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The driver who picked me up at the airport told me that Charleston is the second-most haunted town in America. “That’s good,” I told him, “I’m searching for the spirit of Rhett Butler.” That he’s a fictional character makes no difference, I explain. “He’s the essence...

While there are hotels of various sizes here, the shoreline along Ocean Drive through North Myrtle Beach is lined with beach houses rather than resorts and attractions. Some of these beach houses are mini-mansions with swimming pools, elevators and lush landscaping,...

It's Easter morning in Konken, Germany, a small hamlet in the western state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Church bells have been ringing all morning from near and far, echoing over the rooftops of this hilly community. I'm here alone at my son's house while he and his wife...

Tucson is a bad-ass town. There. I said it. From the early days farming the desert along the Santa Cruz River, to later years fighting off Apache raiders, to recent years battling drought, the people of Tucson have had to face up and knuckle down. The bring-it-on...