Not yet Gone With the Wind

Tomorrow is always another day for fans of the timeless movie as they anticipate the film’s 70th anniversary.

Wherever you are in the world, you could run into a “Windy.” “Windy” is affectionate code for fans of Gone With the Wind, and they are legion.

Latte with a dose of literature served here

I hear the waiter saying them, the first words of the story that brought me to this milk bar.

Thailand is golfer’s paradise

What’s it like to live in a far-off place most of us see only on a vacation ? Here’s someone who lives in a place you may want to visit.

TRAVEL IN EUROPE Traveling healthfully: Planning, pacing, sleep

It was my last day in Athens after spending several weeks producing two exciting television shows on Greece. My brain was fried. I was concerned I was getting a cold, and I felt that getting sick was God’s way of telling me to slow down. Instead of heading out on a shoot, I ditched work and spent the day lounging poolside on the rooftop of my hotel. Thankfully, it worked. The next day, I felt recharged.

CONSUMER TRAVEL Opaque site adds bid lists to improve hotel shopping

I’ve been preaching for some time that the best way to keep hotel and car rental costs under control is to forget about conventional senior citizen, AAA and other minor discounts and instead use one of the “opaque” sites, Priceline and Hotwire.

Barkers swamp Bourbon Street

The Crescent City’s most famous street is a nightly swirl of bright neon and happy tourists strolling with a beverage in hand.

Working as outdoor guide has ups, downs

Mae West said, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful.” That would be the life of a professional outdoor guide — fishing day after day, or being paid to stay in top physical shape by clambering up and down friendly vertical rocks. “That can be wonderful,” one would think.

Soviet safari

Travelers in Moscow can still find disquieting traces of the USSR

Tourists at the souvenir stands on the edge of Red Square smirk and chuckle as they buy T-shirts emblazoned with Lenin’s glowering visage and Soviet propaganda posters. But 20 years ago, the Soviet Union was no joke.

TRAVEL IN EUROPE Bullfights, tapas crawl are Andalusian specialties

If you’re like most Americans, your image of Spain is the region of Andalusia, famous for windswept landscapes, whitewashed hill towns, flamenco and gazpacho. While visitors gravitate to the region’s big cities of Granada, Seville and Cordova, Andalusia’s hill towns — a charm bracelet of cute villages perched in the sierras — offer a taste of wonderfully untouched Spanish culture.

CONSUMER TRAVEL Elderhostel changes its name, but that’s all

Elderhostel, since 1975 a dominant force in educational travel for senior citizens, has decided it outgrew its name. From now on, it’s “Exploritas.” The new name, the news release says, “focuses more on the excitement of lifelong learning and exploration and less on age.”

TRAVEL IN EUROPE Frankfurt is the picture of metropolitan living

Cosmopolitan Frankfurt, while low on Old World charm, offers a good look at today’s no-nonsense, modern Germany.

CONSUMER TRAVEL ‘Best’ credit card for free flights? Well, it depends

“What is the best credit card for frequent fliers?” That’s one of the questions readers ask most frequently, and like so many such broad questions, there is no “oneanswer-fits-all” response.

Sea breeze, great food and politics

Point: “Listening to Barack Obama is like going to an Italian opera. You weep. You laugh. You’re moved. Then you get outside and say, ‘What just happened?’”

TRAVEL IN EUROPE Brighton’s where Londoners let their hair down

Brighton is South England’s fun city and the destination for students, bohemians and blue-collar Londoners looking to go “on holiday.”

Shocked a traveler again in Arkansas

It’s not entirely a coincidence that singer-songwriter Michelle Shocked is booked for a show in Hot Springs during the city’s 18th annual Documentary Film Festival.