We planned to use our long layover to explore a new city. It completely backfired, but we’d try it again.
I didn’t realize I’d need a visa to leave the airport in Istanbul during my layover. My fiancé and…
My husband and I are Disney fanatics. We are not taking our twin grandchildren until they are 6.
The author won’t take her grandchildren into the parks until they are at least 6 years old. “Mickey!” my…
At 30, I quit my job and took a gap year in Italy. Now, I’m back in the US and thriving in a new career.
Tricia Patras, center, maintains friendships with the women she met during her gap year in Florence. I was entering…
My trip to Las Vegas to celebrate my 40th birthday was a victory lap, not a midlife crisis
I celebrated my 40th birthday in Las Vegas with friends and had a wonderful time entering the newest decade…
Bleak images show snapshots of daily life in the closed world of North Korea
A man looking toward the North Korean city of Namyang from the city of Tumen in Jilin province, northeast…
I’ve moved all over the world for love. I struck out a few times until I finally met the man I’d marry.
I (not pictured) have fallen in love abroad a few times. I love love. I love the full experience…
I thought I’d find my soulmate during a year of solo travel — but I met him after I came home
During my year of solo travel, I fell in love with the world — and, it turns out, my…
I’m an Air Force veteran who moved to Mexico after living in the US for 42 years. I made the right choice.
Marcia Hylto moved from the US to Mexico seeking a better quality of life. I never imagined I’d leave…
I set out on a 13-day road trip in a van. One of my biggest mistakes was where I parked on my first night.
The reporter’s van parked at the campsite outside Taos, New Mexico. I barreled down New Mexico State Road 150…
There are 5 choices I’m really glad I made on my first African safari trip — but one thing I’d skip next time
We spent 10 days on an African safari trip and made some good calls. I’m not the type of…