Dispatch, New Orleans: From Bourbon Street to the Bywater
Dispatch, New Orleans: From Bourbon Street to the Bywater
By Eric Moya|March 2, 2016
In the Bywater, there were no tour guides, no buskers, no clear plastic cups filled with Abita Amber.
Dispatch, New Orleans: History, Big Easy-style
By Eric Moya|March 1, 2016
History lessons are more enjoyable on a full stomach or with a cool beverage in hand.
Dispatch, Club Med Punta Cana: Taking the plunge
Dispatch, Club Med Punta Cana: Taking the plunge
|December 16, 2015
I found myself standing at the entry point to the 108-foot-high trapeze, wondering what the hell I was doing up there.
Dispatch, AmaSerena: Contending with low waters
Dispatch, AmaSerena: Contending with low waters
|November 18, 2015
The captain informed us that we were passing through an area where there were at times as little as eight inches clearance for...
Dispatch: An American in Paris
Dispatch: An American in Paris
|November 16, 2015
When I arrived at my accommodations I was greeted with an apologetic smile: “Welcome to Paris. I’m sorry this is the day you...
Dispatch, AmaSerena: Thinking of Paris as we sail the Rhine
Dispatch, AmaSerena: Thinking of Paris as we sail the Rhine
|November 15, 2015
We're now in Germany and are far from the attacks, and yet they still hit close to home.
Dispatch, Curacao: The Renaissance’s great location
Dispatch, Curacao: The Renaissance’s great location
By Gay Nagle Myers|October 27, 2015
It’s the only place I’ve ever been in the Caribbean where, when I asked where the beach was, was told to “take the elevator to...
Dispatch, Curacao: An island worth a thousand words
Dispatch, Curacao: An island worth a thousand words
By Gay Nagle Myers|October 22, 2015
I'd forgotten how much I liked it here, but the sight of the sherbet-colored colonial merchant houses lining the waterfront in...
Dispatch, Turkey: A setback for tourism
Dispatch, Turkey: A setback for tourism
|October 11, 2015
The Ankara bombings have cast a shadow over optimism expressed by locals before the incident.
Dispatch, Turkey: Istanbul teeming with tourists
Dispatch, Turkey: Istanbul teeming with tourists
|October 8, 2015
Cruise ships, pleasure boats and ferries bobbing on the calm waters of the Bosphorus -- this was the view from my room at the...
Dispatch, Jordan: The small-group advantage
Dispatch, Jordan: The small-group advantage
|September 30, 2015
Intrepid limits its group size to 16 travelers, enabling the operator to tweak the itinerary each day according to the group's...

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