If you had asked me eight or ten years ago if I would ever take the Trans-Siberian Express, I probably would have said, “Probably not.” Still, that classic ride had...

I love staying in nice hotels. Not fancy or pretentious hotels, but spending two or three nights in a nice hotel is, for me, one of the great pleasures of...

I’ve been making plans for another visit to Europe, using a combination of American and Hawaiian Airlines miles and cash for the over-water segments, depending on which is more advantageous....

Last summer, I spent a few days visiting friends in Norway, a couple I had met in 2012 on one of the trans-Siberian trains running between Moscow and Beijing. She...