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Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures
Where to go? Which countries welcome travelers? Is Covid waning?
Malta is one of several sun-soaked Mediterranean islands now open to U.S. citizens under certain restrictive conditions, including which...

Christene Meyers
Jul 21, 20213 min read
Steinbeck lore, legend live on in Monterey and in Salinas Center celebrating the author's life
Cannery Row lives on in Monterey, with upscale shops, eateries. The fish canning industry flourished from the early 1900s to 1973. ...

Christene Meyers
Jul 14, 20214 min read


Monterey Aquarium: one of the world's finest in an old fish cannery
After more than a year of closure, the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium is open for lovers of marine life once again. Masking and...

Christene Meyers
Jul 7, 20214 min read
Road trip as Covid is conquered: vaccinated and hitting the road again
At a California vaccination center, masking is required to enter. More than 60 per cent of Californians are vaccinated now -- over 23...

Christene Meyers
Jun 23, 20214 min read
National Parks, Europe beckon as the veil of Covid slowly lifts
Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park is the park's largest lake and, many believe, the most beautiful in the park. Record numbers of...

Christene Meyers
Jun 16, 20214 min read


Hilton Hawaiian Village offers the best of Waikiki relaxation
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Resort evolved from simple beginnings nearly a century ago, as the Niumalu Hotel. Now five towers on...

Christene Meyers
Jun 9, 20214 min read


Tony Bennett's career: success, setbacks, Alzheimer's in Covid times
Singer Tony Bennett with Lady Gaga, on their "Cheek to Cheek" world tour, photographed during a New Year's Eve concert in 2014. Bennett's...

Christene Meyers
Jun 2, 20214 min read


Professor's legacy lives on in garden christened by poet Allen Ginsberg
Christene "Cookie" Meyers at the dedication of the Bruce Meyers Poets Garden, May, 1993, on the campus of Montana State University-Billings, then Eastern Montana College. Three of the professor's poems etched on marble were written on the memorial site. The garden is listed in the Smithsonian's list of public art (see link below.) STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Architect Ted Wirth and EMC president Bruce Carpenter discuss the project at the groundbreaking i

Christene Meyers
May 26, 20214 min read


Hop onto a 'Hopper,' you'll sail away your troubles
"Cap'n Keller," Bruce Keller, this column's photographer, is a lifelong sailor who took the wheel of a Hopper Boat Rentals small craft...

Christene Meyers
May 19, 20214 min read
Countries open up, cruising resumes, travel comes back in Covid times
Planning a return to Malta, here during an expedition to some of its famous caves, Christene "Cookie" Meyers and Bruce Keller rejoice on...

Christene Meyers
May 12, 20215 min read


American Cruise Line - Cruising's steady worldwide return: in the U.S., an opportunity to discover homegrown wonders
American Cruise Lines' American Harmony is an attractive alternative to "foreign port" cruising. American is cruising with 75 per cent...

Christene Meyers
May 5, 20215 min read


'Copter ride over Sedona offers spectacular viewing, bird's eye glide
A helicopter weaves through the rocks of Sedona's fabled landscape. Passengers number only six, plus the pilot. It's an exciting way to...

Christene Meyers
Apr 28, 20213 min read


Sedona's splendors unfold in train trip through red rock country
An engineer steps into the train to begin the four-hour journey. ALL ABOARD FOR RELAXING TRAIN TRIP INTO ARIZONA'S HIGH DESERT STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Cooke and Keller riding the rails. WE LOVE TRAINS. We've traveled by rail on Japan's bullet trains, crossed Australia's deserts by rail, followed in Paul Thoreaux's path on the Old Patagonian Express. In Europe, we're huge Eurail fans, traversing from country to country in comfort, sipping a nicely serv

Christene Meyers
Apr 21, 20214 min read


Tips to tracking art and beauty worldwide in pandemic times
Vigeland Sculpture Park, Oslo, showcases the work of a single artist, Gustav Vigeland, all outdoors. OUTDOOR ART AND NATURE VENUES OFFER...

Christene Meyers
Apr 14, 20214 min read


Oregon Cabaret Theatre: toasting a theatrical institution in Ashland
A lovingly restored 1911 church is home to Oregon Cabaret Theatre, a mainstay in Ashland, Oregon's cultural scene. After surviving the...

Christene Meyers
Apr 7, 20215 min read
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