FX Excursions

FX Excursions offers the chance for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in destinations around the world.

Debra Bokur

Debra Bokur has written for Global Traveler since 2007, and served as the travel editor and managing editor at multiple national publications. Bokur is the author of several novels, including the Hawai’i-based Dark Paradise Mysteries series (Kensington Books). She’s received multiple Lowell Thomas Awards for Travel Journalism, and her work has been widely published in literary journals, newspapers and magazines. Dividing her time between the Colorado mountains and coastal Maine feeds her love of nature and adventure, and a fierce need to explore ideas and places. She writes about these and other topics on Substack at Detours From Wonderland


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Destinations / Europe
Mar 6, 2025

Volcanoes, Pyramids and Lush Gardens Meld Adventure with Serenity on Tenerife

As I round a corner along the sandy oceanside path, clumps of candelabra cactus and wild lavender give way, unexpectedly revealing a doorway just visible in a half-submerged rock formation. There’s a moment of disconnect: The doorway belongs to a sloping stone house built into a cluster of natural rock and bears a painted door. I consider the possibility this is some sort of Alice moment, and I’ve stumbled upon the entrance to an imaginary underground world.

Madrid: The Charm of an Authentic City

They say Madrid is in vogue for many reasons: its lifestyle, its heritage, its cuisine and all of its new attractions. And it’s true, because Madrid is on the radar of travelers looking for a cutting-edge destination that still holds onto its essence. Join us as we explore its charms.

Daily
Mar 4, 2025

What to Expect from This Year’s Philadelphia Flower Show

Spring is just around the corner (thank goodness!), and there’s no better way to celebrate than to surround yourself with blooms at the world’s oldest — and largest — horticultural event: the annual Philadelphia Flower Show. Presented by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, and dating to 1829, this year’s event is currently underway at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Center City, wrapping up March 9.