I always thought that the perfect weather for a trip was sunny, cobalt blue days merging into star-studded, crystal evenings.  Until that one night in Portugal – that

You know that list you have tucked in the back of your mind of things you’d like to do before you die?  Things like hold a lion cub, drive a team of Clydesdales, take

LIFE IN POMPEII

by Robin Benzle

On August 24 in the year 79 AD, at about 1:00 in the afternoon, Mt. Vesuvius

I once met a man who had never heard of Rome.  I was instantly shocked that there could exist a fully-grown, walking, talking, perfectly pleasant man who had never in

Dear Mom,
I know you thought it a little extravagant when I said I wanted to go to a Portuguese island in the Atlantic Ocean 400 miles off the coast of North Africa just be

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO PACK

FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

by Robin Benzle