Tia was lagging behind her sisters, her struggles apparent as she appeared disoriented and drained by her efforts. Suddenly, an errant wave slammed into her, tumbling her end-over-end, further pushing her away from her destination and in the opposite direction. There was no doubt she was in … ...READ MORE

Frank Hosek travels to the Cincinnati Hall of Fame Museum in Ohio. ...READ MORE

Frank Hosek takes St. Louis. ...READ MORE

Frank Hosek heads to Bar Harbor with picturesque stops along the way. ...READ MORE

Tom Huang's "Find Me" is a trek of a film. ...READ MORE

What is it about the lure of a lighthouse? Lighthouses hold our imagination like few other structures. ...READ MORE

Florida’s natural wonders have been in the news this year for all the wrong reasons: toxic tides, green slimes and rotting marine life. ...READ MORE

When the beginning of May rolls around, residents of the Midwest and beyond make their way to Holland, Mich., for the annual Tulip Time Festival. This year’s event is May 5-13. What started as a flower festival 89 years ago is now an international event that draws hundreds of thousands of vi… ...READ MORE

My appreciation for glass as art started with Dale Chihuly. Thanks to public installations all over the country, his name has become synonymous with glass as art. ...READ MORE

There is a lot of respect due to Falling Water, located in Mill Run, which is in the western part of the state of Pennsylvania. It’s 544 miles from Kankakee to Mill Run, so a weekend road trip doesn’t appear leisurely. For insight into Frank Lloyd Wright’s talents, I shaved a few hundred mil… ...READ MORE

One time, Jack and Trent Sisemore were driving around Amarillo when they saw a rare 1953 Fleetwood trailer pulling into a gas station. ...READ MORE

After two hours in the pristine wilderness of Honey Island Swamp, I believe my blood pressure dropped double digits. ...READ MORE

We planned to leave Lafayette, La., early enough in the morning to tour the TABASCO factory, make a stop at the Country Store and settle in for lunch to talk about all we had seen. It isn’t often best-laid plans actually happen, but such was the case one wonderful October morning in coastal … ...READ MORE

At any given time, there are 140 languages or dialects that might be spoken on the streets in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. An international city, languages and cultures blend, thriving in neighborhoods and excelling in creating dining experiences to brag about back home. The neighborhoods provi… ...READ MORE

Like a silent sentry, the gigantic “Puppy” stands ready to welcome visitors to his beautiful home. Multiple cameras and cellphones snap pictures of the unusual dog sculpture. In fact, it is difficult to get a photo when someone isn’t posing near the Bilbao landmark. ...READ MORE