Victor’s Newsletter

People are happy in Happy Valley, Pennsylvania

During the Great Depression era of the 1930s, people in a compact region of Pennsylvania managed to avoid the worst of the hard times.

Nov 18 • Victor Block

September 2025

Sailing Along the French Country Waterways

In the 17th century, King Henry IV of France decreed that a giant ditch be dug across the country connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

Sep 7 • Victor Block

May 2025

March 2025

Baltimore, Maryland: A Something for Everyone Kind of Place

If any city gives meaning to the word “eclectic,” it’s Baltimore, Maryland.

Mar 12 • Victor Block

Mother Nature takes top billing in Naples, Florida

One morning, I take a sightseeing drive through a neighborhood of palatial mansions with three- and four-car garages that house Cadillac, Mercedes and…

Mar 6 • Victor Block

January 2025

Sun, Surf, Sand and Much More in the British Virgin Islands

Two decades ago, my wife Fyllis and I visited the British Virgin Islands.

Jan 7 • Victor Block

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October 2024

Cooperstown, New York: Go for the Baseball, Stay for Everything Else

I recently enjoyed gently rocking in a chair on a wide veranda overlooking a magnificent lake vista in New York State.

Oct 30, 2024 • Victor Block

September 2024

American History Comes Alive in Talbot County, Maryland

As I steered the family car into the tiny town of Oxford, Maryland (population about 600), I immediately began to relax. My breathing slowed, my body…

Sep 2, 2024 • Victor Block

June 2024

Greenville, South Carolina: Whether small city or big town, it’s well worth a visit

When I first heard mention of Greenville, South Carolina, I had to look at a map to learn exactly where it is.

Jun 1, 2024 • Victor Block

May 2024

Southeast Sojourn: Cruising and checking out charming towns

While taking a recent journey through several southeastern states, I knocked on an unmarked wood door, uttered a secret password, and my wife Fyllis and…

May 7, 2024 • Victor Block

March 2024

Cruise Ships: What’s New in 2024

Every member of the Meyers family was busy enjoying their three-generational vacation getaway.

Mar 4, 2024 • Victor Block

October 2023

Castles, Countryside and History Greet Visitors to Scotland

The first thing that impressed my wife Fyllis and me about the areas of Scotland we were visiting was its natural beauty.

Oct 22, 2023 • Victor Block