Travel

Part One

The Covid-19 pandemic has made it almost unrealistic for international investors to purchase real estate in New York City, and the United States in general, during the last months. Either because of some objective impediments such as travel restrictions or...

I had been so focused on what I needed—time alone—that I didn’t realize that Angelo probably needed some time alone too. But he needed alone time in Italy. I was really happy he was there, even without me. A couple...

Pulp fiction private detective Nick Carter would have been elated to investigate what was called the trial of the century. An intriguing triangle among a young beautiful model, an insane sadistic millionaire, and a world famous but elitist architect who...

While our gut reaction to the possibility of space travel might be to jump with excitement, we really must stop and wonder if it will be worth it. The flight, the weightlessness, the vastness of space, and the views of...

While the diplomatic fist fight between the United States, the UK and the EU continues -- with no light at the end of the tunnel probably until the end of the summer -- US travelers to the European Union and...

Having left Italy as a child, every trip back to the hometown involves an emotional dredging up of past memories…. The pictures evoked long forgotten memories and emotions from so many years earlier, some so foreign that Angelo couldn’t quite...

To celebrate Piranesi's 300th birthday in 2020, the Foreign Press were invited to visit the most special site on the the Aventine hill, the Knights of Malta’s Grand Priory, where the great architect, archeologist and engraver began by designing a...

Passport Agencies around the country are overwhelmed with processing backlogs, but that did not stop them or the US Department of State from giving false hope to people desperately waiting to leave the US. This is the year of the...

At the Standard, nothing is private, not even your privates (!) as flocks of voyeuristic couples and self-sufficient evening guests share their love of the city in front of the floor to ceiling windows of their rooms. Meanwhile, at a...

One of the most surprisingly culturally authentic experiences I had in Nepal was when I got a haircut. So much seemed familiar when I sat down: the chair, the mirror, the equipment. There were minor differences, too. But the real...

Travelers tend to gravitate to each other and for some portion of each trip I always ended up with someone. One man was a former criminal, trying to see the world in a new light, one free from violence. Another...