Untouched by the glaciers that leveled the northern part of the state, Southern Indiana swells and ebbs against an unending sky, forested hills, and ancient farms. On its winding two-lane roads, it unfolds like a good story… slow turns, familiar scenes, a feeling that you’ve been here before, even if you haven’t. Santa Claus, Indiana,…
By the thousands they came, between 1880 and 1920, fleeing poverty and starvation in Southern Italy to power America’s factories, build roads and dig tunnels. Like every wave of newcomers, the hard-working Italians found comfort in recreating the familiar recipes and cooking techniques they’d left behind. Little did they know la pizza, the humble flat…
In the valley of Viñales, the smoke from Cuban cigars mingles in an atmosphere rich in history and contradiction. Join writer and photographer Robert Holmes as he explores how this humble agricultural region in Cuba has become the heart of a luxury export trade, and the exotic visage that masks the reality of rural hardship, outdated infrastructure, and the heavy weight of a global reputation.
Nonprofit Road Scholar, which arranges study vacations for older adults, turns 50 in 2025. The Boston-based business began as Elderhostel in 1975 with six participants. Today, around 100,000 senior travelers each year traverse more than 100 countries on 4,900 global group itineraries. In 2010, the company changed its name to Road Scholar because aging Baby Boomers didn’t like being referred to as elderly.
By Barbara Noe Kennedy In a beautifully restored olive oil mill in Urla—on Turkey’s Aegean coast, west of Ephesus and its now-crowded ancient streets—oleologist Pelin Omuroğlu swirls a golden-green liquid in a blue, tulip-shaped glass, its color concealed, its character revealed through scent and texture alone. “Smell first,” Omuroğlu instructs. “Then slurp—pull in air through…
By David DeVoss It was the opening game of the baseball season and the atmosphere at Legends Field, home of the Kansas City Monarchs, resembles that of a carnival. Four skydivers dressed in bright primary colors started the festivities by parachuting onto center field. Action then shifts to the infield, where a handful of Little…
By Mimi Slawoff With dreams of traveling around the world while in the prime of their lives, New Zealanders Katrina and Mark Howard sold their vacation motorhome in Auckland to invest $25,000 in Villa Vie Residences, a relatively new company that touts affordable residential villas at sea. The Howards initially paid a deposit for a…
As a much younger adult, I was cash-strapped but thrilled to pay one affordable price for pretty much everything needed in a vacation: lodging, meals, beer and easy access to a swimming pool, walkable beach, perennial sunshine. But the longer the stay, the more restless my guy and I became with a confined location, the…
On a beautiful late summer day, Alaskan Dee Buchanon has just hauled an eight-pound salmon from a side channel on the Susitna River. The majestic fish is a perfect example of everything salmon represents in Alaska culture. It is an Expressionist masterpiece: vermilion flanks, ivory belly, platinum fins and cheeks. Close to a billion wild salmon roam the North Pacific waters bordering Alaska. Hundreds of millions of them return to the state’s rivers, streams and lakes each summer and fall to spawn. Sustaining fisheries is part of the Alaska Constitution, and the state does a good job.
By Marlene Goldman Towering above Uptown Oakland’s Broadway corridor, an Art Deco masterpiece still holds its head high nearly a century after its grand debut. The Paramount Theatre, now a National Historic Landmark, was built as a movie house with intricate decor to rival any theater in America. The majestic lobby evokes a South American…