Trips

It’s high time we gave a heartfelt shout-out to state parks.

Walking tours are one good way to see a city up close and personal. And that's true even for a city as big and as intriguing as New York.

We recently spent a week hiking, biking and snapping Instagram-worthy photos in Sedona, one of our favorite destinations.

There are several ways to visit Cuba. Going there on a Road Scholar tour is one good way to understand its complicated history.

We recently spent a little time apart in destinations that couldn’t be more different.

A trip to Cuba offers the inveterate traveler a number of experiences. But for those who grew up reading Ernest Hemingway, a visit to the late author's house just outside Havana is a special treat.

After a few weeks of visiting beautiful, but mostly isolated places in Colorado and New Mexico, we needed a dose of big city time.

Popular culture typically portrays Italy in clichés involving pasta, cigarettes, hand gestures and more. The reality is far richer, as one day spent in Portofino can show you.

After a few weeks of one-night stands, it feels good to hang out for a couple of weeks at one of our favorite places -- Taos, N.M.

Monterey's 17-mile Drive is a must-see for those visiting the central California coast. But it's a far better experience when the sun makes an appearance.

California's central coast is the site of a number of mansions. But few are grander than Hearst Castle and the Winchester Mystery House.

Let’s cut right to the chase: The rig is all right.

Our sixth year of wandering around the West hasn’t exactly gone off without a hitch.

No matter where you go in the world, you're apt to find a beautiful sunset. In the Northwest, though, weather sometimes gets in the way.

John was in an epic bad mood.

Driving Iceland's Ring Road is a challenge, but it's full of starkly gorgeous scenery, the occasional rainbow and some pesky high winds.

No trip to Australia would be complete without a stop in Sydney to tour one of the world's great architectural wonders: the city's famous Opera House.

As we entered Oregon’s Crater Lake National Park in late September, it felt like we had skipped fall and gone immediately to winter.

Andrea Camilleri set his "Detective Montalbano" novels on the island he loved. And one 10-day road trip more than two decades ago told us why.