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I met Arturo Cesar under the shade of a broad tree beside a historic church for his Oaxaca Street Food Walking Tour – Discover Jalatlaco. A plaque in the plaza of the San Matías Jalatlaco Church church announced this…
I landed in Auckland on January 1, ready to explore the city on foot. After a 15-hour flight, jet lag only sharpened my excitement. New Zealand had topped my travel wish list for more than 25 years. Retirement in…
Walking along the perimeter of Christchurch’s historic Arts Centre, I encounter a sequence of murals that quietly document the city’s recovery after the earthquakes. Painted on temporary construction walls and freestanding concrete slabs, these works transform what could feel…
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The Ultimate 23-Day New Zealand Itinerary: South & North Island by Train & Road
This 23-day New Zealand itinerary took me across both the South and North Islands by train and road, blending iconic journeys with slow, immersive travel. From one of the world’s most scenic train rides through the Southern Alps to…
We were three women in our 60s—each veteran travelers who knew the surprises that only a long walk can reveal. Our two-day trek on the Cotswold Way began not with a trail marker but with a noon pickup at…
Reykjavík is a city of beginnings—where sagas were born, where Vikings settled, and where the Icelandic love of storytelling is still heard around the hearth. On my CityWalk tour, I set out to follow these stories, wandering from public…
Berat greets travelers like an old soul that has lived a thousand lives—and preserved each one behind a window. Albanians call it Qyteti i Një Mijë Dritareve, the City of a Thousand Windows, but these windows do more than adorn the…