​So much more than chocolate, cheese and watches "Wow, it's like something out of Hansel and Gretel!" (Hansel and Gretel - Wikipedia) exclaims the young girl beside me as she looks around taking in cobbled streets, fairy tale clocks and a multitude of colorful arcades that are bursting with shoppers, diners and those, like me, just out to sightsee....

​Look no further for history, culture and hospitality than Northern Ireland So you've decided to head out to Northern Ireland. And what a great choice of destination that is. This area is full of history, culture and great Irish hospitality. Here's how to spend five days in Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland - Wikipedia) and get the most out of the...

The small towns of Alabama sure make a big impression ​There's something special about being in a small town. You just somehow feel more secure, more welcome, and more like you belong there. That's the feeling you get in many of the small towns near Mobile, Alabama. And it's why the Alabama Tourism Department named 2010 the Year of Small Towns and ...

Mazatlan, where dancing with a total stranger is half the fun "Hola! Vamonos!" yells a voice in the crowd and with that the action begins. The music is loud and now everyone is dancing in the streets. I spot one lady tapping her foot and swaying in time to the Latin beat, on this, a warm, balmy, Mexican evening. She is by herself, as am I, and...