Writer, filmmaker and actress Ashley Versher said she has tackled many interesting jobs in the past.
Go away with … Ashley Versher
Category: Travel
Taking the kids: Get ready for the solar eclipse
Mark your calendars! There will be a rare solar eclipse on April 8. People plan to travel to see the moon’s shadow totally block out the sun — for less than five minutes in the afternoon. In the U.S., the path of the eclipse will run in an arc from southwest Texas to northern Maine. […]
Rick Steves’ Europe: Saints and sustenance in Spain’s Santiago de Compostela
Whenever I’m in Santiago de Compostela, in the northwest corner of Spain, I have a three-part agenda: See pilgrims reach their goal in front of the cathedral, explore the market, and buy some barnacles in the seafood section – then have them cooked for me, on the spot, in a café. I make a point to be on the town square facing the towering Cathedral of St. James at around 11 in the morning. That’s when scores of well-worn pilgrims begin gathering for the daily Pilgrim’s Mass, a triumphant celebration marking their completion of the Camino de Santiago (the Way […]
Big Sur tourism ‘on standstill’ after its connecting roadway crumbles into the sea — again
Tourists and locals alike found themselves stranded overnight in Big Sur on Easter weekend after the California Department of Transportation shut down a portion of Highway 1 that was falling into the ocean.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Tangier, Morocco: A cultural kaleidoscope
I arrived in Tangier after a quick ferry ride from Tarifa, on the southern coast of Spain. Though it’s just a 35-minute boat ride away, Tangier feels a world apart from Europe.
Travelers through Maine’s biggest airport can now fly to the moon. Or, at least, a chunk of it
Maine’s largest airport is now home to the second largest piece of the moon on Earth, according to moon rock enthusiasts who installed the extraterrestrial chunk.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Embrace Hygge and Save Cash in Copenhagen
Where else would Hans Christian Andersen, a mermaid statue, and lovingly decorated open-face sandwiches be the icons of a major capital?
Go away with … Adrian Sutherland
For Adrian Sutherland, touring gave him an eye-opening opportunity to experience life outside of his Cree community.
Rick Steves’ Europe: In the Swiss Alps, nature rules
Aiming for the heart of the Alps, I catch my train from the belle epoche resort town of Interlaken down a long, lush valley that leads south to the snowy tips of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
Go away with … Raymond Lee
For “Quantum Leap” star Raymond Lee, acting came about in a circuitous way.