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By Julia DrakeIf you want to explore the Black Forest in Germany, but a wine tour through the French Alsace Lorraine wine region sounds just as tempting, stay in Ettlingen, and you can enjoy both.  … [Read more...] about Romantic, Practical Ettlingen — Where Germany and France Overlap

By Ellen Hill   Photos: David HillWe are caught between the cusp of a new day and the last flickers of night, strangers pressed together in a wicker basket, suspended 1,000 feet above the ground in the center of Australia. … [Read more...] about Floating Above the Earth: Ballooning in the Aussie Outback

By Kimberly Damon“Oriskany… de-e-e-e-PAR-ted,” the retired Bosun’s mate called out, a crisp salute and rigid military attention belying the tear in his eye. He had served on the USS Oriskany, an Essex class aircraft carrier that last saw active duty in 1975. Since then, the “Mighty O” languished, too small and obsolete to serve, too obscure … [Read more...] about “The Great Carrier Reef”:The World’s Newest Must-Do Scuba Experience

By George CagalaA sip of Siegerrebe, a nip of Müller-Thurgau, a tot of Madeleine Angevine. We’re not in Napa anymore. We’re in Puget Sound … wine country.Okay, maybe this land of thick forests, gray winters and killer whales doesn’t have the same viticultural cachet as its better-known neighbor to the south. But just wait another 80 or 90 … [Read more...] about Puget Sound Winemakers: Far from Napa

By Dan Reich Photos by Ellen Goldstein  On the outskirts of Amboseli National Park in Kenya, we visited a small Maasai Village to learn about the lives and customs of its inhabitants. But after discovering that we were Americans, everyone in the village wanted to know: were we going to vote for Obama? … [Read more...] about Maasai Tribesmen Pulling For Obama