View of Evoramonte from The Place at Evoramonte.
Alone time in Portugal's Alentejo region
|October 13, 2020
The vast and sparsely populated region north of the Algarve seemed even more desolate during my recent visit.
The Algarve, and adjusting to travel's New Normal
|October 12, 2020
Disposable masks and hand sanitizer as a hotel welcome gift. Room service dinner in a paper bag. Yes, this is travel in the age...
Sheree M. Mitchell, right, with Immersa Global tour guides Cristina Paiva during a post-lockdown site visit in Sintra in early July.
From lockdown to the open road
|October 9, 2020
As an American travel geek living in Portugal during a pandemic, what's the first thing you do the moment your host country...
The view of the writer's (unused) hammock during a tropical storm in Holbox, Mexico.
Holed up in Holbox on the first trip since the pandemic began
By Jeri Clausing|October 6, 2020
After seven months of being grounded, reporter Jeri Clausing flew to Mexico -- and ran straight into a tropical storm.
In situ: The author, fortified with provisions and sun protection, as his day of sitting in the Mojave Desert enters its final few hours.
How to explain a day 'desert sitting': Social distancing as endurance sport
By Robert Silk|July 6, 2020
Travel Weekly's aviation editor, Robert Silk, saw in one of the longest days of the year an opportunity to focus on a very...
The beach at Isla Bella Resort.
An escape from the coronavirus craziness
By Johanna Jainchill|March 13, 2020
It seemed like not a guest was absent for sunset at the Beach Bar at Isla Bella Beach Resort in Marathon, Fla.
The aerial pole dance scene in "Drawn to Life" that pays homage to Walt Disney’s famed Nine Old Men animators.
Animation meets acrobatics in Disney's Cirque spectacular
By Jamie Biesiada|March 6, 2020
If the preview scenes for “Drawn to Life” are any indication, the entire Cirque du Soleil show will impress audiences.
A Bahamian Junkanoo “street” parade winds its way to the beach as throngs of guests follow and dance along.
MSC's Ocean Cay lights up when the sun goes down
By Johanna Jainchill|February 3, 2020
As we followed the Junkanoo parade, MSC Cruises COO Ken Muskat said “the whole vibe changes at night” on the island. He was...
Jenny Fewtrell teaching English in a Give a Heart to Africa schoolroom.
In the shadow of Kilimanjaro: Moshi Mamas
By Arnie Weissmann|January 30, 2020
We encountered some real challenges climbing Kilimanjaro, but were always motivated by the purpose and meaning that inspired...
Dash, posing in front of Mawenzi peak at 18,000 feet. It was the moment I knew Dash had truly recovered.
Kilimanjaro and the point of no return: “Up or down?”
By Arnie Weissmann|January 29, 2020
The evening before summit day, Arnie Weissmann's 19-year-old son, Dash, was nauseous and sick to his stomach. He could barely...
Atop the wall – and glad to have it behind me. Encouragement and helping hands from lead guide Eliakim Mshanga (left), porter Joseph Lymb (to the right of Emma) and assistant guide Pastori Minja (right) came at just the right times during the climb.
Facing the wall (and abject fear) on Kilimanjaro
By Arnie Weissmann|January 28, 2020
Barranco Wall is an 800-foot cliff that must be scaled on day 5 if you want to get to the summit.
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