It’s an old, ¾-of-a-century-old photo (actually a 35mm slide) of a 20-year-old sailor. Clad in service dress whites, he stands at parade rest on a rocky ledge.

His feet firmly planted, hands at the small of his back, and his “dixie” cap sitting jauntily with a slight slant toward the left eyebrow in youthful cockiness.

John D Hosek, father of the auth...

The city of Lubbock is not as well-known as Dallas, Houston, or Austin, Texas. But it is the 10th most populous city in the Lone Star State. More than 270,000 Lubbockites live in the “Hub City,” which is known for its art, education, healthcare, agriculture, technology and manufacturing in the West Texas region.

Furthermore, it was the birthplace of rock ’n’...

Welcome to the Maldives. This place is a tropical beauty, with stunning white sand beaches and bright blue waters. It is an exotic travel destination for people all around the globe.

The Maldives is a South Asian Island nation located in the Indian Ocean, situated southwest of Sri Lanka and India. It is composed of a chain of 26 atolls, which are made up of...

I remember the first time I saw a tiger in the wild. You are bound to remember it all your life.

It was dawn in Pench National Park, near Nagpur.

The wooded grasslands were still wrapped in a pale mist, teak trunks rising pale and straight around us.

Throughout the early morning, the guides across jeeps in the early morning were already c...

“Quick, grab your binoculars and check out the beach on the starboard side of the ship. I see two bears, a mother and baby moose, and wolves moving toward the forest,” boomed the Park Ranger’s voice over the loudspeaker.

That was before breakfast. By noon, we had spotted whales, otters, and mountain goats. And we glided up close to colossal ice-age glaciers ...