Kansas City

Kansas City

The Greatest Place You’ve Never Been I’m going to Kansas City; Kansas City, here I come!” These words were made popular by Wilbert Harrison in his 1959 R&B and Billboard Hot 100 Charts version of the rhythm and blues song Kansas City. You can sing those same words...

Cinque Terre

The unpredictable cliff formations of the Italian Riviera have allowed the villages known collectively as Cinque Terre (the five lands) to be constructed in unique patterns that hug the mountainside. Monterrosso al Mare, Vernazza, Corniglia, Manarola, and Riomaggiore...

Three. Two. One. Jump!

“If you don’t go, you are missing out on the best day of your life.” Looking at the white, frothy waves. Hearing the trilling of the fast-paced Spanish. Seeing the dark-skinned boys and girls running around. Feeling the rough, grainy sand of the beaches. I...

Island Hopping: Cape Verde, Africa

When asked, “What is something that Americans should know about Cape Verde?” Matt Ipson replies, “That it exists.” Cape Verde is well off the beaten path—an exotic escape most travelers don’t have on their bucket lists, but should. Cape Verde is an island country with...