Tybee Island: Uncrowded, unhurried
Posted on November 30, 2014 by bob in Travel
by Kara Ford Drive 20 minutes east of Savannah, Georgia, through a few miles of wide sky and salt marshes, and at the end of the road is beautiful Tybee Island. One of Georgia’s 17 barrier islands, Tybee is one of the most laid back, authentic southern beach towns on the East Coast. Named after […]
Trip of a Lifetime
Posted on November 30, 2014 by bob in Features, Travel
How to turn an around-the-world travel dream into a reality.
The Upper Class on the Hudson River
Posted on November 1, 2014 by bob in Features, Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green There’s no doubt about it. If I lived in the days before air-conditioning and had oodles of cash to spare, I too would escape the sweltering summers of New York City by building a mega-mansion in the Hudson River Valley. I would have it designed by one of […]
Hello & BonJour: News Brunswick Canada
Posted on October 4, 2014 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green Two rows of young men are standing before me, poised at crisp attention and perspiring heavily. The perspiration is understandable because, despite the 90-degree heat, the men are formally outfitted in white helmets and heavy red coats with high black collars. About 100 people are staring at us. […]
Gold Rush: From Georgia to California
Posted on August 30, 2014 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green (except as noted) I enter my hotel room, open the drape, and there it is—Colorado’s Pikes Peak, one of the world’s most famous mountains, outlined against the setting sun. It’s the same view that greeted Katharine Lee Bates when, after a day atop the 14,000-foot granite mound, she penned […]
Good Eating in the Land of “Breaking Bad”
Posted on August 1, 2014 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green (unless otherwise noted) I’m standing on the observation deck atop Sandia Mountain, surrounded by sky the color of turquoise, paying homage to the Native American culture of Albuquerque, some 5,000 feet below. But today, since the city has achieved fame as the location of the award-winning TV series […]
“World’s Luckest Fishing Village”
Posted on June 30, 2014 by bob in Features, Travel
Fishing, fine/casual dining, shopping, gorgeous beaches… What’s not to like about Destin? (Read the Editor’s Notes and you’ll find out.)
Shuffle Off to Buffalo
Posted on June 30, 2014 by bob in Travel
At the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, you can see one of the world’s most impressive collections of modern and contemporary art, including works by Van Gogh, Picasso and Warhol. Across the street is the stunning Burchfield Penney Art Center committed to the art of Buffalo and Western New York. Walking in Buffalo highlights some of the […]
Home on the Range: Dude Ranch Style
Posted on May 29, 2014 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photographs by Irv Green The sign says we’re entering paradise. I’m skeptical. The six of us — my husband, myself, our son, daughter-in-law and their two children — are about to spend a week at a top-rated guest ranch. Back in December when we made the reservations, we all agreed this would […]
Augusta – Home of The Masters
Posted on April 1, 2014 by bob in Travel
by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green My husband is being accosted by a burly man in a guard’s uniform. I’m standing across the street, and I see the man point his finger toward the corner. My husband starts to say something. The man steps closer. I hold my breath, but my husband tightens his […]
