Planning a trip to Pompeii or the Amalfi Coast in Italy, Sorrento is our choice for where to stay. It’s convenient from Naples on the Circumvesuiana commuter train, or a speedy boat ride on the Bay of Naples.
Read more…Greece for Spring Break
In spring, Greece has far fewer tourists, trees and flowers bloom in the ruins, days are mild, unlike the heat in summer. Here are highlights and tips for three favorite sites to visit – Acropolis in Athens, Olympia, and Mycenae on the Peloponnese Peninsula.
Read more…Last weekend at Point Reyes
Plan a weekend at Point Reyes National Seashore, one hour north of San Francisco. Start at Bear Valley Visitor Center, hike down Tomales Point Trail on panoramic headlands, watch elephant seals snoozing on Drakes Beach, tips for picnic lunches, best beaches, and more.
Read more…Day-use Reservations for National Parks – Summer 2024
This summer, some national parks require a day-use or timed entry reservation. Other national parks require reservations for car parking, driving on certain roads through the park, or hiking on popular trails. Tips to plan your visit.
Read more…It’s the Year of the Dragon!
2024 is the Year of the Dragon!
In Asia and Chinatown cities worldwide, dragons are everywhere you look – mosaics and statues on temples, painted murals, on tiled rooftops and royal thrones, decorating plates, vases, lucky red envelopes, and kites, for the Lunar New Year dragon dancers parade through streets day and night.
Winter Wonders Children’s Books
Children’s books transport us to the poetry of snow, mythical journeys in winter landscapes, a true story of Antarctica, the beauty and wildlife of winter woods, joy and imagination of a city changed by snow overnight.
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