The closest I ever got to Ireland on St. Patrick's Day was via NBC's Today Show in 2009. For two days, the show was broadcast from County Wicklow and the Dublin Castle. I visited Ireland for the first time five years ago, and would love to revisit. My husband and...

Several winters ago, I spent four luxurious days at the remote Chic-Chocs Mountain Lodge in the Matane Wildlife Reserve of Quebec. Not only did I love the name of the lodge (it's located in the Chic-Choc Mountains), I loved the place of the place.

Located...

During my 20-plus years as a travel writer and photographer, Apple has played an important role in my adventures, both on the road and back at home.

These days, I travel with a MacBook Air, which accompanies me everywhere.

Like millions of other Apple-a-day fans, I was saddened by

My son moved to New York City several years after 9/11. He lived there until 2009, but during all my visits, I never ventured down to Ground Zero. It was still too fresh, too new, too raw. It was not on my bucket list of New York things to do....

In February 2011, I spent several days at Sparkling Hill Resort. Located in Vernon, British Columbia in the Okanagan Valley, the resort is carved into granite on a ridge overlooking Lake Okanagan and the Monashee Mountains. Just 25 minutes north of Kelowna International Airport, the $122...

Although I'm not one of the 1,300 journalists jotting down every word and capturing every image of the royal newlyweds, I was in Calgary, Alberta in July 2010. That's where William and Kate are...

It's no surprise that Ottawa is the first stop on the 2011 Royal Tour of Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (a.k.a William and Kate)....

Timeline at the 9/11 Memorial Preview Site near the World Trade Center. Photo by Sue Frause.

A tweet from CNN that came through after the announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden raised a bit more concern for me than...

Hawi is the most northern city on Hawaii and the largest in North Kohala. Photo by Sue Frause.

It was still raining the morning we made the drive east to west on the Big Island of Hawaii. Having spent three nights in

When I finally decided to spend my milestone birthday on the Big Island of Hawaii, I realized I didn't know all that much about it. Sure, I had friends who had visited there (and several who have places there), but I wasn't...

Will the U.S. government decide to go on spring break Friday at midnight? Photo by Sue Frause.

I'm somewhat nervous about the potential government shutdown this weekend. Not so much that the national parks and museums will be closed, but because I have...

Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3, designed by Foster + Partners, opened in 2008. Sue Frause photo.

I wasn't surprised when I read how few Americans have passports. According to Grey's Blog, the top five states with passport ownership include...

My favorite time to visit Paris is springtime. It's just the opposite of March Madness here in the states. Springtime in Paris is early morning walks along the Seine before the city wakes up. Lunch at an outdoor cafe in Le Marais....

View of the volcanic gas activity from the Jaggar Museum. Photo by Sue Frause.

Looks like we missed Kilauea's volcanic eruption by a month. One of the Big Island's biggest tourist attractions put on a really big show on March 5, 2011. That's...

While many people like to celebrate their milestone birthdays with a big bash, I've always preferred to fly away from it all. Especially since I'm an Aquarian born in February, which...

Obviously, I'm not a rabid football fan, as I thought Super Bowl XLV was on Sunday, January 30. Turns out it's a week later on Sunday, February 6.

While fans will be spending big bucks to see the game up close at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, I'll...

"Sue Frause has left her two phone chargers at the last two hotels where she stayed. She now has no phone chargers and one very dead phone."

That was the status I posted on my Facebook wall yesterday. As you can...

We travel writers sleep around a lot. Back in 2006, I compiled a list of my Best Sleeps for my Closet Canuck blog (many of them were Canadian properties). I ran another one two years later, My Top...

Although I love being home for the holidays, two of my favorite Christmases were spent in New York City. When our son was living and working in Manhattan, we made the cross country trek from the west coast, braving December's airport...