Tourists, the people primarily responsible for converting charming destinations into tourist traps...
Author - Mark McElroy
Cliffs of Vestmanna (Faroe Islands)
The bus drops us in front of the tiny tourist office in Vestmanna, a village in the remote Faroe...
You Put the Whole Paan in Your Mouth at Once (London, UK)
The paan — a green betel leaf, folded into a tight, triangular package the size and shape of...
Duncan’s Island Tours (Prince Edward Island, Canada)
We had just one day in the Canadian port of Charlottetown, and I didn’t want our memories of...
A Tale of Two Tour Buses (Nova Scotia, Canada)
We’re on a Holland America “shore excursion” — a bus tour, headed for Lunenburg...
An Account of the Great Flood of 2015
When you’re on a cruise ship — especially when you’re in a luxury cabin on the tenth floor...
Whoopie Pie at Pink Pastry (Bar Harbor, Maine)
Every culinary guide book on the region claims you can’t come to Maine without trying the lobster...
A Tale of Two Lobster Rolls (Halifax, Canada)
Americans will tell you the lobster in Maine is the best in the nation, perhaps in the world...
Bar Harbor Tour (Bar Harbor, Maine)
How many guides would witness the birth of their first daughters on Saturday … and still turn up...
Lunch at Huaca Pucllana (Lima, Peru)
We’re at Huaca Pucllana, a restaurant in Lima, Peru. As we wait on our order, I’m pleased...