Summer is almost over. If you’re hot and tired and short of time, your ideal island vacation isn’t far away. Why fly to the Caribbean when you can stay in your own country? Here’s a short list of idyllic islands in the U.S.
During our 11-day trip to the U.S. last month, Marina and I did some wine tastings in Paso Robles, a growing California wine center that is rivaling Sonoma and Napa counties in popularity if not price. Indeed, I suffered some sticker shock but the wines were worth it and so were the settings at Halter Ranch and Justin. For a guide, I had an old sportswriting colleague, John Schumacher, who is retired and now works part time in a tasting room near his native Sacramento.
Ten years to the day of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum opened on the same plot of land where the World Trade Center stood. I toured it in my first trip back since a month after the tragedy.
Las Vegas has grown past its image as a gambling mecca. It’s a big city with a lot of variety. I lived there from 1980-90 and more than 30 years later it has grown into family friendly town. Guest blogger George Wright offers some alternatives playing in the casinos.
Tired of sweating our summers? Head north. Go camping and exploring along Canada’s Alaska Highway. Guest blogger Karen Anthony lists places of interest along the way.
Many people take Alaskan cruises in summer but the winter is too cold for most. Still, it’s an ideal time to visit. The light is better. The crowds are thinner. The landscape is whiter. Guest blogger Jamshaid Ali writes about some of the lures Alaska offers in the off season.
Is America really the greatest country in the world? It may be for you. But it’s not for me. It’s not for everyone. Then why do so many Americans say it? A reader’s friend accompanied her to Italy recently and complained the minute she hit the ground. She compared everything to the U.S. and provided more evidence that, indeed, America’s the greatest country in the world. I took issue with that and mentioned some very scary statistics that show the U.S. lags behind in a lot of categories.
Christmas is coming and it always brings back great memories of my Christmases in my hometown of Eugene, Ore. This month it has me thinking. What do I miss about the U.S? I struggled to come up with a list. It’s a short one. Christmas definitely tops it. Here’s a brief look at what I miss about the U.S. as an American expat in Rome.
During this pandemic, every little tweak in my health makes me wonder. Is this morning fatigue the first sign of Covid-19? No. People with Covid can barely walk to the bathroom and need a three-hour nap to recover. Is that lightheadedness a Covid fever? Nope. My temperature at the gym never went over 36.6 (97.9). […]
Let’s face it, folks. It’s time to punt 2020. You’re not going anywhere. Americans have been banned everywhere from Poland to Pluto and even here in Italy our curve has spiked a bit after a flatlining summer brimming with optimism. It’s time to plan for 2021. Well, at least dream. That’s all many of us […]
YACHATS, Ore. — As a native Oregonian, I always find myself drawn to Oregon lighthouses, kind of like an inland sailor. It isn’t a need for safe passage to land, as so many boat captains have sought on our rough seas for 120-plus years. It’s more of an assurance of where I’m at, where I’m […]
SAN FRANCISCO — In eight days I’ll have been in Rome six years and a few signs indicate that I’ve gone native. I drink coffee on 95-degree days in July. I speak Italian before I speak English. I turn to ESPN.com’s soccer page before anything else. But as I concluded my recent nine-day holiday visit […]
