This fact might surprise our friends: We used a travel advisor to plan our 30th anniversary in Rome. We had always assumed a travel advisor would add little value, since,…Continue Reading
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Featured Image: Monsaraz, Portugal
Monsaraz, situated east of Lisbon in the Alentejo region of Portugal, has always…Continue Reading
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Exploring Ethiopia
Worshippers in Lalibela © 2020 Charles & Mary Love
[We visited Ethiopia in January, 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first of two posts about this fascinating country.]On The Prowl: Ethiopia
When we traveled to Jerusalem in the late…Continue Reading
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Featured Image: Bridal Veil Falls
During this National Park Week, we celebrate and explore…Continue Reading
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Be a Superhero!
We’re honored to have Vidya Murlidhar as a guest contributor. Vidya presented the following essay at a seminar we recently attended. She graciously agreed to let us share it here.
DUNGEONS AND SNIPERS
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A Social Distancing Survival Kit: Online Freebies
[Updated August 1, 2020]
They’ve been arriving in our email in-box for days—notices from artists, cultural institutions and businesses eager to help us make social distancing more bearable.…Continue Reading
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The Coronavirus: Challenges and Silver Linings
Faced with the rapidly spreading coronavirus (COVID-19), even intrepid travelers have stopped in their tracks. So what’s an adventurous…Continue Reading
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Mission Updated: The Alley Cat
Since we started this blog about travel and culture in 2011, we’ve written scores of articles about remarkable destinations, people and institutions all over the world.
Our love of sharing unusual experiences continues. But as time passes, we can’t…Continue Reading