The Great Pyramid of king Khufu on the desert plateau at Giza is the sole surviving link back to the early lists of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world, first composed by such luminaries as the Greek historian Herodotus, the poet Antipater of Sidon and the famous architect Callimachus of Cyrene. Long since lost to humanity, these early sightseeing suggestions had been a fertile source for the first-ever guidebooks written, and used, by Greek travellers in classical antiquity.

Sports Journalism Luminaria (and our Sports Editor) Robert Tuchman explores 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live, in his book of the same title.  His monthly column for Wandering Educators highlights the best of sports travel around the world!

We recently spent a month traveling in Ireland and Scotland. While in Ireland, we rented an extraordinary home from Homeaway Holiday Rentals.

A vacation of vintage cars in Monterey, formal gardens San Franciscan hills, and a delightful encounter with my newly adopted family in Modesto, this was truly a California Dreamin' holiday. And there were really only two things I needed to remember.