New Zealand has always held a fascination for me with its gorgeous landscapes, rich history and vibrant culture. It had also been on my...

Some of us can remember a time when any number of US airlines graced the skies, both near and far. Most dated back to the early days of...

We wrapped up our California wine adventure with a weekend stay in San Francisco. But, first things first. Once we departed the Napa...

No less than four ocean-going cruise ships were turned away from their ports of call or prohibited from letting passengers disembark in...

Our week in the California wine country continued on a high note. We had reservations on Tuesday morning for a tasting at the Silver Oak...

Have you ever been on an airplane when your fellow passengers start clapping once the plane lands safely? It does seem rather odd to...

I’ve mentioned previously in this post about our postponed riverboat journey to explore the wine country of France. Although we planned...

What will the future of travel look like? I don’t mean a resumption of the status quo post-pandemic. I’m thinking about how we might...

Our son and his family moved in August from Denver to the Rocky Mountain town of Dillon, Colorado, located some 9,600 feet above sea...

Although Hong Kong’s legendary Kai Tak International Airport closed way back in 1998, it’ll never be forgotten among aviation...

After three nights in beautiful Santiago, it was time to depart the Renaissance Hotel and make our way back to the Comodoro Arturo Merino...

Most of us consider ourselves to be pretty savvy travelers. We check-in for our flight online so as to avoid the ticket counter at the...

After checking out of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, my sons and I took a cab back to the Galeão International Airport to...

While the pandemic has ravaged the airline industry these past eighteen months, it’s been all-too-easy to focus on the doom and gloom....

Our home in Brazil for the first three days of our South American trip was the very beautiful, five-star Grand Hyatt Rio de Janeiro Hotel...

Our “wake up call” with the coronavirus took place early last year That’s when the virus first spread through a number of cruise ships -...

South America is a wonderful place to visit but unfortunately, most Americans pass up the continent in favor of Europe and that’s too...

Ever since the onset of COVID-19, most nations have pretty much closed their borders or restricted access for citizens of certain nations...

We’ve always loved New York City and so it was with great anticipation that we organized a quick weekend trip to the Big Apple along with...

We’ve looked at the history and development of certain Boeing aircraft on this blog site but what about airports themselves? The first...