Photography by Yuri Krasov Traveling to Chicago in winter, however silly it sounds from a Californian point of view, has its perks. It’s a real snow wonderland out there, not glittered cotton puffs in a surfboard store window. The most …
Hot Lava Java On Hawaii¹s Big Island by Dawna L. Robertson
Travelers in the know have long gravitated to the Big Island¹s Kona Coast for its superb weather and unique diversions distinguishing it from other Hawaii destinations. Adventure lovers find a bevy of sun splashed pursuits, from championship sport fishing and …
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Whooping It Up With the Cranes in Rockport, Texas by Mary Walker Clark
We were up before daylight headed for the boat excursion. Most passengers arrived with coffee in hand. The real birders also had their extensive equipment – Swarovski binoculars harnessed to their backs, cameras with large extended zoom lenses, tripods, bird …
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Luxury in Riviera Maya by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Mexico’s Yucatan Penninsula is, without a doubt, one of the finest holiday spots you could choose…for exquisite scenery, vast archeological sites, perfect year-round climate, numerous adventure activities, restful and luxurious accommodations, relaxation, excellent cuisine, fresh seafood, and some of the …
Our Trip to St. Louis, Mo by Sarah Brewster
I am going to tell you about Troup 5483’s end of the year trip to St. Louis. We started at Bellevue public Library at 6:00 in the morning and left around 6:15-6:20 for St Louis, Mo. When we got there …
Seattle’s Alki Beach
It rains so often in Seattle that some residents like to say that they don’t tan in the summer, they rust. But when the sun inevitably does come out, many locals, as well as the visiting camera-clicking curious, flock to …
A Day in San Gimigiano by Andrea Granahan
I was staying in a castle in Tuscany. The week’s lodging also included a tiny Fiat so I could explore all the backroads and ancient villages of Tuscany and Umbria. Pietro, the faithful security guard at the castle, saw me …
Tales of the Cocktail by Ron Kapon
I learned that New Orleans was the birthplace of the cocktail. Antoine Amedee Peychaud, a French planter and pharmacist, was forced to flee the Caribbean island of Santo Domingo during the Black Rebellion of 1793. He relocated to New Orleans …
Gunkholing with CruiseWest by Howard Hian
Gunkhole is a nautical term loosely defined as “to wander, discovering whatever is around the next bend or just over the horizon.” My wife and I enjoyed a splendid week of gunkholing aboard CruiseWest’s Spirit of Endeavor on their Pacific …
Spinalonga-Venetian Fortress and Former Leper Colony Island Now a Tourist Attraction by Nancy S. Tardy
Spinalonga, a small island off the northeast coast of Crete near the resort area of Elounda, has evolved over thousands of years from a hiding place for Christians fleeing Roman soldiers, followed by Cretans fleeing invading Turks, to a massive …
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