Tracey Teo

3 weeks ago | kentuckymonthly.com | Tracey Teo

Shawnee warriors led by Chief Blackfish have lurked outside Logan’s Fort for weeks, forcing its inhabitants to live under a cloud of fear and anxiety. Venturing outside the Kentucky frontier fort is risky, but food is scarce, so on May 30, 1777, three brave women put on their bonnets and leave to milk cows under the protection of William Hudson, Burr Harrison, John Kennedy and James Craig—all armed with flintlock muskets.  The party immediately is ambushed.

4 weeks ago | chicagotribune.com | Tracey Teo

In the fashion archives at New York Vintage, a swanky vintage couture shop in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, I tried on a pair of 1980s bird cage earrings worn by Madonna in a provocative shoot for Vanity Fair Italia in 2023. These dangling works of art are too heavy to be practical, but what a glamorous look. Of course, nothing here is meant to be practical. Much of the extensive collection is over the top.

Jan 14, 2025 | ajc.com | Tracey Teo

The historic St. Simons Lighthouse, a maritime sentinel of the Georgia coastline since 1872, looms over St. Simons Sound, long guiding ships to shore whenever the surrounding water’s mercurial temperament shifted from tranquil to ominous. As I trekked breathlessly up 129 steps that spiral to the top, I was thankful that, unlike the lighthouse keepers that resided here until the 1950s when the light was automated, I didn’t have to make the climb every day.

Nov 18, 2024 | hoosier.aaa.com | Tracey Teo

I love eating salsa as much as I love dancing the salsa, so when choosing shore excursions for my Mexican Riviera cruise on the Discovery Princess, Salsa and Salsa was at the top of my list.  This seven-day cruise that sails round trip from Los Angeles with stops in Mazatlán, Puerto Vallarta and Cabo San Lucas was my antidote to the winter blues. And in the seaside resort town of Mazatlán, a cooking and dance class combo gets spicy in the kitchen and on the dance floor.

Oct 3, 2024 | kentuckymonthly.com | Tracey Teo

If there’s something strange in your neighborhood, who ya gonna call? Forget Ghostbusters. Call David Dominé if your ghost is in Old Louisville, one of the country’s largest historic preservation districts that some say is the most haunted. Dominé, an award-winning Louisville author and historian, has written several books about supernatural encounters in his former stomping ground, where flickering gas lamps cast an eerie glow on Victorian mansions.