Québec is the largest Canadian province by area and the second-largest by population, much of lives in urban areas along the St. Lawrence River, between Montreal and Québec City, the provincial capital. The province, which is three times the size of France and larger than Alaska, is the home of the Québécois first-nation. With its fusion of indigen...

New Jersey is a northeastern US state with some 130 miles of Atlantic coast. Jersey City, across the Hudson River from Lower Manhattan, is the site of Liberty State Park. From here, ferries go to nearby Ellis Island, with its historic Immigration Museum, and the iconic Statue of Liberty. The Jersey Shore includes notable resort towns like historic ...

Twenty years ago in Cuba with Fidel Castro's Loyalist​ By Karen Feld Ricardo Alarcon's death on April 30, 2022, at age 84, brought back memories of my first visit to Cuba in the winter of 2000. The world was different. It was before 9/11 and before Covid just to name a couple later news milestones that altered our lives. At the time we heard so muc...

​ Utah's new Aquarius Trail Hut System offers a 190-mile backcountry mountain biking experience. A system of five huts provides a luxury bikepacking experience, complete with showers, solar power for charging electronic devices, fully stocked kitchens with a refrigerator and freezer, lighting, hammocks, large decks, bathroom facilities and bicycle ...

From exploring the dwellings of Indigenous peoples at several state parks and national monuments to hiking, biking and skiing the nearby mountains – or simply relaxing alfresco with a craft beer, hand-mixed cocktail or frothy espresso in the Historic Downtown and Railroad District, Flagstaff is full of four-season unex...

​Go Wild in Yuma. Historical water rights means tons of water sports, birding, gardening, wildlife refuges and glorious gardening. Yuma, AZ is the sunniest spot in the world. You might think that makes it a dry desolate community. Not at all. Years ago Yuma negotiated spectacular water rights for its community which now supports all sorts of river ...