On the water: carferry, steamboat, river lore
“Chewable Dramamine tablets, $1.50. Sold at ticket office.” ”Breakfast buffet, $7.95. Looks good; not hungry.” “On a typical summer day, it sails just like glass. […]
Shakespeare on outdoor stages in Midwest
I am not a Shakespeare scholar, but I do have great respect for how his lyrical and eloquent writing has withstood and enriched the passage […]
Reader mail: trip memories, history lessons
Experiences from around the globe are a part of this installment of reader mail. Here are snippets. Please keep your stories and observations about travel […]
Visit state parks, other great natural retreats
It is easy to recommend a natural high for this weekend, as the annual Wisconsin State Parks Open House Day is Sunday. That means free […]
Japan foreign exchange full of goodwill
CHIBA, Japan – For Hiroshi Ebihara, it was “an honor and once-in-a-lifetime experience” to show his country to Americans. For me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime way […]
Play ball! Baseball exhibits loaded with fun
Head to the Field Museum in Chicago if you love baseball, are irritated by it or couldn’t care less about the sport. There, that should […]
Chicago hostel: clean, safe, prime location
To Cristina Causone of Italy, $34.50 is a lot to pay for a place to sleep. Even if it is clean, safe and in the […]
Pressures, challenge of historic preservation
Money, space, sentiment and progress all have a role – from bit player to star – in our quest to preserve, hide or discard the […]
A traveler’s tales of turbulence, anxiety
One of my more unusual travel challenges this month will be to figure out how to safely transport a case of Berghoff and Capital Brewery […]
Reader mail: Stay, go in light of SARS, war?
I love reader mail, regardless of whether adventures occur close to home or halfway around the world. Among your comments and observations: — Will you […]
Oklahoma memorial: Bomb site turns sacred
“Beacons of hope” have replaced sirens and searchlights; soil covered by death and destruction has become sacred. That’s how Polly Nichols describes the transformation of […]
Kiwi, Quebec culture: U.S. could learn from it
It was about 8 a.m. in Auckland, New Zealand, as we shuffled into the Hyatt Regency downtown, sleepy and jet-lagged after a 12-hour flight from […]