Dutch treat
I flew KLM on my first plane trip ever, in 1964. To this day, I remember what a wonderful experience it was. I was…
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The dating game, African-style
Photographs by John Rizzo. Our group arrived unannounced, the only non-Wodaabe present. There were 1,000 of them and seven of us. Speaking French and…
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Pleasing paradoxes in Newfane, Vermont
“I’m playing The Rolling Stones since we’re going to the inn,” my sister Gina said, pumping up the volume as I got in the…
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Viking conquests
How can three generations of relatives make the most of a European vacation? A Viking River Cruise. As its ads on PBS’ “Masterpiece” explain,…
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Art amid the palms
May I come clean? I love Miami. There are many reasons for this, some more shallow than others, but what really pasos my doble…
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Lives interrupted
Once you pass the age of 50 and keep growing, you hesitate about passing 60. You want to hover around that number. Make my…
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The Sino Hawaii
Written by Seymour Topping. China is developing Hainan Island, its tropical jewel in the South China Sea, into what its officials describe as an international…
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A northern light
Värmdõ, Värddõ and Västan are lined up on the quay, bang outside my window. Not brawny Swedish youths as you might think or hope,…
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Divine hospitality at the Shangri-La
If you and your family have ever dreamed of enjoying the ultimate Paris hotel – even if only for one night – you must,…
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Milan: Tailored to the cognoscenti
Foggy and unremittingly cold in winter, hot and humid in summer, Milan isn’t a city you come to for the weather. Nor for fresh…
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Cozy cruisin’
Written by Debbi K. and William D. Kickham Azamara Club Cruises offers a Goldilocks moment in cruising – just right for those who want a…
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Sentimental journey
Brexit? I’m all for it. I don’t mean Britain exiting Europe, of course. That’s an entirely separate matter, which I won’t get into here….
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Seven wonders of the gastronomic world
What are the best restaurants? It’s a question I’m frequently asked though one I find almost impossible to answer. But I’ll say this much: …
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The real Fantasy Island
A few short years ago, Velaa Private Island in the Maldives was an uninhabited place. Now as charted in the new “Velaa: Island for…
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At home in the world at ‘Taste of Waldorf Astoria’
Sure, I love to travel, but sometimes I just like to sit back and soak it up at home. Earlier this year, I was…
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Jerusalem: City of Gardens
Known variously as the City of David, the Holy City or simply “the Golden,” Jerusalem has had many nicknames in its long history. Yet…
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Out of (South) Africa
A simple line, culled from a travel website, told me, before I knew anything else about Bushmans, that this was somewhere I wanted to…
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Cherry blossoms jubilee: D.C. hotels get makeovers
This spring, a crop of new — or newly renovated hotels — all of them with exceptional design, will make the city more inviting…
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The romantic traveler
The trouble with romance — commercialized, sanitized and wrapped in absorbent cotton for Feb. 14 — is that it’s desperately unromantic. The candlelit dinner,…
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A vacation worthy of la famiglia
Canals, boats and the possibility of awesome pizza twice a day are virtually irresistible to children, which is why — contrary to everything you…
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