Chuck Mai

The nation’s capital will knock your socks off, whatever your politics. After more than a dozen visits, I am still bowled over by Washington. There...

It’s the city of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anna Akhmatova, Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky and Aleksandr Pushkin. It’s a magnificent expanse of rivers, canals and harbors spread across...

Tall and narrow like a loblolly pine, Chile stretches for more than 2,650 miles along South America’s Pacific coast and averages a width of 109...

Rolling hills, green valleys, sprawling shade trees, quiet back roads, ancient redwood forests, 150-year-old olive trees, some 50 miles of Pacific coastline – and that’s...

Alaska cruise, Day One – The cry of “Look! There’s a bald eagle!” causes a stampede to the side of the ship where our spotter...

[dropcap]If[/dropcap] you like being on the water and crave serenity, you’ll love Portugal. The country was named after two roman cities, Oporto (Porto) and Calem...

[dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] beginning to look a lot like Christmas, even in Hawaii – just trade golden beaches, blue waters and colorful Hawaiian shirts for Oklahoma’s white,...

[dropcap]One[/dropcap] is tempted to wax poetic when pondering the spectacular palette of vibrant colors emerging each fall as Mother Nature struts her stuff throughout the...

Between two saints lies a place that is known as a paradise for sport fishing and a haven for celebrities looking for a good time...