Travel diaries

Jamaica Reggae music is the heartbeat of this Caribbean island. Its bubbling, pulsating rhythms emanate from radios and cassette players everywhere you go.
Mexico Deep in central Mexico lie Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende, both 350-year-old colonial cities with a wonderful array of pastel buildings, plazas, baroque churches, sidewalk cafes, marketplaces and narrow cobblestone streets with a real European ambience.
The American Southwest A two-week adventure through Southern California, Arizona, Colorado and Utah, with stops at the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, the Colorado Rockies, Bryce and Zion national parks.
The Great Northwest A one-week trip to the Great Northwest -- Oregon and Washington -- including a stop at Crater Lake, crab fishing off Camano Island, hiking on Chuckanut Mountain, biking and riding a ferry to San Juan Island and driving the entire length of the scenic Oregon coast.
Maui Cycling down the Haleakala volcano at dawn, snorkeling among the tropical fish in clear waters, mellowing out in Hana ... and more.
Baja California We crossed the border and bypassed Tijuana, continuing south to Rosarito, La Fonda, Ensenada and beyond.