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I'm always amazed to hear how people avoid traveling to Rio de Janeiro because they think it's just ridden with crime. It's cer...

I've never been a fan of mega beachfront resorts, which line former pristine swaths of sand. To me they represent development gone awry....

How well do you think you know Rio de Janeiro ? Do you believe that the city's golden sands are places where you could go topless or au ...

When I visit any of the Hawaiian islands, I rarely spend much time on palm-fringed beaches. Instead, I either lace up my hiking boots and ...

There are plenty of light shows in and around Las Vegas but the ones I prefer have nothing to do with the Strip. Surprisingly, this overdev...

When I'm in Washington, DC and the lines are building around the all too familiar sights, including the monuments around the National M...

When I look back on my travels, I go through my T-shirt collection. Yes, you read that correctly: T-shirts, not photos. Sure, most people lo...

Miamians are certainly not ones to sit still. How could they, when year-round warm weather and miles of sand and sea seduce them to play? Bu...

It's hard not to immediately fall in love with Rio de Janeiro. Of course, like with all kinds of love, it's always unexpected and m...

It seems that every time I have a friend visiting me here in New York City, they tell me they can't wait to see the Empire State Buildin...

Who wouldn't want to experience the magic of Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Grand Canyon or a host of other national parks? But the first th...

I’m a big fan of off-season travel. In fact, you can read my quotes on this topic in today’s ABC News . There are some obvious reasons to...

For many of us, it might seem scary to tell stories of the dead to very young children or to allow them to play with skeletons and skulls. B...

Finding hidden parks and gardens is one of my favorite past times when I'm traveling. But there are plenty of out of the way greenspaces...

Over the past four weeks I've been unusually busy, not only traveling in Malta (I've blogged about my adventures on the island of Co...

It's not often that I step into a restaurant in New York City and find that after the first bite, I feel transported to another country....

It's hard to believe that there are still hidden corners in Florida, a state I've criss crossed extensively. Yet, I just returned fr...

For many people, a trip to Panama City isn't complete without visiting the Canal. Having transited the Canal and blogged about learning ...

The 1950s and 1960s aren't so distant in our history as a nation. But when I recently told some colleagues that I was visiting civil rig...

Sure visitors flock to Oahu for its golden crescents of sand and it's surf-centered sports. But whenever I'm on the island, I don my...