Tracey Teo

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.

Oct 1, 2024 | ajc.com | Tracey Teo

Feeling pretty satisfied with myself, I baited my hook aboard the American Spirit, a large fishing charter based in Destin, Florida. I had stopped asking my husband to put the malodorous, icky bits of chum on the hook and was doing it myself like the experienced deep-sea angler I wanted to become. I cast my line, and within minutes, a tug that nearly bent my rod in half had me scrambling to reel in my trophy. It was gonna be a big one!What? Nothing.

Sep 25, 2024 | chicagotribune.com | Tracey Teo

When I told friends I was going to sail on a Dream Yacht Charter around St. Martin and St. Bart’s for six days with a small group of passengers I had yet to meet, they made lots of references to “Below Deck,” the Bravo reality TV show about yachts and yachties. I wasn’t familiar with the show, so I tuned in.