by Victor Block | Jun 13, 2020
Magical souvenirs — they bring past travels to life My body is home these days but my mind is roaming the globe. I’m stalking endangered mountain gorillas in Uganda, interacting with animals and people in the Amazon, and clinging to a tiny saddle on a camel strolling...
by Victor Block | May 9, 2020
Traveling across the USA by car may be daunting, but there are plenty of American drives nearby as well Granted, right now you can’t take cross-country American drives your family may have been planning. So, instead, head for a scenic road that meanders through...
by Victor Block | Apr 11, 2020
Virtual travel through reading will add understanding and magic to future trips Hop aboard the fabled Orient Express train. Pedal the route of the famous Tour de France bicycle race. Explore the colorful canals and history-rich streets of Venice. OK, so you can’t make...
by Victor Block | Jan 4, 2020
Why kitsch is catchy and offbeat is normal in Branson, Missouri Our car crested the last hill overlooking the town ahead. I rubbed my eyes to make sure they weren’t deceiving me. The first thing I spotted was a giant King Kong perched menacingly on the roof of a...
by Victor Block | Nov 2, 2019
A Danube River cities tour by riverboat is a dream vacation “Now we’re heading toward Durnstein, one of the loveliest towns in Austria,” the ship’s loudspeaker intoned. “So many artists have portrayed the beautiful setting that it came to be called the Painters’...
