I think there have been eight occasions when I have traveled to or passed through countries with regimes unfriendly to the U.S. As a visitor in those countries, you stay...

Many rail fans know that the gauge of the track changes at the Russian border.  It widens from the international standard of 4 feet 8.5 inches to about 5 feet....

And so, here I am again in the medieval town of Domme—specifically, at the Hotel L’Esplanade, which is set right a the edge of a promontory, and offers one of...

Seven or eight years ago, my wife and I took the Rocky Mountaineer from Vancouver to Banff. We rented a car there and drove to Jasper to catch the Skeena,...