Conestoga Wagon (Victor Block photo)

AROUND THE BLOCK: Oregon awaits

By Victor Block It doesn’t take long for visitors to Oregon to admire its varied landscapes, intriguing chapters of history and reputation as a cornucopia…

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AROUND THE BLOCK: A visit to Wilmington, Delaware

By Victor Block Some members of the family lived in a 175-room mansion set amid a thousand acres of magnificent gardens; others resided in a…

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AROUND THE BLOCK: There are plenty of ways to cruise

By Victor Block Civil War buffs Tom and Elaine Preston wander through reconstructed forts where a major battle was fought. Betsy and Andy Cross follow…

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AROUND THE BLOCK by Victor Block: In Italy, it’s all about the food

By Victor Block Enjoying my first dinner in Sicily, I told my guide the meal was excellent. His reply was delightful but not surprising. “People…

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AROUND THE BLOCK: Go to Deerfield for the exercise, stay for the food

By Fyllis Hockman Admittedly, I had never heard of Lo-Wei, a unique exercise class combining yoga, strength training and flexibility that stretched my body in…

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AROUND THE BLOCK with Victor Block: Myanmar will long linger with us

By Victor Block My first surprise was that a Buddhist monk in Myanmar speaks enough English to carry on a conversation. Imagine how astonished I…

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Umbria boasts magnificent landscapes

TRAVEL WITH VICTOR BLOCK In 1996, a best-selling book titled, “Under the Tuscan Sun,” which recounted how the author restored an abandoned villa in Tuscany,…

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