MERS VIRUS=Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (it attacks the respiratory system). Federal health officials posted warnings about MERS at select airports in the United States following the diagnosis of a case of the Middle East respiratory syndrome in the country last week. Three cases have been reported so far in the United States, including two health care workers who returned… Read More
Ten New Kinds of Vacations
Ok, so they aren’t new…more like some creative re-branding by the travel industry. But you have to admit, they have gotten creative… 1. honeyteering=a honeymoon combined with volunteering 2. bleisure=a combination of business and leisure trip 3. glamping=glamour and camping (think girls getaway with tents, lots of merlot, and steak) 4. babymoon=last trip couple takes before first baby is born… Read More
Where To Find Medical Help When Traveling
There’s never a good time to get sick or have a medical emergency but the worst time is when you’re traveling. I’ve seen firsthand how devastating this can be. I watched a man have to be sent home three days into an African safari due to a kidney stone. I watched a fellow traveler have to check into a hospital… Read More
Travel Book Review
I don’t like travel essays and memoirs, which would probably surprise a lot of people since I travel so much. But as a travel writer, I’ve seen so many places and had so many incredible experiences that I’m a bit jaded. I have the mindset that there is nothing to be gained by reading another traveler’s tales. So color me… Read More
Luxury Tour of Downton Abbey and More!
Season 3 may have ended but the world of Downton Abbey lives on in this vacation! Enter the world of the Crawleys with a journey through the locations & themes of Season 3 (IF you have the kind of $$$ the Crawleys had, that is!). Highlights include the best of London and the stately homes of England’s gentry in Berkshire… Read More
Travel Trends for 2013
The three most popular places to travel this year may surprise you. Exotic: Burma. A tourism boycott was lifted last year that has already made it the “No. 1 emerging destination” pick by the U.S. Tour Operators Association. www.myanmar-tourism.com (Runner Up: Israel and Mediterranean) U.S.: Florida. Most beaches, such as Pensacola and Melbourne, will see a slight increase in… Read More
Terrance Zepke studied Journalism at the University of Tennessee and later received a Master's Degree in Mass Communications from the University of South Carolina. She has studied Parapsychology at the renowned Rhine Research Center. She began her career as a freelance writer and photographer, ... 
