Climate emergency, climate change: whichever you call it, there’s no doubt that as a traveler, you have encountered the results of shifts in climate realities. That is just as true if your travels are around the world, a bit down the road, or through reading and viewing. A panel of scientists — 234 of them, to be exact — have issued a report on the climate emergency. The scie...

Richmond VA is the biggest city in Virginia and while it’s not as old as Jamestown and Williamsburg, where the British first settled, it became the state capital during revolutionary times and kept the designation after independence. The Richmond VA biking scene is getting better all the time, so I took off on two wheels with a local tour company when I was there to check out...

As I continue to explore Scotland, I find more and more wonderful Scottish villages to explore not far from Edinburgh. Some are quite popular, while others are underrated hidden gems off the beaten path. If you have a car, or want a quick ride on the train, here are five more Scottish villages worth visiting near Edinburgh, adding to the list I wrote a few years ago. Dunbar N...

California wildflowers don’t arrive all at once. They move. Spring is my second favorite season after fall. After a rainy winter like this past one, when super bloom rumors start to surface, it’s hard not to get pulled in. Every headline, every photo, every hint of color feels like an invitation to go. But chasing California wildflowers isn’t about finding one place at the ri...

Sometimes a country quickly gets too popular for its own good and the best-known spots turn into crowded, downright unpleasant places in peak periods. Japan has suffered from this more than any country in the past few years as its currency decline has taken it from one of the world’s most expensive destinations to one of the best values out there. The top Japan destinations w...