By Janet Steinberg Color plays an important role in our lives. It can stir our emotions, make us happy or sad, subtly influence our choices, give insight to our personality, effect our mood or enhance our appearance. It can even play a role in our travels. ...
By Janet Steinberg My travel experiences are like my children…I love them all. I have no favorites. However, I must confess, every once in a while even one of my children does something that becomes a favorite. It’s the same with travel. On every trip… in...
By Janet Steinberg You may not have a white Christmas, but you will have a bright one. You may not have icicles cascading from the trees and a snowman on your lawn, but you will have twinkling palm trees and Santa on the sand. Florida during the holiday...
BY JANET STEINBERG That most wonderful time of the year is rolling around. Thanksgiving, the favorite holiday of many, is a time to count your blessings. And one of Thanksgiving’s best blessings is when you can forget about those hours spent drudging in the kitchen and...
At its semi-annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, Midwest Travel Journalists Association (MTJA) announced the winners of its 2018 MARK TWAIN TRAVEL JOURNALISM CONTEST. Janet Steinberg, who is our the travel writer for The Travel Authority Travel Blog was awarded the honor in the Digital Articles Category for her...
BY JANET STEINBERG Although cemeteries are primarily hallowed resting places for our loved ones, many of them are renowned tourist attractions for taphophiles…people fascinated by cemeteries and gravestones. REST IN PEACE AT RECOLETA CEMETERY During Halloween season, a visit to one of these cemeteries can be an eerie,...
BY JANET STEINBERG On October 12 First Man, depicting one of the most dangerous missions in history, will light up the silver screen in theaters around the country. This biographical drama is the riveting story behind Neil Armstrong’s mission to the moon, one of the most...
BY JANET STEINBER ”Price is what you pay, value is what you get.” - Warren Buffett I. THOU SHALT BEWARE OF BARGAINS. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Some unsavory merchants around the world are licking their chops awaiting the arrival of...
BY JANET STEINBERGSample the spirit of Kentucky during September…National Bourbon Heritage Month. Throughout the United States, the month of September marks the annual celebration of bourbon as America's "Native Spirit". On August 2, 2007, the US Senate declared September as "National Bourbon Heritage Month." The bill, sponsored by...
BY JANET STEINBERG “The fundamental things apply, as time goes by.” Casablanca-1942 Clocks make a statement. You can be transported back in time or catapulted into the future just by...