Island of Fire. Orchid Isle. The Big Island. Dynamic Hawaii, the southernmost tropical Hawaiian island, offers adventures for all ages and interests. Adventures can come from the sea with sailing, fishing, diving and whale-watching excursions. They can come from hiking, …
Tips for Traveling with a Lover by Lisa Kerr
Getting ready for a long awaited vacation with your partner? Spending quality time exploring and traveling together can bring you in closer contact with the world and with each other. It can help to revive the spark that may be …
Two-Day Berlin On Foot by Barry Napier
My wife, Diane, and I have got just two days to explore central Berlin. After leaving our Hotel, the Relexa in Anhalterstrasse, we quickly find the only remaining stretch of the infamous Berlin Wall, alongside the original old cobbled street. …
Journey to Africa’s Gate
We crossed the Mediterranean Sea in a half hour trip from Algeciras, Spain to Ceuta, Spanish territory strategically situated north of Morocco. The border was the first contact with this different world that we were about to explore, so different …
TREASURES OF THE RHINE by Linda Fasteson
One of the most fascinating ways to explore our world is by its rivers, and the most leisurely way is from the comfort of a river ship that becomes a floating hotel. Our choice was Viking River Cruises’ new state-of-the-art …
SOLANG VALLEY AND SOLANG NATH PART 3 by Arvind Viswanathan
We drove to Solang Valley, where the Indian winter games are to be held. With this introduction, I got out of the car, only to be mobbed by people offering me a horse-ride to a place they called “Naya Amarnath”. …
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Sihanoukville: SCUBA Diving is Saving Cambodia’s Reefs
The fishermen turn away from the blast. After the hand-grenade has exploded, they can simply pick the dead fish off of the top of the water. Hand-grenade fishing is much easier than fishing with nets. But, it is one of …
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Quebec, Why Cross the Ocean to France? by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Traveling in our RV, we crossed the border from Vermont into Canada at Stanstead, Quebec, and immediately felt like we had landed in France. Everything in Quebec is proudly and staunchly French, from the language to the delicious pastries and …
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Passport to Seychelles: A Silversea Adventure by Larry and Gail Taylor
Travelers nowadays have to expect the unexpected. Our cruise from the Suez to Indian Ocean proves travelers today need flexibility. Recently, during fall’s hurricane season, passengers scheduled to sail on a cruise to Bermuda had their itinerary changed and headed …
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Arts and the Beaches of Sarasota by Robert Painter
It caught my attention immediately as I drove along the bayfront. This much larger than life statue greeted me on my most recent visit to the lovely Gulf Coast city of Sarasota, Florida. I thought it was a wonderful attraction …
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