New York State's Corning Museum of Glass: Clearly the World's Best

by Ed Wetschler  Sixty-plus years – that's a good long run for any museum in a rural area, but the Corning Museum of Glass in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, isn't just any museum; it's arguably the foremost glass museum in the world. What's more, it isn't only an art museum, but one that also explores the history and technology of a material that's as old as Egypt's pyramids and comes in more forms than a wizard on LSD... keep reading

Off the Beaten Path in the Greek Islands: A Visit to Leros 

by Keith Kellett  Too many islands of Greece suffer from the effects of ‘kalimari and chips’ mass tourism. But, sometimes, you only need to take a short trip in a ferry or a kaiki to enter a different world altogether. The 29-square-mile isle of Leros is a good example. Though perhaps best known within the country for its mental hospital and to history buffs as the site of the World War II battle that was the basis for the novel and movie The Guns of Navarone, this charming under-the-radar island in the Dodecanese offers unspoiled beaches, castles, and... keep reading

images: Jordan J. Miller | Keith Kellett