PHOTO ESSAY|Reasons to take the Road-Less-Traveled: Road Trip from Western Nevada to Death Valley

What’s the first thought that comes to your head when you think of Nevada? Las Vegas! Glitz! Glamour! Hot! Crowded! Sometimes, we think of Reno, too, and we associate Nevada with a vast desert landscape. All of this is true, but that’s only the surface. There is a rich mining …

PHOTO ESSAY | From Beach to Baroque: On the Road in the ‘Heel’ of Italy’s Boot

Puglia (or Apulia, in Italian) is a beautiful region – often overlooked by non-Italian tourists – which stretches over the “heel of the Italian boot” in southeastern Italy. Here you will find wild, rocky, untouched nature, a rugged coastline carved with gorges and caves, along with some of the friendliest, …

Rockin’ Rock Art: Mojave Desert Petroglyphs Are Worth a Visit

One doesn’t have to be a historian or a wanna-be archeologist to be incredibly impressed by this spectacular display of Native American Rock Art. Some of the art is thought to be 10,000 years old! Simply standing in the presence of literally hundreds of these ancient petroglyphs made me feel …

Spectacular Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains: Drive from Los Angeles to Bishop

From desert to mountains to endless sky, wide open spaces and only a scattering of population, the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range towers over a vast desert landscape and is certainly a region full of contrasts, whatever the season. The Sierra Nevada Mountains stretch from south to …