Exploring Tokyo: A City of Contrasts and Surprises
Experience Tokyo’s blend of tradition and innovation: from Senso-ji Temple to Mario Kart tours and Mount Fuji escapes!
Travel Advice: reduce stress with a checklist
Travel is supposed to relax and reenergize us but for many it actually increases stress, according to recent polls by Travel Pulse and The Points Guy. Leading causes of travel-related stress are last minute packing and sleepless nights from a … Continued
Quito and the Amazon
Discover vibrant Quito and natural beauty of the Amazon rainforest, enjoy the equatorial city’s food and nightlife and soak in hot springs
Galápagos Part 3 – Isabela
Complete your multi-island Galápagos adventure on Isabela Island for luxurious hotels and a chance to see penguins and visit an active volcano
Galápagos Part 2 – Santa Cruz
Visit the Galápagos in mid December through late January. Animals are breeding, enabling playtime with baby sea lions!
Galápagos Part 1 – San Cristóbal
Securing permits, transport, and hotels to the Galapagos Islands can be a challenge even for highly seasoned globetrotters like myself.
Into Africa
My relief at having found the meeting point suggested by the the Lion Sands Lodge faded as I turned towards the car: greeting us were two lions.
Scotland: The Pineapple
A weekend escape from London leads to Edinburgh, a giant giant pineapple, fresh Scottish snow, and a new Jaguar stuck in the mud.
Barcelona: Picasso, Gaudí and a Missed Flight
A 2001 weekend in Barcelona becomes an immersion in Picasso, Gaudí, Modernisme and a city on the Mediterranean reinventing itself
Northern Ireland: The Giant’s Causeway
A weekend road trip through Northern Ireland takes in Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, historic castles, coastal roads, and an unexpected wedding