Barbara A. Noe
Travels on the Run: San Francisco Bay
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on September 13, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your sneaks and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: Aix-en-Provence
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on August 23, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your sneaks and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: Bayside Naples
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on August 2, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your sneaks and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: Hyde Park, London
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on July 26, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your sneaks and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: Lower Manhattan
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on May 4, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your sneaks and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: In Peter the Great’s Footsteps
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on April 19, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your shoes and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: Heart of Prague
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on April 5, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your shoes and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Travels on the Run: Jerusalem’s Walls
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on March 29, 2012 
For National Geographic Books Senior Editor Barbara A. Noe, going on a run is the best way to get oriented in a new city, and a great way to take in the sights. So lace up your shoes and read on to get Barbara’s tips on where to run in some of the world’s greatest places — and what to see along the way.
Photo: Ekaterina Negoda/My Shot
Cruising to St. Petersburg
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on January 31, 2012 
I could have taken an airplane from Stockholm to St. Petersburg, but instead I find myself in the middle of the Baltic Sea. The ship lurches sometime after midnight and, abruptly wide awake, I rush to my cabin window and pull back the curtain. Outside, the sky is licorice black, and the Big Dipper hangs…
St. Petersburg: Then and Now
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on December 14, 2011 
Uniform granite sidewalks along Nevsky Prospekt. Piles of freshly baked bread, meat and cheese, and oranges, tomatoes, and cucumbers in neighborhood markets. Posh boutiques. A trendy W Hotel!! These are not my memories of St. Petersburg, though that is what I’m seeing on this trip in 2011. When I last visited, in 1985, the communists…
The Brighter Side of Naples
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on October 17, 2011 
Face it—Naples is likely not the first destination to come to mind when planning a trip to Italy. I take that back—you may decide to go to Naples, but only as a jumping-off point for Capri or the Amalfi Coast. I mean, grit, grime, and crime are not the best calling cards for tourism. So…
Ghosts of Gettysburg
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on October 12, 2011 
By Barbara A. Noe I sit on the patio of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania’s Baladerry Inn overlooking a gazebo surrounded by a sweep of trees. Cicadas shrill, a warbler sings, and a friendly house cat brushes against my legs. I am happy and content, though my eyes keep darting to that gazebo. The inn’s proprietor, Judy Caudill,…
Walking Above Jerusalem
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on October 6, 2011 
By Barbara A. Noe On a recent trip to Jerusalem, when I learn I can climb onto the high stone ramparts surrounding the Old City and spy into the different neighborhoods from above, I head straight to the entrance at Jaffa Gate. These ancient stone ramparts showcase a microcosm of conflicted religious life in the…
Snorkeling for Roman Ruins
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on August 2, 2011 
By Barbara A. Noe In Italy, Roman ruins sprinkle the landscape like Parmesan cheese on pasta. In a twist of the typical, terrestrial way to see them, I recently donned a snorkel mask and fins on the Bay of Naples. Heading out in a Zodiac some 400 yards off the coast of Pozzuoli, six miles north of…
Carmel-by-the-Sea for Kids
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on May 31, 2011 
By Barbara Noe The idyllic seaside village of Carmel, California, with its rose-draped cottages, sophisticated eateries, and posh art galleries and boutiques, has long been a romantic retreat beloved by couples around the world. But what do you do if you have your family in tow? I recently visited this cute little town about two…
Out of Office: A Christmas Card from Bethlehem
Posted by Barbara A. Noe on December 21, 2010 National Geographic senior books editor Barbara A. Noe is just back from a visit to Bethlehem. The crowd crushes around me. It’s stifling hot. A woman says she’s going to faint. Everyone tries to be in good humor, but the Russians are behind, pushing en masse. I’ve been waiting in line for an hour or…
