Travel Stories

When my sister and brother-in-law invited me to join them on an Alaskan cruise aboard the MSC Poesia, I had my hesitations. My husband of 43 years, had passed away just two months prior. While I had braved my first major trip to Korea four months before that, this cruise felt different. At first, surrounded by vacationing couples, it was easy to feel a bit like a third wheel. But as the ship sailed further into the wild beauty of the Pacific Northwest, I realized this cruise

Some days are not about the destination at all—they’re about the gentle surprises waiting along the way. I set out for a 3-mile walk along Jeju’s coast with one simple goal: to enjoy a peanut latte at Bon Café. The sea air was cool and salty, the kind that carries stories. Along the path, I stopped to read a poem etched into stone—a love poem between a couple—and just beyond it, a sculpture stood tall with the words, “My will, the land of the harbor of dreams.” Jeju Island, S

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It's happening! After months (okay, maybe a couple of years) of dreaming, I'm officially in trip-planning mode for my long-awaited...

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