Travel: Postcard from Las Cruces, New Mexico
Overshadowed by artsy-fartsy Taos and Santa Fe, this is New Mexico’s most underrated city.
Dennis Lennox
CP Contributor
Travel: In Europe, 3 places to visit this fall
As the calendar ushers in fall, now is the perfect time to visit Europe.
Travel: Postcard from Plymouth, England
As I learned during a return visit this summer, the real draw in Plymouth is the centuries of maritime history. It goes well beyond the Mayflower, whose sailing from here 424 years ago on Sept. 16 was a historical fluke.
Travel: In the middle of nowhere on Lake Superior, a city defined by industry
“Nobody really comes here,” the waiter at my hotel said. “People only stop when they’re driving through.” I heard that a lot during my recent three-night visit to Thunder Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada.
Travel: Postcard from Gothenburg, Sweden
Sweden’s second city is often overlooked. For those willing to make one or even two connections, this city along the Swedish West Coast is well worth the detour.
Travel: Postcard from Lichfield, England
Medieval cathedral. Check. A quaint small city. Check. Lots of religious history. Check. Checking all the boxes is Lichfield, an underrated city of 32,000 souls in the equally underrated county of Staffordshire.
Travel: Forget what you’ve heard about San Francisco’s doom loop
Having just returned from a visit to San Francisco, I can see why Tony Bennett left his heart there.
Travel: Detroit once again rises from the ashes
While countless articles have boasted of Detroit's comeback since its infamous 2013 bankruptcy, some of the claims were exaggerated and overlooked serious problems. And while many problems still exist, there’s no question that Detroit is once again back from the ashes.
Travel: Postcard from Greenville, South Carolina
Main Street, with its tree-lined sidewalks, has a small-town feel that hides the fact Greenville is once again a bustling city. Like some of the great cities of the Rust Belt, this city in South Carolina and seat of the eponymous county was long dominated by an industry that no longer exists.
Travel: Postcard from Ocala, Florida
I escaped the spring break crowds that overshadow many of Florida’s better-known destinations by visiting Ocala.
