Travel Stories, Cruise Reviews, and Cultural Adventures

A Desert Dreamscape: Exploring the Botanical Garden in Scottsdale, Arizona The desert has a way of surprising you when you least expect it. This isn’t just a garden—it’s a living, breathing love letter to the Sonoran Desert, where towering cacti, winding trails, and bursts of unexpected color invite you to slow down, look closer, drink it all in.

San Diego Whale Watch is a well-reviewed whale watching tour operator in San Diego, offering year-round excursions from Mission Bay. They specialize in whale and dolphin watching tours

Autumn in New York Central Park with Cookie

Tippet Rise nature and music converge

Yellowstone National Park, the world’s first national park, is a must-visit destination for its unparalleled concentration of geothermal wonders, including Old Faithful and Grand Prismatic Spring. As a premier wildlife sanctuary, visitors can see bison herds, bears, and wolves in their natural habitat while exploring stunning mountain scenery, alpine rivers, and the massive Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

CRUISE BRISBANE'S WATERS, WALK, TALK WITH THE ANIMALS IN AUTHENTIC AUSSIE ADVENTURE Plus a delightful, informative boat ride to get you there in sight-seeing comfort

A fine collection of seafaring artifacts combines with beautifully curated changing exhibits to show off Santa Barbara's proud maritime...

Antoni Gaudi viewed the natural world as perfect, a creation from which he drew his inspiration. This connection is visible in all his work but critics believe it is most present in his masterpiece, Barcelona's famous Sagrada Familia.

Zion National Park is a mix of brand-new luxury, restored access, and unique milestones that make it the ultimate time for a Southwest escape.

A VW bus is painted in colorful fashion as Christene "Cookie" Meyers and Bruce Keller enjoy a tour down memory lane to the summer of love...

Nick is surrounded by flowers on his 16th birthday. Even though he was virtually blind and had painful spinal and rear leg issues, he was still game for a walk, a snuggle, a kiss for his people. BRAVERY, LESSONS, LOVE, JOY FROM AN ENDEARING YORKIE NAMED NICK STORY By CHRISTENE MEYERS PHOTOS By BRUCE KELLER Nothing like a Yorkie kiss, and Nicky was a generous kisser, here with his appreciative mama, Cookie. FOR THE first time in 17 years, I sit at the computer with no doggie

Hawaii"s fascinating history is told in striking exhibits and displays at Lyman Museum in Hilo HILO MUSEUM OFFERS WORLD CLASS STUDY OF...

This is your world for a few treasured days at La Casa del Zorro, a true find if you're looking for a place to unplug, enjoy and indulge your senses. The light is lovely in this jewel of southern Coachella Valley. Each sun dappled corner of this well managed place welcomes you to picturesque surroundings.

A patron pauses outside the San Diego Natural History Museum, where fans of nature and the natural world are treated to a variety of...

Interested visitors come and go on the top deck of the USS Midway. Actor Tom Cruise in "Top Gun." Press promotion shots were made aboard...

There’s no better way to greet the Pacific than aboard a Flagship Cruises whale‑watching adventure. Departing from Broadway Pier in downtown San Diego, the 3.5‑hour tour follows the gray whale migration route between Alaska and Baja California—one of nature’s great spectacles. From December through April, thousands of whales cruise just offshore, often accompanied by playful dolphins and sea lions. Flagship launched the world’s first commercial whale‑watching cruise back in

Hawaii's fourth largest island, Kauai, is captured from high above the coast in an Air Ventures plane. SMALL PLANE, GREAT NARRATIVE WITH...

Crossing the fabled bar where the Columbia meets the Pacific is the focus of several exhibits at the engaging Columbia River Maritime...

An annual autumn trip through Yellowstone National Park is a tradition we honor and enjoy. On this year's trek, we took along a California friend. Phyllis had never visited Yellowstone and although we didn't have time to give her a complete "immersion," we shared a few favorite nooks and crannies of this magnificent wilderness recreation area.