The first thing you notice is the fragrance. The intoxicating perfume of the tiare flower announces to your senses that you …

Leaving the busy city streets behind, we suddenly crossed into a coastal forest of eucalyptus and pine trees. After a few wi…

Unique plants abound, like the high altitude orange-rust paper bark trees. One can be viewing tropical plants and then lift …

The Australian film industry almost collapsed by the early 1960s, butThe Gorton (1968-71) and Whitlam governments (1972-75) …

With incredible stories to tell, the remarkable roadway is as earthy as a blues singer, as touched by fatigue as an aged ope…

John Primer is a busy man. Earlier this year he was honored in his home state of Mississippi with an official Blues Trail Ma…

After a 60-minute cruise across the San Pedro Channel, we spotted the rugged island’s iconic round Catalina Casino and its t…

There are few sights more uplifting than a field of girasoli (sunflowers) in full bloom. Across the countryside of northeast…

I was in New South Wales in the land down under and flora, fauna, time and season were out of joint. Lying on the southeast …

Mount Rainer was sacred to my family. It was where my parents had their first date, picnic prepared by mom's mother. This ti…