Red Frog Beach Island Resort on Bastimentos Island in Panama’s Bocas del Toro Archipelago is a magnificent picture of nature at its finest. It’s everything a resort in the Caribbean should be: A tropical oasis surrounded by a rainforest where sloths, monkeys, birds and red frogs play. It exudes privacy, yet it’s only […]
the Fe The city of Playa del Carmen, Mexico, will come alive as it celebrates the Grupo Xcaret’s Festival of Live & Death Traditions October 30 to November 4. This is the 16 year that the festival has taken place in this coastal resort town along the Yucatan Peninsula, and will this y ear […]
If you’ve been to Athens, Georgia, lately, you know it’s more than a college town. The food scene proves there’s more to this town than Georgia Bulldogs football in the fall. It’s a place where you can sample American classics as well as foods from innovative chefs that take food to a new level […]
Most any grandmother will tell you: If you’re grandchild requests a rainbow cake for his fourth birthday, then, by golly, you’ll do everything in your power to make it happen. Such was the case for me when I asked my grandson what kind of birthday cake he wanted. His answer? A rainbow cake! […]
Jurassic Park has nothing on what lies beneath the earth in Montana’s Badlands. Dinosaur bones and near-complete skeletons have been found all around southeastern Montana. They’re found buried under the soil and exposed along cliffsides of sandstone worn away by millions of years of rain, snow and ice. Torrents of water washing in from the […]
Is there any vegetable that screams summertime more than corn? Sure, there’s zucchini as big as a watermelon and plump yellow squash on the vines, red ripe tomatoes, too. But whenever I think of summer, I think of eating corn on the cob with butter dripping down my chin, and everyone else at the […]
Recently, I had the experience of a lifetime traveling the Burger Trail in Southeastern Montana. The area has been one not overly visited by tourists who have opted to visit Montana’s more-famous sites, such as Yellowstone and Glacier national parks. But put your stretchy pants on, hop in your car or on a plane, […]
After two years of little, if any, travel, you may have a bucket list filled with dream vacations, so now’s your chance to learn more about new places to go, people to meet and a world of discoveries that await you. The nationally acclaimed Travel & Adventure Show returns to Atlanta the weekend of April […]
There’s nothing quite as comforting as coming in from the cold and warming yourself with a steamy bowl of hearty beef stew. Its rich gravy and tender veggies are second only to mouthwatering chunks of beef that have been simmering for hours, marrying the marvel of flavors and textures. Stews are one of those dishes […]
When the temperature goes below 40 degrees, my soup pot comes out. Nothing is better than warming you up from your head right down to your toes than a bowl of steaming homemade soup. This year, I gave Crack Chicken Noodle Soup a try. It’s been around for a while, but this was my […]
