Lina Zeldovich

A plump scallop is placed in front of me at the table, set in a puree of arugula, spinach, parsley, and okra and topped with verdant greens, evoking summertime on a plate. It’s so beautiful I feel a touch guilty digging into it, a feeling I quickly suppress as I marvel at the most tender scallop I’ve ever tasted...

Slightly up north of Madrid and Barcelona, nestling at the foothills of the Pyrenees, lies the region of Aragon, rich in history and natural beauty. Here, green hills hug the soaring mountains and dense forests open up to flowering meadows. Down in the valleys, ancient castles hide among the olive groves, endless vineyards disappear into the horizon and centuries-old villages bask in the Mediterranean sun all summer long.
Aragon’s historical claim to fame reaches all the way to America. Known...

A smiling Korean woman plops a dollop of multicolored batter on a sizzling pan, where it quickly transforms into a crispy pancake. She cuts the golden-brown circle in two, places the half-moon pieces into espresso-size paper cups, and hands them to my husband, Dennis, and me. “That’s a mung bean pancake—a staple,” says our guide Michelle Hong, who is leading our small group on a food tour of the more than century-old Gwangjang Market in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. “It’s made with mung beans, rice, minced pork and kimchi."

After surviving colonisation, deforestation and enforced labour, Costa Rica’s Indigenous people are reviving traditions and ecosystems lost to the centuries – and visitors are welcome to join in

See polar bears, iceberg tsunamis, and (maybe) Margaret Atwood on this Adventure Canada cruise.

Do-Re-Mi,” sings my guide Amelia Höring, who’s standing in the middle of Mirabell Gardens in Salzburg, Austria. Most guides don’t sing on city tours, but here it’s fitting—this year, Salzburg, where The Sound of Music was filmed, celebrates the 60th anniversary of the much-loved movie.

This centuries-old Korean subculture of free-diving women is almost gone.

Yun Yeun Oak, an 80-year-old Korean free diver, brings a tray of seafood to my table. She puts it down and names the contents of the little bowls, each holding a different type of today’s catch. “This is a sea cucumber, this is a sea pineapple, and this is sea urchin,” she says in Korean, as Michelle Hong, the tour guide from Intrepid Travel, translates. The food is so fresh, it still carries the ocean scent with it. I...

I am walking on a centuries-old cobblestone street in Alquézar, a medieval village in the Aragon region of Spain’s Pyrenees, looking for a family-owned bakery Panaderia O'Forno, famed for their rare treat. Called dobladillo, it’s a thin, crispy folded pastry filled with almond paste and Alquézar is one of the very few places to relish it...

Nearly 200 years before slavery was abolished in the US, Black freedom-seekers journeyed south instead of north to a place that promised freedom.

In October 1687, a dugout canoe arrived at the shores of St Augustine, then a settlement in Spanish Florida and now the oldest continuously occupied city in the mainland US. The canoe carried eight men and two women, one of whom was holding a toddler in her arms...

“Welcome to Rome,” I told my teen once our plane touched down on the runway. “And happy birthday!” Leo grunted something incomprehensible to my husband and me, which didn’t sound like a “thank you.” He was tired after a long overnight flight and felt that he was missing out on a birthday party with friends. Our long-awaited trip didn’t seem like an auspicious start.

A smiling Korean woman plops a dollop of multicolored batter on a sizzling pan, where it quickly transforms into a crispy pancake. She cuts the golden-brown circle in two, places the half-moon pieces into espresso-size paper cups, and hands them to my husband, Dennis, and me. “That’s a mung bean pancake—a staple,” says our guide Michelle Hong, who is leading our small group on a food tour of the more than century-old Gwangjang Market in Seoul, the capital of South Korea. “It’s made with mung ...

It’s about 1pm central European time on a Thursday and I’m riding on a boat off the coast of Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, scouting for seals that bask in the sun on the rocky outcropping that dot the sea. Thanks to my captain, who lived all his life on one of the islands of the Gothenburg archipelago, we find them quickly, delighted to watch them move, play and hop in and out of the water. By 4pm, I am back at my virtual office, ready to start my business day, just as most of my North American clients are coming online...

A gorgeous blue butterfly lands on my arm, leisurely flapping its wings. I freeze in my step to avoid scaring it away, just as another one flutters right next to it. A third creature colored in dramatic red and black alights on my other arm—all in the span of a couple of minutes. I hold my breath savoring this one-in-a-lifetime moment. I’m standing in the middle of the Green Hills Butterfly Ranch in Belize...

A jewel of Asia, Singapore boasts a uniquely rich fusion of four cultures: Chinese, Indian, Eurasian, and Malay. Originally called Singa Pura by a prince who spotted a lion-like creature when he came ashore, the name means the Lion City, symbolizing courage, excellence, and strength. With bold architecture, high sustainability ratings, top-notch service and gourmet cuisine, Singapore delivers on all counts...

A smiling Korean woman plops a dollop of multicolored batter on a sizzling pan, where it quickly transforms into a crispy pancake. She cuts the golden-brown circle in two, places the half-moon pieces into espresso-size paper cups, and hands them to my husband, Dennis,and me. “That’s a mung bean pancake—a staple,” says our guide Michelle Hong…