Take a guess: What city would you say boasts the world’s largest, continuously running market? Kashgar? Marrakesh? Istanbul? Cairo? How about Mumbai? Although these are perfectly logical choices, they’re not even close. Surprisingly, this distinction belongs to Baltimore, Maryland, on…
I’m a total sucker for a nice green space within any concrete jungle — especially one as dense as Lima, Peru! Give me a patch of grass and a park bench and suddenly the towering buildings of the bustling metropolis…
There are many compelling reasons to visit Arequipa, Peru … Juanita the Ice Maiden, Santa Catalina Monastery, the spicy cuisine, or a thrilling day trip to the Colca Canyon. But one of the most surprising pleasantries of our time in…
I rubbed the sleep from my eyes and tried to shake away the numbness from my limbs. Only the occasional car – passing outside – broke the silence that otherwise hung like a heavy blanket over a slumbering city. Overhead,…
This has been the strangest winter I have experienced since moving to New England seven years ago. Our area only saw one major snow storm — in October, while we were away in Peru. Phew! Dodged that one! We waited…
If you had to sum up your most amazing travel experiences in just seven photos, could you do it? We’re talking narrowing down years — decades! — of travel into just seven shots? For the avid traveler, this is nearly…
Spring, Summer, Winter, or Fall — we could spend every weekend here. We absolutely love New Hampshire’s White Mountains. This region is known for its rugged, rocky terrain and absolutely unpredictable, oftentimes violent, weather. That’s part of the draw; part…
It was absolutely some of the most breath-taking scenery I had ever experienced. For nearly four hours, we traversed this beautiful region passing first through bustling, rural villages, then on through high altitude mountains before passing through endless rolling…