Deal Saver - brought to you by the Charlotte Observer
Take a peak in northeast Italy
April 5, 2013
479200

Get a workout – as easy or as arduous as you choose – in Italy’s Dolomite mountains.

Isle of Capri an upscale European vacation spot
By John Bordsen | March 14, 2013
GM06UQ362.3

Q&A with Vincent Copeland, general manager of the Villa Le Scale

2 super seasons to see Costa Rica
February 22, 2013
GSE6R3QST.6

Q: Where is home these days?

Inside ever-changing London
By John Bordsen | E-mail | February 8, 2013
TRAVEL WLT-EASTLONDON 12 LA

Craig Taylor, 36, is a Canadian-born writer who has lived in London since 2000.

Head to Canada for nature’s light show
By John Bordsen | January 7, 2013
G526IQAT6.2

Max Johnson, 56, is a London native who has been living in Canada since 1980. For the past 36 years he has assembled Arctic travel packages for the Great Canadian Travel Company ( www.greatcanadiantravel.com), including one for viewing the northern lights – aurora borealis.

Discover what’s old and new in Istanbul
By John Bordsen By John Bordsen | December 7, 2012
GS96DB345.6

Sedat Nemli, 56, is general manager of the newly opened Marti Istanbul Hotel (www.martiistanbulhotel.com). He has been a hotelier in several countries and has been back in his hometown of Istanbul for close to three years.

Australian adventure includes outdoor bathtub
By John Bordsen | E-mail | November 9, 2012
G9868D427.3

Pat Kent, 42, is originally from Mount Isa in northwest Queensland – the Australian Outback. He and his wife, Sally, manage Kingsford Homestead (www.kingsfordhomestead.com.au), a high-end resort in South Australia’s Barossa Valley wine region.

Kids are glad to 'work' at role-playing KidZania
By John Bordsen | E-mail | October 12, 2012
GRO639DGH.3

Q: What’s the KidZania concept?

Buddhist lama leads contemplative life in India
By John Bordsen | September 28, 2012
corresptibet_09.14.12

Q: What is the daily routine where you live?

Mexico trip spans from ecotourism to tequila
By John Bordsen | Foreign Correspondence | August 10, 2012

Gloria Guevara, 44, is Mexico’s Minister of Tourism. The graduate of Northwestern University and Mexico City’s Universidad Anahuac was formerly an executive with Sabre, the travel technology corporation.

Next Page »
COLUMNISTS »
John Bordsen
John Bordsen is the Travel Editor for The Charlotte Observer.
E-mail John
(704) 358-5251