Travel around Scandinavia requires a few caveats: Always bring a sweater; keep your sun glasses handy at all hours; and be prepared to taste. The Nordic scenery is wild and extreme and is best savored with some intense dining and sipping. Nordic Luxury is a master of it all.  READ MORE …

By Susan McKee (Story and Photos) Cuba: it’s complicated. Not only is there the privation caused by a half-century of economic embargo imposed by the United States, there’s the fact that at least one million Cubans have fled to welcoming shores. What’s left behind is a society both proud and afraid: Cubans are gratified that […]

Summer’s here and the soaring temperatures and stifling heat holds a tight grip on the weather forecasts these days. With the kids are out of school the time may be right for packing up the car and heading for the national parks – if only to cool off in some of nature’s finest playgrounds. Scenic […]

Are you insured for that overseas medical mishap? A surprising number of Americans are unclear whether their health insurance works outside the US. In a recent survey by one insurance company a quarter of the travelers polled were not sure whether their domestic health insurance plan would cover any doctor or hospital visits while traveling […]

Truffle Hunting in the Piedmont Travel does not get more local than digging in the dirt along some of Italy’s most hallowed ground to find some of mother nature’s most valuable gifts to cooking. Ciclismo Classico, a leading outfitter of cycling vacations around the globe, is offering a gastronomically-focused Piedmont cycling tour this fall. Guests will stay […]