Traveling the El Chepe train through Mexico's Copper Canyon is a thrilling experience. Discover what to see and do in Copper Canyon. The rays from the rising sun splayed across the horizon. It was...
Vickie Lillo
Vickie Lillo is a Florida-based freelance travel, birding, and reptile writer. She is also a stringer for the local Gadco Times and Calhoun/Liberty Journal weekly newspapers. She enjoys globetrotting with her husband Gustavo, and now that her son Nicolas has left the nest, is glad to have given him the gift of the love for travel.
Ultimate Guide to 2 Days in Seattle
Seattle is a must-visit city with outstanding gastronomy, cultural icons, and healthy nightlife. Here is a guide to 2 days in Seattle. Seattle, a seaport straddling an isthmus between Puget Sound...
Cancún’s Grand Oasis Resort: Adventure to Xel-Há
Discover why Cancún’s Grand Oasis Resort offers an ideal stay during your adventure to Xel-Há Aquatic Park in Mexico. A peacock struts across the grounds of the Grand Oasis Resort in Cancún, on the...
Discover Wakulla Springs State Park
Wakulla Springs State Park, near Tallahassee, FL, is a 6,000-acre wildlife sanctuary. It boasts jungle cruises, a swimming hole, a historic lodge, and alligators. It's December 1941, less than a...
St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge in Florida
Outdoor enthusiasts flock to St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge for fishing, bird-watching, hiking, biking, and picnicking. The tram eased down the paved route along the Lighthouse Road. Past...
Midwest Road Trip: Fun and Quirky Stops from Nebraska to South Dakota
Discover some quirky stops and unexpected gems that are worth the stop on a Midwest road trip. Start in Omaha and head to the famous Wall Drug. I do not like piping-hot caffeine in the morning, so I...
Family Fun in St. Louis
Discover great family fun in St. Louis—the Gateway City. It's full of fun and much of it is free or ideal for the family-friendly budget. The shiny steel structure glinted in the October sun....
From Paris to Provence: French Art, Artisanry and Architecture
Think of les belles artes and France immediately comes to mind. In this land of Napoleon and Eiffel Tower fame, the French have given humanity a wealth of treasures, from fine art and fabulous...
Eco-Lodge in Guyana: Adventure in the Amazon River Basin
The Cessna Caravan hums softly, so softly that I am almost lulled to sleep by the rhythmic drone of its lone turbo-prop engine. But then I will have missed the nearly-imperceptible wisp of a road...
Discovering the Ideal Wellness Retreat in Ecuador
Rated #3 on International Living’s 10 Best Places to Retire around the World in 2017, Ecuador is a wellness destination and idyllic tropical paradise, all rolled into one. For those of you not quite...