By Dennis Lennox Anyone who grew up in Michigan knows Mackinac Island to be a special place. Located in the Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Huron and Lake Michigan meet and the impressive Mackinac Bridge has connected the state’s Upper and Lower peninsulas since 1957, the island has been on…

By Dennis Lennox Only in Singapore. That was the headline of a short article I wrote a month ago, when I was getting ready to spend a week in the Asian city-state. After the piece was published I received several messages from friends and followers. Some said they were adding…

By Dennis Lennox Hong Kong is partly a global financial capital and partly a historical curiosity — being an ex-British colony that’s now part of China, but is in many ways autonomous from Beijing. Tokyo is known for making hallmarks of Americana like denim jeans and sneakers even better. …

By Dennis Lennox For the last week or two it seems like just about everyone published their must-visit places of 2016. While some of the recommendations are quite good, others have been nothing more than unreported listicles aimed at getting you to click the computer mouse or tap the screen. …

By Dennis Lennox As I walked from the grounds of my hotel on the outskirts of the village of Moncarapacho to an ancient Roman road that still has its original paving stones I couldn’t help but wonder why I haven’t come to the Algarve sooner. The Algarve, Portugal’s southernmost region…

By Dennis Lennox If you’re like me then stunning fjords and picturesque landscapes are the first things that come to mind when thinking about Norway. Yet in the midst of all that natural beauty are well-preserved medieval churches. Just look at the picture below.

The 15th century triptych in the Prejmer fortified church. (Photo by @dennislennox.) By Dennis Lennox Transylvania has universal name recognition for being associated with the Dracula story, but there’s so much more to this region of Romania than vampires. Here’s how Hugo Cox described one of the idyllic villages of…