Travel Stories

Adventure on the red dirt roads in the rural mountains on Morocco. C Ludgate copyright
Morocco Botanica
"I woke along the fields outside of Casablanca with its grazing herds and silvery olive trees. The rising sun lit the swooping valleys and carved crops in shades of nude and burnt tangerine as I made my...
The eternal search for good Italian or a pie fresh out of the oven in NYC. Photo C. Ludgate
Mangia Italiano - Eating NYC
In a food mecca like New York City where there might as well be as many Italian restaurants as there are opinions about them, how do you choose which is good as opposed to what they just tell you is good?...
The Sky Sauna at Aktivehotel in St. Johann, Austria Copyright C. Ludgate
The Healing Power of Nature
(Featured in Wander Magazine) There was a compelling essence of tranquility. I had every intention of doing my daily meditation up here. But close my eyes to this magnificence? No chance. That day, the...
Basking in the wellness after spa treatments at Le Blanc, Cabo, Mexico.
Los Cabos, Mexico: Beautiful Wellness Escape
With my mind set on a bit of spa-time wellness, some local culture, and a side of tequila...