Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures

The  Dali Theatre-Museum in Figueres, Spain, sets the tone for a magical day, with its egg-topped facade. NOT ONE, BUT THREE MUSEUMS PAY...

FOX RENOVATION TOOK A LONG AND WINDING ROAD WITH A NAME CHANGE TO HONOR ALBERTA BAIR STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS from archives and...

Corby Skinner and the writer, aka Cookie, were instrumental in the  saving and resurrection of the programming at the "old Fox", now ABT....

The Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles is in the artful Music Center complex. Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch charmed a sell-out Ahmanson crowd...

UP, UP AND AWAY WITH SOME TIPS FOR A QUIETER, HEALTHIER TRIP STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Once you're up, up and...

NEW 'PRE-CHECK' OPTION LETS YOU THROUGH WITHOUT REMOVING SHOES! STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Options DID   YOU  know...

CLIFF DWELLERS DANCE and TECHNO-STRETCH AS WE TRY TO ADVANCE BLOG SCHEDULE!                                                              ...

A BIT OF CONTROL HELPS AND YOU STILL INDULGE ON YOUR HOLIDAY  Dining and drinking are pleasures of travel, here new friends! STORY By...

Fiddler Robert Sandstrom: master of jazz, classics, western,  opera, swing, bluegrass, jazz   and the gentle touch  Top right, Bob...

TRAVEL LIGHT: DON'T LUG BOTTLES OR TAKE WHAT YOU CAN EASILY BUY 'OVER THERE' Nearly everything you might forget can be easily purchased,...

Economize, pack light, think layers, develop a color theme STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER You'll want clothes that look...

PLAN AHEAD, BUDGET, DON'T OVER-ORCHESTRATE, SHOP AND EAT LOCAL Fresh flowers for the hotel room are a must for Cookie -- here  she...

Watch for roaming charges, look for new apps and plans Let your phone be your travel agent.  Helpful apps abound for the domestic or...

It was late November when Keller and Cookie toured Lisbon last. LONDON IN SPRING, LISBON IN FALL MAKE SMART SENSE FOR THE ENTERPRISING...

LINE UP YOUR LODGING BEFORE YOU LEAVE, BE OPEN TO ADVENTURE Memories come in small moments, here on Portugal's Belem Castle bridge. STORY...