9 articles tagged with spring destinations
The first time I arrived in Otavalo, my vital signs spiked with that familiar rush of medical adrenaline – but this time, it wasn't from an emergency call. It was the sensory diagnosis of a place alive with cultural richness...
I never expected to find such a profound sense of peace in Winston-Salem. While my travels usually take me to forests near NHL arenas, a spring weekend in North Carolina offered something my soul needed—a different kind of sanctuary. Old...
The morning light in Toulouse possesses a quality I've encountered nowhere else—it bathes the pink terracotta buildings in a glow that transforms the entire city into a living canvas. Perhaps this is why artists have been drawn to La Ville...
The first time I witnessed the windmills of Kinderdijk bathed in golden light, I understood why UNESCO deemed this landscape worthy of preservation. Nineteen 18th-century windmills standing sentinel along the polders, their wooden arms occasionally turning against a backdrop of...
There's something rather poetic about wandering alone among seven million spring flowers. As someone who has documented historic railway journeys across Europe, I've grown accustomed to solo travel, but nothing quite prepared me for the sensory symphony that is Keukenhof...
Olá, amigos! Who would have thought that nestled in New Jersey lies a treasure trove of artistic wonders that won't drain your wallet? As someone who's wandered through bazaars from Marrakech to Bangkok hunting for artistic bargains, I was pleasantly...
As I stood at the ferry dock watching the morning mist dance across Lake Hallstatt, I couldn't help but feel I'd stepped into a fairytale. After decades of helping travelers navigate their journeys from behind an airline counter in Hawaii,...
When I touched down in Beirut with my college friend Margo (a fellow empty-nester seeking adventure), I wasn't prepared for how this city would captivate us. Often called the 'Paris of the Middle East,' Beirut defies simple categorization. It's a...
When I first planned this ambitious two-week journey connecting Puerto Rico's scientific marvel to Peru's ancient wonders, my colleagues at the public defender's office thought I was overreaching. But as someone who's witnessed how exposure to different cultures and histories...
