For one delusional moment, I thought I was in control. After all, the donkey I've been put in charge of -- the adorable Quinto -- is on a leash and he's meant to follow me on this Burro Safari. But, no, Quinto and his buddies are smart, stubborn and independent-minded and they'll will do what they want, when they want, how they want. Therefor...

 We are helping baby Olive Ridley sea turtles make their way to the ocean in Cabo San Lucas. We obediently stand in a straight line parallel to the Pacific Ocean at sunset. When instructed, everyone in the group drops to their knees on the beach. When told to do so, we tip the wooden bowls we have cupped in our hands gently toward the sand. It...

 In Naples, pizza is a religion So, it's only fitting that my family is in a former church in Naples' Old Town, taking the pizza-making class of all pizza-making classes. This isn't any ole house of God and this isn't just any ole flatbread with toppings. Santa Maria Porta Cieli was an important little church dating back to the 17th century th...

 True to his word, Zach drags us through the city and feeds us. You see, it's a full-circle experience with Zach McMahon, our guide for Eating Europe's 'Prague Food & Beer Tour'. At the start of the afternoon, as we quaff light beer paired with marinated hermelin cheese at a floating brewery called Lod Pivovar, Zach boldly declared: "I'm g...

A glass of sweet vermouth to launch the evening. Order in waves. Eat and drink standing up at the bar. And don't eat too much. After all, you'll be having dinner at 10 pm. "These are my tapas tricks," declares tour guide and chef Arantxa Lamas. My son, Alex, and I have joined Lamas and a gaggle of other hungry tourists for Devour's 'Tapas, Taverns ...

He's fat and lazy, orange and indifferent. He's Garfield of Ephesus, the stray short-haired ginger tabby cat who hangs out in front of the amphitheatre at the 2,000-year-old ruins in Ephesus, Turkey. He's named after the famous comic strip feline Garfield, who's also a notoriously curmudgeonly laggard. My wife, Kerry, and I come across the ancient-...