2023-01-01 05:13
The Ornithological Park of Pont de Gau in the Camargue region of southern France is a bird paradise in the spring. I have always wanted to visit it, and I finally got my chance. It did not d… Read More
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2022-12-03 00:36
The entrance of the Hotel Taschenbergpalais (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
Some hotels deserve superlatives, and Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden is one of them. The original building was… Read More
2022-05-30 22:46
I wanted to travel south, to be on the ground where the world shifted. I wanted to experience a persevering people—sitting in, standing up, marching, and registering to vote&mdash&hell…Read More
2021-11-18 02:04
I was excited to learn today that the Illa Experience Hotel in Quito, Ecuador won the 2021 Travvy Award for Best Luxury Hotel in South America. In December 2017, I was the very first gu… Read More
2021-10-20 23:14
Johnny Young, aka JohnE Upgrade, a 35-year veteran of the cybersecurity industry with a storied career helping blue chip companies avoid data breaches and the devastating financial and consu… Read More
2020-07-16 07:03
Dusk on the Big Island (Photo by Kat Sunlove)
My husband, Layne, and I listened to the vibrant, pulsating chorus of insects, crickets, geckos, frogs, birds, and other creatures of the night… Read More
2020-05-07 22:24
Guests pet the elephants at The Samui Elephant Sanctuary in Thailand (Photo by Layne Winklebleck)
Koh Samui, Thailand is an island off the east coast of the long, narrow peninsula the countr… Read More
2020-03-13 17:57
For those of us with constant wanderlust, what are we to do with those feelings when travel is either restricted or ill-advised? You can do some armchair traveling on your computer and maybe… Read More
2020-01-04 22:40
Justin Paul and Benj Pasek at the Tony Awards press junket the year “Dear Evan Hansen” won (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
During the last decade, we’ve seen the musical form deve… Read More
2019-12-28 17:31
Elvis’ famous pink Cadillac at Graceland in Memphis (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
The number one spot to visit in Memphis is, of course, Graceland – Elvis’ home. It’s so m… Read More
2019-12-28 04:23
The Riverside Hotel in Clarksdale, Mississippi where blues great Bessie Smith died in 1937 after a car accident (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
A sign in Clarksdale in tribute to blues great Bessie… Read More
2019-12-24 01:44
Hotel Napoleon (Photo courtesy of Hotel Napoleon)
Hotel ratings sometimes perplex me. Case in point: Hotel Napoleon in Memphis, Tennessee. This property is listed as 3-star, but it had all o… Read More
2019-08-24 03:38
The Danny Kaye sandwich at Carnegie Deli (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
Dena Kaye, the daughter of Danny Kaye, introduced a new deli sandwich at New York’s famed Carnegie Deli on M… Read More
2019-07-19 00:36
The architecture of Old Louisville (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
When you think of Louisville, Kentucky, you probably think horses and baseball bats, but the city has a great deal to offer the tr… Read More
2019-03-17 07:51
The Sea Star yacht in the Galapagos (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
Anyone who has been to the Galapagos will tell you that it’s the trip of a lifetime. But cruising the Galapagos on a luxury… Read More
2019-01-21 05:12
My room at The Capitol Hotel Tokyu (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
Fifty years ago when The Capitol Hotel Tokyu was in a different building at the same location, the Beatles stayed there. The ultra… Read More
2019-01-21 04:47
My room at the Hotel Chinzanso in Tokyo (Photo by Melanie Votaw)
Hotel Chinzanso is almost like a resort in Tokyo. It has the city’s largest hotel spa, 36 meeting and banquet rooms, an… Read More
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