I Left My Youth at Machu Picchu

Tony Bennett crooned that he left his heart in San Francisco. I can relate about that for many destinations. I didn’t realize, however, that I was going to leave my youth at Machu Picchu. If it sounds mysterious and metaphorical, it’s because it is. Newly...

Little Kids Can Travel Journalize, Too!

It is never too early to model for your children how to keep a travel journal. This is something they will cherish years and decades later. At least, that’s how my children reacted upon finding their journalizing from our travels.  It’s even possible to...

Union Station in Kansas City

Glorious high ceilings, details, incredible molding, marble floors, chandeliers, an aura of an exciting time of scurrying crowds in an old train station…..this is Union Station in Kansas City. In the heart of the city, off Main Street, is the centerpiece (in my...

Our Son’s Ionian Village Camp Experience

Our youngest son just returned from a 3 week co-ed camp in Greece. He is not typically effusive unless he’s really impressed by things. When he returned, he was enthusiastic and articulate in his details and impressions to us. For the sake of brevity in the...

Santorini Honeymoon Reverie

Regally situated in the Cyclades island clusters is the crescent-shaped and legendary Santorini. Get over the label of “touristy” or else you’ll miss the magic. A fellow Greek-American friend recently told me in his wisdom, “We ARE tourists,...

Empty Nester Trips

Here we are……… family travel and worldschooling days have now evolved into a new style of travel—-the empty-nester couple travel. It basically will be a second honeymoon! Designing trips for our family of five forked off into our college kids...