Viktoria and I have a simple answer to where to go on your first trip to Europe: Tuscany. "What about Paris, the City of Lights?" No...

How do you throw one million dollars out of the window in Costa Rica in just thirty seconds? Rent a Ferrari, reverse gear in the parking...

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Margaritas and fresh tortillas were our first thought when we arrived in Tucson. We heard that here in the southern peak of Arizona,...

I am sitting at a local coffee shop in Twentynine Palms, California. On the plate are the crumbs of my finished sandwich. “Should we...

Every year, around late spring or early summer, Sam and I visit his family in Florence, Italy, and my family in Slovakia. During this...

"You can pet a buffalo," Viktoria said with a wink. "Pet a buffalo?" On the way to the kitchen, I stopped in my tracks. I have an...

Bora Bora: The Paradise You Can't Miss If you are anything like me, you have definitely heard of Bora Bora. Luscious tropics, overwater...

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The Remoteness of Tikehau, French Polynesia When you get to Tikehau, a ring-shaped atoll in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, you are...