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From Desert Oasis to Multifaceted City: Palm Springs Jul. 06, 2025
By Victor Block In the mid-1800s, people traveling through a desert landscape in present-day Califor... Read More
A Breathtaking Ride on Palm Springs' Aerial Tramway Jul. 05, 2025
By Fyllis Hockman You want me to go where on what? That was my first reaction to seeing Mount San Ja... Read More
Democracy Strikes Out Jul. 02, 2025
In Chief Justice John Roberts's opening statement at his confirmation hearing, he explained that jud... Read More
An Annual Adventure on Lake Superior's North Shore Jun. 29, 2025
By Cheryl Thiede Half the adventure of our annual getaway to Grand Marais, Minnesota, is the journey... Read More
Take the Kids Horseback Riding at Salamander Middleburg Jun. 28, 2025
By Candyce H. Stapen How can a 62-pound 8-year-old and a 45-pound 6-year-old command a 1,000-pound Q... Read More
Four Fabulous Children's Museums Jun. 15, 2025
By Candyce H. Stapen Where can you, your kids and your grandkids climb, build, bat balls and race ca... Read More
When You Travel, Follow Your Passion Jun. 14, 2025
By Victor Block Amanda Syrowatka, a travel expert and director of the Viceroy Bali resort in Indones... Read More
It's Time for Scientists To Embrace Their Power To Educate People Jun. 13, 2025
When an infection attacked his heart, James M. Lang was admitted to the hospital where he stayed for... Read More
Trump's War on LA Is Really an Assault on America Jun. 10, 2025
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration's invasion of the City of Angels is really quite devilish... Read More
Find Excitement and Leisure Alike in Atlantic City Jun. 08, 2025
By Victor Block About 30,000 years ago, groups of people crossed over from present-day Siberia to Al... Read More
Art, Music and Fun on New York City's High Line Jun. 07, 2025
By Victor Block I recently was enjoying a leisurely stroll along a path that leads through a treasur... Read More
Follow the Historic Trail of the Pony Express Jun. 01, 2025
By Victor Block Around 1857, a man named Gerat Hollenberg and his wife, Sophia, built a modest wood-... Read More
Street Art Delights People on the Go May. 31, 2025
By Victor Block People walking along a thoroughfare in Silver Spring, Maryland, just outside of Wash... Read More
Look for Yard Sales During Your Next Trip May. 25, 2025
By Victor Block "Oh, look," my wife, Fyllis, exclaimed with surprise and delight. "I've been looking... Read More
Beyond Tasting Wine in Napa and Sonoma May. 24, 2025
By Divina Infusino What can visitors do in Napa and Sonoma besides drink wine? The question looms la... Read More
Spectacular Scenery Plus Native American History in the Southwest May. 18, 2025
By Candyce H. Stapen Native American land in the Southwest blooms with spectacular scenery and rewar... Read More
Unknown Washington Highlights Are Off the Beaten Path May. 17, 2025
By Victor Block More than 25 million Americans visit Washington, D.C., each year. Most come to enjoy... Read More
Renaissance Festivals Return Merrymakers to the Past May. 11, 2025
By Victor Block I recently joined about 3,000 other spectators watching armor-clad horseback-riders ... Read More
From Ghost Stories to Gatekeeping: Millennials and the New Wave of Book Bans May. 11, 2025
Starting at about second grade, when the novelty of reading about a family of bears started to wear ... Read More
For Both Body and Spirit: Take a Hike May. 10, 2025
By Victor Block During a recent visit to Florida, I strolled along a section of a trail that provide... Read More
