Tripp Baltz
The loch-and-mountain country west of Edinburgh is an easy day drive away. Many travelers venture to Scotland’s historical and cultural capital but miss the stunning landscapes and historic sites in and around the nearby Trossachs National Park. You don’t need an insider or an organized tour to do it.
Cool mountain air, cloud-forest trails, exceptional birdwatching and coffee farms make Boquete one of Panama’s most appealing adventure towns. We spent three days exploring—and assessing whether it might also be a place to live.
In southern Andalusia you can enjoy a day trip of windy roads lined with endless olive groves, a bridge soaring over a nearly 400-foot gorge, and a town built under natural rock shelves that loom over it like frozen waves of stone. But if you are considering the journey from Málaga to Ronda and Setenil de las Bodegas, you’ll have to spend some of the time you’ve budgeted for Spain’s Costa del Sol to a looooonnnggg day of travel – whether you sign up for a tour bus or drive it yourself.
I lost my job in December 2025 at the age of 60. So my wife and I hit the road. In the first half of this year, we made a journey to Panama and Colombia (more on that trek later). We also ventured across the American Midwest and Mid-South, visiting South Dakota, Wisconsin, Minneapolis, Indiana, … Read more
