boston with my son during his college search years ago, we dutifully followed the red-brick Freedom Trail like most tourists. While those iconic sites certainly deserve their...
There's a particular magic to places that defy your expectations. West Des Moines, nestled in Iowa's heartland, is precisely that kind of surprise – a place where cosmic wonder meets midwestern warmth...
The moment my feet left Cabo Girão's cliff edge, time suspended. Below me, the Atlantic stretched endlessly blue against Madeira's dramatic coastline – 580 meters of sheer vertical drop that simultane...