BACK TO THE FUTURE It has been quite a journey thus far… and it’s a good time to write and reflect upon the year ahead, the year past,...

Two days until lift off... and what a trip this hopes to be: I have my Christmas tour winding through Prague, Vienna, Salzburg,...

As a person in the travel business, I was faced with two choices: downplay the news on ebola or deal with it head-on. In my zeal to...

Up late typing up a French test for Mom's university class... Not a bad little primer for myself as I prepare to head back to Europe in...

I have quite a massive library of books, starting back in the fifth grade with a first person non-fiction World War II series put out by...

Boarded my flight to Europe in New Orleans. Destination: Paris, France. Purpose: pre-tour detail checks, a week-long tour in France...

The more you dig into history, the more muddled and self-incriminating it can become... Beware the black-and-white answers, the right...

I had the privilege to be asked by a former traveler on one of my tours to assist with a tour for a large group of French people who had...

Tom Standage's book, "A History of the World in Six Glasses" is simply magnificent... and it has led me to throw a great little...

That pathetic, reactionary drivel surrounding Stephen Colbert last weekend is perfect timing with a great discussion with a tour partner...