Travel Blog

I don’t usually blog, but Usha and I wanted to share the news about our partnership with the nonprofit One More Generation.OMG was founded in 2009 by two children – then 8-year-old Carter Ries and his sister 7-year-old Olivia Ries. In the You Tube video, you’ll meet these two kids […]

The day you and your graduate have been working toward for so long has finally arrived…. and likely departed by now. So what is the next step? VACATION! Seriously, we suspect that you want to make this summer special. After all, this heralds a time of transition – of coming of […]

The honeymoon – that long-awaited, romantic celebration for two – only became common practice for the general public in the U.S. around 1930, according to one source. Today, an estimated 1.4 million U.S. couples go on honeymoons annually. Of those who do, 37 percent of honeymoons are to domestic locations […]

Dear Retail Travel Partner, No, this isn’t another government bailout. This is about the essence of partnership, where innovation and relationships come into play in the face of economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Today we stand together yet again, this time in the face of an economic climate not seen in […]

Nothing defines a nation and its people as effectively as its arts. From painting to dance to music to writing, creative expressions reveal the energy, culture, concerns and passions of its people. For art lovers, the museums and art galleries of the world add texture, knowledge and depth to their […]

The idea of walking for fun is a relatively recent idea. It started to become acceptable in the 18th century due to changing attitudes about nature. Prior to that, walking was considered something poor people and vagrants did. But a few men such as Thomas West, an English clergyman, helped […]

Migration – that spectacle of nature that awes and inspires – is found in all major animal groups around the world. Birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects, and even crustaceans migrate. These phenomenal annual events are triggered by local climate, available food sources, the cycle of seasons or for mating. Whatever […]

There is something about a tree house that stirs the kid in us.  It seems such a simple pleasure many of us savored in childhood.  But today’s tree houses have come a long way from the make-shift clubhouses we may have had in our backyard treetops. Today, people build tree […]

Chile has a wealth of well-established attractions for travelers – from the Colchagua Wine Valley, to mysterious Easter Island, to cosmopolitan Santiago, to remote Patagonia and the great Atacama Desert. But northern Chile also offers some delightful surprises for those looking for a serious getaway from it all – places […]

We call these the “Incredibles” because that most aptly describes the sensation you have when you experience them. They are China with a twist or off the beaten path. You can put your hand to the Great Wall or zip through Old Shanghia in the sidecar of a 1930s BMW M71 […]