Category: Victor Block
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…