If you are like me, dear Prime readers, then you know that sometimes doing the right thing for animals can increase your expenses a bit because many companies still market vegan items as a "niche" products. There's no reason why living compassionately can't be affordable, and that's why I want to share a few cost-cutting tips that I've learned …

When I took my first road trip in 1989, Miami Beach, Florida, had not yet been anointed a global hotspot and Lincoln Road was years from its current fame as a glitzy pedestrian mall anchoring the north side of South Beach.

But here you could find inspired cooking at little places such as the …

Bicycling north of Miami's beaches, I found a bit of paradise in an unlikely place. With a row of modern white skyscrapers girding its shoreline, Sunny Isles Beach offers an array of amusements, along with a welcoming attitude toward vegans and vacationers who travel with companion animals.

The compact barrier island just north of Miami …

Cheapside Park, the public square of Lexington, Kentucky, is certainly a good place to sense the collective character of the city's residents, and it also makes visitors feel immensely welcome.

The park is jam-packed for the Saturday farmers' markets, Thursday Night Live concerts, and occasional events such as the Bluegrass Pride decorated rain-barrel …

Remember those halcyon school days when you had the time to sketch, paint, model clay, and work with tools—to explore and express your creativity? If you're like me, animals were frequent subjects of such forays. Sometimes I'd sketch our cat or a cousin's dog. More often, my muse would be an animal I glimpsed in the woods or simply imagined—the talking …