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As a frequent cruise traveler for Cruise through History, either as a presenter of port stories on the ships, or as a guest investigating new ports, I am often asked about the best places to...

Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, may not be one of his masterworks, is still lovely hotbed of playful prose.  Written late in the 16th century, the date put in question by Shakespearean scholars, the play...

For travelers looking for a mid-winter haven there is one place where Americans can feel as though they have entered another world, without needing a passport.  It is the one place in the United States...

The beginning of a new year is a time of making resolutions to live better in the coming months.  The practice of resolutions is not new.  A thousand years ago the truly pious demonstrated their...