In a state with few roads, small airstrips become Alaska’s highways.  Photo by Gene Korte     Above that imaginary line called the Arctic Circle the Alaskan wilderness is home to hundreds of miles of lakes and rivers, mountains and forests, but few people. Airstrips are the only highways up here and the long winters […]

The Silver Wind, anchored here in Copenhagen, is one of ten Silversea ships, a fleet that travels to every continent and is often ranked first among small cruise ships. Photo by Gene Korte     Over the centuries one of the stars of this celebrated city has been Catherine the Great.  She ruled as Empress of […]

Made by the Ford Motor Company, a 1927 Ford Trimotor gets ready for another day of flying passengers at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wisconsin                   Photo by Gene Korte Every year in the US there are 450 to 500 air shows, but none is more celebrated than EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. It’s a mecca for homebuilts, experimental […]

Bodega Bay is one of the many scenic stops on the 76-mile Pacific coastline of Sonoma County in northern California. Photo by Gene Korte Located 30 miles north of San Francisco and next door to the Napa Valley, this area is home to more than 400 wineries, fine Northern California cuisine — flavorful, local, often organic — […]