While packing for my next trip, I came across the ticket stubs from my last trip. It’s not an uncommon occurrence, but this small discovery caused all the memories from that trip to come flooding back as if it had been just yesterday—and not five weeks ago. I don’t know if the gray sky today...

Just a quick heads-up to let everyone know I have a 5-part travel series appearing online at World Hum this week. Entitled " Where No Travel Writer Has Gone Before ," it documents my experience on a Star Trek -themed sea-cruise to Bermuda. What's it like to travel the earth with people who'd rather be...