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Holy Land8 min read

Walking the Via Dolorosa: A Journey That Changed Everything

I had read about Jerusalem my entire life. I thought I knew what to expect. Nothing — not the books, not the sermons, not the photographs — could have prepared me for the moment I set foot on those ancient stones and felt two thousand years of history beneath my feet.

Margaret & Tom Callahan

Pilgrims from Cincinnati, OH

August 2026

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Holy Land

8 min read·August 2026

Walking the Via Dolorosa: A Journey That Changed Everything

I had read about Jerusalem my entire life. I thought I knew what to expect. Nothing could have prepared me for the moment I set foot on those ancient stones.

Margaret & Tom Callahan

Pilgrims from Cincinnati, OH

Fifty Years Together, One Glacier at a Time

Alaska

6 min read·July 2026

Fifty Years Together, One Glacier at a Time

For our golden anniversary, my wife suggested Alaska. I suggested a cruise. We compromised — and ended up kayaking past calving glaciers in Kenai Fjords at age 72.

Robert & Eleanor Marsh

Anniversary travelers from Portland, OR

Santorini at Sunset: When a Photograph Becomes a Memory

Mediterranean

7 min read·June 2026

Santorini at Sunset: When a Photograph Becomes a Memory

We had seen the photos a thousand times — the white domes, the blue sea, the impossible light. Standing there ourselves, we understood why no photograph ever quite captures it.

David & Claire Fontaine

Honeymooners from Chicago, IL

The North Coast 500 with Three Kids and No Plan

Scotland & Ireland

5 min read·August 2026

The North Coast 500 with Three Kids and No Plan

We booked the rental car, packed the kids in, and pointed north. What followed was two weeks of wrong turns, unexpected pubs, and the best family holiday we have ever had.

The O'Brien Family

Family travelers from Boston, MA

Learning to Breathe Underwater in Bonaire

Caribbean

5 min read·May 2026

Learning to Breathe Underwater in Bonaire

At 58, I had never snorkeled. My daughter signed me up for a beginner dive course in Bonaire and changed my life in four days.

Patricia Nguyen

Solo traveler from Houston, TX

Standing at the Edge of Creation on the Big Island

Hawaii

6 min read·September 2026

Standing at the Edge of Creation on the Big Island

The lava field stretched to the horizon — black and broken and absolutely still. And then, at the far edge, a thin orange line where the earth was still being made.

James & Priya Okafor

Adventure travelers from Atlanta, GA

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