By Keith Langston ITWPA Member“Please — no photos in this area!” The announcement is firm as our guide leads the way along the glassed corridor. On either side are large rooms containing stainless steel machinery and white-coated workers who ignore you. The corridor ends abruptly. Though fascinated with activities in the sterile rooms, you are not […]
By Bob Starink The Big Island of Hawaii doesn’t have the glitz of Oahu but it does have the volcano. Kilauea, with its ongoing lava flows, is a major enticement away from the beaches of Honolulu. We stayed in Hilo, the capital and closest city from which to visit Volcanoes National Park. We opted for […]
By Allen Dale OlsonIf you could create the Mediterranean village of your choice, you’d create Ceret. Ancient stone houses along cobblestone streets. Roman arches. Plane trees shading the village square and the cafe tables that spill out into it. Only 7,600 inhabitants. Backed up by the eastern slope of the Pyrenees, including the snow-capped Mount […]
By Connie Werner Reichert ITWPA MemberIt’s easy to vacation like a movie star in Mexico. All you have to do is cross the border from San Diego into Tijuana and drive south for a few miles until you reach Rosarito Beach, an area in Baja/Cal-Mex known for its Puerto Nuevo lobster, glorious coastline and movie stars.What […]
By Keely L. HerrickEvery Italian tour includes the greatest hits of Rome, Venice, and Florence, but if you want to vacation in Italy like the Italians do, spend a few days in Lerici on the Bay of Lerici. (Be careful to pronounce it “Lay-ree-chee,” with the emphasis on the first syllable, or the locals won’t […]
By Bob StarinkAlbuquerque is hard to spell and you may only recognize the name from Bugs Bunny’s directions to turn left there. However, not only is this city in the desert a great place to use as a base camp to travel to exotic places in all directions, it is a tourist attraction in its […]
By Heather Rath ITWPA MemberWhat do actresses Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow and celebrities like Miss Ecuador have in common? (Hint: When they were alive, President Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Humphrey Bogart and Gary Cooper were already part of the trend.) Wearing a Panama hat!Contrary to popular belief, the glorious Panama hat originates in Ecuador — […]
By Gerald F. Sweeney Lovers of ballet across America are learning that Washington, D.C. is the best destination to see the world’s premier dance companies. For the past few years, the Kennedy Center, under the dynamic leadership of Michael Kaiser, has presented two world-famous Russian troupes, the Mariinsky and the Bolshoi, and their American counterparts, the […]
By Bob StarinkNew Hampshire is a beautiful state all year round. However, autumn is the season when New Hampshire attracts most of its visitors to see the magnificent foliage colors.Even though you hear horror stories about standing room only throughout all of the New England states at this time of year, there is a lot […]
By Lindsay Godfree ITWPA MemberDiscover the glow of glorious autumn leaves in Deep River, a picturesque New England village where you can appreciate the history of the area while strolling on a sunny autumn day. The foliage of orange, red and yellow sashays lazily from the trees and forms a colorful potpourri on the water. The […]
