1036: Highlighting Some High Points of Nature
Sweeping panoramas always capture a traveler's attention. Here's a selection of natural highs.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1036
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1035: Views Well Worth a Visit
Most places boast at least one great panorama. Though generally well populated by tourists, these views are almost always worth a visit.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1035
1034: Skiing South of the Equator
The Andes boast a slew of fine ski resorts, and air service to South America has improved.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1034
1033: Examining the Perils of Too Much Up or Down
Whether scaling mountain altitudes or exploring watery depths, it's crucial to take the time to adjust to your environment.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1033
1032: Make the Most of the Day's Best Light
Serious photographers know the half hour either side of sunrise and sunset is when the light is best for taking pictures outdoors.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1032
1031: Sampling Speyside Scotch
Along a 70-mile loop flanking the Spey River's run through the lowlands of Scotland, the roofs of myriad old malting chimneys bloom above dozens of weathered granite distillery buildings.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1031
1030: Getting into a Traveling State of Mind
Exploration is more than a matter of miles. It's one part locomotion and three parts the personal desire for new discoveries.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1030
1029: Running a Race that Starts with a Bang and Ends on a Bull's Horn
For 300 years before Ernest Hemingway and James Michener popularized this raucous ritual, the bulls have run each morning through the town's streets during the annual, week-long festival of San Fermin.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1029
1028: Exploring Spain's Island of the Senses
Mallorca is the largest of the three Balearic Islands that jut from the Mediterranean 120 miles off Spain's coast
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1028
1027: Observing Independence Day at Gettysburg
This week in 1863, an epic, three-day battle changed the course of the Civil War and the course of U.S. history.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1027
1026: Enjoying a Shell Game on the Thames
The world's best rowers are gathering this week at a small town 40 miles up the Thames River from London, as the 179th Henley Royal Regatta begins tomorrow.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1026
1025: Saving on Summer School Stays
Here's an interesting summer accommodations option for budget conscious travelers. Stay at a college or university that opens its dorms to visitors.
Jun 05, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1025
1024: Where Honeymooners Croon a Tune by the Light of the Silvery Moon
For centuries now, newlyweds from around the world have flocked to Niagara Falls, the self-proclaimed honeymoon capital.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1024
1023: Is there a Doctor on the Plane?
Every week, numerous airline passengers suffer in-flight medical emergencies. How prepared are carriers to dispense medical assistance at 35,000 feet?
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1023
1022: Arise and Go Now to Innesfree
Born on this day in 1865, the poet William Butler Yeats developed an early attachment to County Sligo on Ireland's Atlantic coast and often returned throughout his life. Especially the great brow of Ben Bulbin and a tiny island in reedy Lake Innesfree.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1022
1021: Riding with Wyoming's Wild Horses
Wyoming's Red Desert Basin is a vast open range where the deer and antelope do run free, along with herds of wild horses.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1021
1020: Trips for the Saucier's Apprentice
There are myriad opportunities around the world where one can go to learn the fine arts of food preparation, with day, weekend, and weeklong workshops in some very palatable places.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1020
1019: Touring the Treasures of Kykuit
For a century, this 65-room mansion overlooking the Hudson River was a private residence of the Rockefeller family. But now visitors are invited in to enjoy its treasures and vistas.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1019
1018: On Namibia's Skeleton Coast
One of the planet's oldest, driest, and least explored deserts lines Africa's southeast Atlantic coast. A unique outpost offers the chance to explore this harsh, but starkly beautiful realm firsthand.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1018
1017: Be Certain of Your Charges
Honest billing error do happen, as well as cases of outright fraud. That's why you should always check the statement carefully. Here's a simple trick to spot math mistakes and phony charges.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1017
1016: Digging for our Ancestral Roots
The decades since Alex Haley's "Roots" saga was first televised have seen an explosion in genealogical interest and "heritage" travel. The internet has been a huge boon.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1016
1015: Training around Great Gardens
Small-scale Lionel and HO gauge layouts have circled Christmas trees for a century, but recently another form of model trains have been picking up speed.
May 14, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1015
1014: Where to Rest When You've Done the Fest
Millions of people are flocking to Boston for its annual July 4th Harborfest. Only a lucky few will find their way out to George's Island and Fort Warren.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1014
1013: Sampling 10 of America's Best Walks
The U.S. has no end of superb places to day hike. From east to west, here are some notable regional favorites.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1013
1012: Advising that If the Shoe Doesn't Fit, Don't Wear It!
An old proverb says, to forget your troubles, wear tight shoes. Whether walking city streets or mountain trails, make sure your footwear is fit for the task.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1012
1011: Appreciating the "Soddy" Life
The Sod House on the Prairie B&B in southwest Minnesota offers guests an experience straight out of "The Little House on the Prairie."
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1011
1010: Exploring Spanish Extremadura
In the early 16th century, a band of 175 Spaniards left this thin, dry, rocky soil of west central Spain to seek their fortunes in the then very new world.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1010
1009: Sailing in Sunshine on Sylt
The Frisian Islands are northern Europe's equivalent of Cape Cod. Most remain laid-back retreats, but one in particular has become the summer place to be and be seen.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1009
1008: Celebrating Summer Solstice at Stonehenge
Early this morning, a 3000-year-old ritual took place on a grassy plain 70 miles west of London. Summer has once again arrived at Stonehenge.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1008
1007: Investigating a Colonial Habitation in Nova Scotia
For two years before founding Quebec in 1608, Samuel de Champlain lived in this wilderness outpost on the eastern edge of North America.
May 10, 2018•2 min•Ep. 1007
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