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As I mentioned in a previous post , I took a trip to four of the six states that I somehow never visited. In each state, I stopped in one ci...

When I tell someone that I just returned from the Azores , I'm often greeted by a mass of misconceptions or confusions. Many don't r...

Late last week, travel blogger Donna Hull of My Itchy Travel Feet nominated me to participate in a project devised by the folks at the Trip...

Last year I sat down with a map of the United States and realized that, despite all my traveling, I somehow missed six states. Who knew? And...

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'm one of those few Americans who's not in love with sandwiches. Whatever is layered between two pieces of bread had better be pret...

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

National Geographic Traveler recently released their iPad app: 50 Places of a Lifetime and it provides everything you'd expect from th...

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 ...