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Sitting atop a hill just a few miles north of Nazareth in lower Galilee is the ancient city of Zippori (also known as Tzipori or...

The first full day of our week in Israel began in the Judean desert. In our pre-trip conversations with our wonderful guide David, we...

Situated atop a plateau about 1,000 ft. above the western bank of the Dead Sea in eastern Israel, Masada is both a tribute to King...

If like me you love mosaics, Madaba is a must-see when you visit Jordan. Located just 20 miles south of Amman, it's an easy half-day...

I was on the fence about visiting Little Petra when I did the research for our trip to the Middle East. I decided to make it a game-day...

Perched at 2,330 ft. atop a ridge in the Abarim mountain range in western Jordan, Mt. Nebo affords a spectacularly unobstructed view of...

The discovery of Petra In 1812 was not intentional. Fascinated by antiquity, a Swiss scholar and explorer, John Lewis Burckhardt, set...

Perched atop a rocky outcrop overlooking the expansive and beautiful valley below, Les Baux-de-Provence certainly lives up to its...

As a longtime, devoted lover of impressionist art, the Saint-Paul de Mausole Monastery was high on my list of places to visit during a...

As a lifelong francophile, I devoured British author Peter Mayle's books written when he and his wife lived in the south of France. I...

Cézanne's Studio Paul Cézanne was born into a well-to-do family in Aix in 1839 and except for occasional periods in Paris, lived most of...

Having been a Francophile for as long as I can remember, when I retired in 2019 I promised myself that I'd book a trip to France at least...

There's so much to experience in Paris; museums, churches, parks, elaborate Art Nouveau buildings, restaurants...the list goes on. If...

Combine a decades-long collection of contemporary art and a beautifully renovated 18th century building in Paris and what do you get? An...

Built by King Childebert in the mid-6th century, Saint-Germain-des-Prés is the oldest church in Paris. Childebert was engaged in a war...

The more I visit the Rodin Museum in Paris, the more I love Rodin's work and appreciate his incredible talent. Born in Paris in 1840,...

One of the many things the French do well is to enjoy their leisure time, especially when it means being outdoors under the sun. With...

Tucked away in Paris's largely working-class 19th arrondissement is a little oasis of pedestrian, cobblestone lanes bordered by lovely...

Located along the Seine River in Normandy and less than 90 miles from Paris (a little over an hour by train), Rouen is an easy day trip. ...

My daughter and I spent seven wonderful days in Ireland, one of which was spent at the incredible Cliffs of Moher. You can take a day...

When my daughter Katie and I start talking about travel, reservations are usually not far behind. This was the case when we decided to...

Killarney is a quintessential Irish town with a population of about 14,000, located in County Kerry in the southwest of the country. My...

If you are one of the 30 million or so visitors to Paris each year and you haven't heard of the covered passages, don't worry; you're not...

Varanasi, India on the Ganges River The urge to travel has been part of my DNA since I can remember and there's not much I enjoy more...