Donna Peck has two articles in the Nob Hill Gazette, a monthly lifestyle magazine, where she is the travel columnist: “Christmas in Wales” (December issue) and “Australia’s Best Food & Wine Journey” (January issue).

Hot Flashes 2 The book Hot Flashes 2: More Sexy Little Stories and Poems that Laurie McAndish King co-edited with Linda Watanabe McFerrin is now featured on YouTube.  (Parental discretion advised.) 

Fun with the Family Northern California Just released by Globe Pequot Press, the 7th edition of Karen Misuraca‘s popular guidebook, Fun with the Family Northern California leads the way to amusement parks, historical attractions, children’s museums, wildlife habitats, festivals, parks, and much...

Flightless: Incredible Journeys Without Leaving the Ground April Orcutt‘s essay “On the Lam on the Long Road to Lhasa” about traveling overland — illegally — from Chengdu in China to Lhasa in Tibet in 1986 (just after Lhasa was temporarily opened to independent travel) was...

“Twenty-one years,” we determine — that’s how long we’ve been enjoying this tradition. It all began

[Note:  Quebec City’s Winter Carnival runs: January 30 to February 15, 2009] Quebec during Winter Carnival (photo by John Montgomery) The happy group of fifteen came pouring around the bend; men and women, some young some older, dressed in boots, hats, gloves . . . and bathing suits.  Walking single...

You probably won’t believe this, but cows can body surf. I discovered this while traveling onboard a 100-foot vessel — a fast moving craft that produced a gnarly six-foot wake — from the Port of

["Rejuvenation in the Dead of Winter" by Ginny Prior ran in the Montclarion on Jan. 9, 2009] It’s the dead of winter. What else is there to say? There’s nothing exciting on the horizon, unless you’re a groundhog. But perhaps we should look to the woodchuck for tips on handling post-holiday blues....

A lot of people seem to think one of the joys of travel is to compare horror stories about what went wrong on the trip. They act as though nothing goes amiss at home. They never experience flat tires, traffic accidents, family illnesses, or backed up plumbing. On holiday, you pay your money and all should...

Rebecca Bruns, a founding member of BATW and one of our shining stars, had her trajectory cut tragically short by illness. That she remains a muse to many of us is a testament to both her brilliance and her generosity of spirit. Rebecca was a mentor in the true sense of the word, working hard, achieving...