Veni, vidi, vino
Burgundy is also a place for great food, shopping, biking, hot air ballooning, mountain climbing and just savoring life.
World’s richest rodeo
Hang on to your Stetson, pardner. Get ready for excitement, tension and exceptional drama. There’s a rootin’, tootin’, rip-roaring, down-and-dusty rodeo that takes place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada every July – the Calgary Stampede known as the “Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth” – and yep, it’s happening again July 9 through 18.
Anguilla’s laidback charm
“We can take comfort in the fact that some things never change,” writes WAG Wanderer Barbara Barton Sloane. Anguilla’s “water is still azure and crystal-clear, its sands are white and powder-soft; the sky remains an irresistible cerulean blue; and the Anguillan people are still kind, gracious and eager to welcome you to their special island paradise.”
Wine country, reborn
After last year’s devastating fires, visitors to California’s wine country will find thriving vineyards, charming towns, parks filled with history and natural beauty, beautiful vistas and miles of dramatic Pacific coastline eagerly awaiting guests.
From Russia with love
WAG Wanderer Barbara Barton Sloane takes a leisurely trip through parts of Russia via a Viking River Cruise.
Wyoming’s irresistibly wild West
From Jackson Hole in the West to Buffalo in the Northeast and everything in between, this is a land of staggering natural beauty, offering an authentic Western experience.
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way
If you want to remember who you are, WAG Wanderer Barbara Barton Sloane says, just think of the Wild Atlantic Way and plan a visit.
Skinny dipping and more in Grenada
Grenada is a land of plenty and its very self-sufficiency has kept it largely untouched, hurricanes or no. Perhaps that explains why this island’s harmonious melody goes on and on….
Smiling through the Veneto
Barbara Barton Sloane takes us on an armchair tour of the eighth largest region in Italy, which contains some of the country’s most fabled cities, including Venice, the regional capital.
An idyllic setting for meeting others – or just yourself
The sweet, intoxicating fragrance of cedar and balsam pine is the first thing that hits you when you arrive at Lake Placid Lodge, a beloved 19th century mountain camp transformed into a lodge of unparallel rustic splendor.
Nature’s playground
From sprawling beaches, marshes and maritime forests to historic ruins, Georgia’s Jekyll Island is a beautiful blend of serenity and discovery.
Another day in paradise
Wanderer Barbara Barton Sloane spends time under starry morns and sharp twilights amid the equine and mountainous splendors of Wyoming’s Paradise Ranch.
Cruising Amsterdam’s harbor
Long before the coronavirus rocked the travel industry, Barbara Barton Sloane had the great good luck to visit Amsterdam and attend Viking River Cruises’ historic launch of 10 Viking Longships.
BAU-WOW!
Barbara Barton Sloane wanders through Bauhaus-accented Germany as the country continues to celebrate the centenary of the influential design school
A sun-kissed sojourn
Sky above, sea and sand below, peace within – that’s Ponte Vedra, Florida and, more specifically, the Ponte Vedra Beach Resorts.c
Romancing the winter
Wanderer Barbara Barton Sloane snuggles up with Lake Placid at Whiteface Lodge.
Enchanting Rhinebeck
Cozy surroundings, good food, a crackling fire – Rhinebeck and its Mirbeau Inn & Spa had our Wanderer Barbara at “hello.”
Haven of history
Saratoga Springs, a city enhanced by health, wealth and racing, was first and foremost a place blessed with nourishing mineral springs, to be enjoyed in any season
Where consumption is always conspicuous
For more than 375 years, Newport, Rhode Island, has welcomed tourists from near and far – even in the colder months when the lights and holiday decorations are as warming as the Rhode Island chowder.
Terrific Tennessee
Visiting Tennessee, a place of both cultural and natural beauty, Barbara Barton Sloane was overwhelmed by affection for a place she had known nothing about