There is something that calms my heart and mind when I am surrounded by natural beauty and away from the noise of the city. I typically feel at ease as I stare at a blanket of bright stars overhead or ...

My last article in this column was about places associated with three famous women: Karen Blixen, Elspeth Huxley and Joy Adamson. This one begins with a story about another woman, less internationally ...

A gravel road in Washington County may appear to be in the middle of nowhere, but it leads to a place that looks like Middle Earth.

MANILA, Philippines — A couple had quite the precious surprise after "Lord of the Rings" star Elijah Wood unexpectedly showed up at their hobbit-themed wedding in New Zealand. Wood was in New Zealand ...

Imagine that you’ve spent months planning your dream “Lord of the Rings” themed wedding at Hobbiton (“The Shire”) in New Zealand. You’ve got the Hobbit holes as your backdrop, everyone’s decked out in ...

A destination wedding is one thing, but when the lead actor shows up and crashes the event, it becomes a precious moment. A wedding was recently being held at Hobbiton, the set in New Zealand that was ...

The quest for the ring continues. Elijah Wood recently returned to the New Zealand set of The Lord of the Rings' Shire to surprise a happy couple at the altar. In a video shared Monday to the official ...

Years ago, David Toomey picked up H. G. Wells' The Time Machine and couldn't put it down. He was most interested in the drawing-room discussion between the time traveller and his friends in which time ...

In a world of culinary pretension and Instagram-optimized dining experiences, Hopocan Gardens reminds us that true greatness often hides in plain sight – in this case, inside an unassuming building in ...