Visiting the Lighthouses of Door County
The door resembles a bulkhead and I duck and ease myself out. The sudden force of the wind compels me
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Pils-grimage: Meet Your Wisconsin Brewers
I roll into Ashland, Wisconsin just around quitting time and head straight to Deep Water Grille just a block off
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Cruising the Heart of Myanmar: The Road to Mandalay
An hour after coming ashore, I am climbing brick stairs, warped with wear from the elements and the bare feet
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A Sultan-sized Souvenir: Buying a Turkish Carpet
It’s the most beautiful thing you will ever walk all over. Much more than a trinket or a shell with
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Birds of a Feather: The International Crane Foundation
I’m sitting alone with a very rare creature. His feathers glow glaring white in the mid-day sun and he wades
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Chilling in Vietnam: Mui Ne and Binh Thuan
I glance to the right side of the road where the sun glitters off the South China Sea (Biển Đông
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Bangkok Rescue: Interview with Marko Cunningham
I met Marko back in 2008 and in 2010 did this story about him for an in-flight magazine. Marko returned
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School of Atrocity: Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum (S21)
Ghostly reflections of the faces behind us lay on the plastic over the faces before us. Faces, endless faces –
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Visiting Angkor: Khmer Wonder and UNESCO Heritage Site
Is there such a thing as a bad day to go to Angkor? The sometimes oppressive heat can seem like
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Caribbean Carnival: Curacao
I know I danced for hours, but I also know how far I danced: Four miles, to be exact and
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Even the Rivers Are Laid Back: Rafting in Jamaica
Call it Huck Finn goes Caribbean. There are perhaps few other activities as soothing as floating down a lazy river,
Read MoreCooler by the Lake: Seeing Door County by Kayak
There are those moments when the Great Lakes are sleeping giants. A stillness settles in and the water becomes smooth
Read MoreInto the Underworld: Exploring the Cenotes of the Yucatan
Water is as precious as blood. So believed the Maya, and when I visited the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico I
Read MoreIf I Had a Hammer: Carnival in Sicily
Everywhere in the street was a mob of Sicilians waving long-handled hammers and at any opportunity bringing them down on
Read MoreAustin: The Heart (and Soul) of Texas
Deep in the heart of Texas lies the Live Music Capital of the World. Austin is the Lone Star State’s
Read MoreStaying at an Agriturismo in Sicily
A Delicious Way to Stay in Italy Signora La Rocca swung out into traffic, one hand on the horn announcing
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Cruising the Galapagos Islands: Trip of a Lifetime Stuff
I look down to see if I am still on the trail and a heron stands just behind me, his
Read MoreSeeing Whirling Dervishes in Turkey
The song of a reed flute rises and falls, becoming one with the voices of the men singing in a
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Public Enemy No. 9: Polack Joe Saltis in Wisconsin
Try as they might, prosecutors could not pin a murder on “Polack” Joe Saltis. A beer man on Chicago’s south
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Gangster Getaways: Public Enemies Once “Vacationed” in Wisconsin
Back in 1980 Wisconsin had a tourism slogan: Escape to Wisconsin. The state’s natural beauty and proximity to Chicago make
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