What price paradise?
In the mind's eye, the beach is such a tease. Sun, sand, surf, swimsuit and a reason to wear sunglasses. A solar-powered place where you need a flashy towel instead...
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Gone with the winds
When Youssef told me we'd be going to the supermarket, ah, such visions I had. I could almost see the gleaming, Johnson Wax-polished aisles laden with canned goods, shelf after...
Our Mississippi
You'd think it would be easy to say where a river begins and ends. Just listen: The Mississippi rises in Minnesota's Lake Itasca and empties 2,350 miles to the south...
A floating B&B in Traverse City
For much of last summer, the tall ship Manitou sailed the waters of northern Lake Michigan wherever wind dictated and time allowed. The 1982 replica of an 1800s cargo ship...
Golf Wisconsin or golf Michigan?
We browsed golf deals at the top resorts in Wisconsin and Michigan and zeroed in on one deal per state: the three-night "Golf Kohler" package at The American Club in...
Gadabout town or never leave room
Before your ship sails, it's a good idea to spend at least one pre-cruise night in the port of embarkation. By doing so, you needn't worry that a delayed flight...
More `sleeps’ in downtown Chicago
Besides the three luxury hotels featured on our cover, downtown Chicago has more than 90 hotels, most of which are big-name chain affiliates in all price ranges. Since we don't...
The Four Seasons
It wasn't my pickup truck's fault. Really, it wasn't. But that's when the problems started. Sure, I've been ignored before. But when I pulled to the curb at the Four...
Tripping through 2002
The train from Milan to Venice was packed. Crammed, jammed, heaped, piled, stuffed and shoehorned with people. To liken the Second-Class compartments that day to a string of sardine cans...
A toast to two peninsulas
Otis was making a nuisance of himself. Until he padded up, I'd had the patio, the vineyards and the flight of wines to myself. It's not so much that I...