The Giro d’Italia started Saturday May 10th with a time trial of 28,5 kilometres in and around Palermo. One day later another group of cyclists left Palermo for their own Giro, called “La Bella Italia”. Cyclists from France, Denmark, Switzerland, …
Journey Up a Guatemalan Volcano by Ron Goodden
Does peering into the maw of a live volcano fit your idea of adventure travel? Would contemplation of nature at its rawest fill you with awe — or instead have you searching determinedly for the nearest exit? Volcanic pyrotechnics, connoisseurs …
On a Wing and a Prayer by Jeff Allen
Some things in life are just meant to happen. Paddle Japan was one such thing. From an idle comment over a cup of tea with `Hadas’ came a whole Japanese Odyssey. It all started at a kayak Dealers Meet in …
Russia-Wrassling While a War Rages by Marion D.S. Dreyfus
The moment I arrived from Paris to Russia, war broke out in Georgia and Ossetia, as a few close friends hastened to tell me on my Blackberry the millisecond I set foot in St. Petersburg. It made for interesting travel …
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Palau: Pristine South Pacific Country Beckons by Larry and Gail Taylor
Palau–we had been here before and jumped at the chance to return. We booked on a cruise from Papua New Guinea which ended in Palau. This was a big attraction, and we decided to stay over for three days. Not …
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Traveling Through Bhutan with Thunderbolt and Good Luck by Nancy S. Tardy
After carefully avoiding high mountain walls and nosing the plane down into s-curves paralleling the sinuous river below, the Druk Air pilot gave his passengers an unforgettable landing on the lone runway at the airport in Paro, Bhutan, the only …
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Living History at Mystic Seaport by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Mystic Seaport is a living history museum which replacates an the old whaling village from over 100 years ago. This is a Museum of America and the Sea, not a musty old stuffy museum but a whole village recreated as …
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Winter in Maryland’s Appalachia – or Reality Skiing
Within driving distance of many East Coast and upper Midwest communities lies this under-discovered and relatively secluded resort area – a massive yet cozy vacation community nestled in the natural mountain heritage of the Appalachians. While seemingly out of place …
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A Rich Wood Carving Tradition In Oaxaca Spotlight on Jacob Angeles by Alvin Starkman
One would be hard-pressed to search the Americas and find creators of folk art with more form, symbolism and importance to the development and sustenance of their culture, than those of Zapotec ancestry in Oaxaca (“wa–HAW–ka”), one of the southernmost …
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THE REAL HAWAIIAN ISLAND: MOLOKAI by Nancy S. Tardy
When the high school mascot is named the “Farmer,” you know right away that this is a different sort of place. This is an island where the pace is slow; cars, trucks and people amble rather than race about, and …
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