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Five Things Kids Love About Iceland

When dreaming about a family trip to Europe, most people don’t seriously consider Iceland. Maybe Iceland has an image problem? In 900 AD, a Scandinavian settler came up with the chilly moniker after spending a winter on the island. Had he...

Five Reasons to Visit Andalucia Now

A few summers ago, my husband and I took our kids to Andalucía. I’d wanted to go for years, but knew it wouldn’t be an easy family trip. Not only is it incredibly hot there in the summer, but most of the...

Twelve Reasons to Love Vienna

Vienna is one of my favorite cities in the world. Long on charm, style and tradition, Vienna is undergoing a massive infusion of energy, money and building. A Ritz-Carlton has just opened and the Hotel Topazz, a Design Hotel, opened last year. There is an...

Missing the Boat

Warning: Adult supervision needed. The thought flashed through my head as my father and I stood on the dock in Cologne, shivering in the December dark and scanning the Rhine for a ship that no longer seemed to be present. In all my years of travel,...

Déjà vu and the Delights of Travel

Standing in Brussels’ La Grand-Place, I look around at the ornate Gothic buildings and shiver, as if someone poked a finger into the base of my spine. Wafts of memories, many hazy at this point, fill my mind; I’d call it déjà vu, but I...

Candace Rose Rardon: Lessons in Perception in Porto

Candace Rose Rardon is an American writer, photographer and artist who sketches as she travels. These sketches, combined with the stories behind them, poignantly portray those moments of encounter and illumination that become the stepping stones of adventure, inner and outer. We are extremely pleased...