“Well, I’m planning on flying up to Portland, Maine next week,” I told my friend. Dead silence. Clear disapproval. I understood that. It’s early July still in the midst of our much misunderstood pandemic and I was doing something crazy. Getting on an airplane.

But how else was I going to get to the summer cabin in the small town…

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If you’re planning on choosing a holiday with a whole new sense of adventure, there seems to be a huge number of places still available to surprise - even shock and…

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In the heart of Rajasthan state's Thar Desert, the historic city of Jaisalmer (pop. 78,000) is known as India's "Golden City"…

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Admittedly, I'd never heard of Lo-Wei, a unique exercise class that combines yoga, strength training and flexibility that stretched my body in ways my mind never thought possible. But it is only one of almost three dozen fitness classes, all part of the dawn-to-dusk workout, weight…

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Last month I posted on this blog about…

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by Inka Piegsa-Quischotte



 

Across the world, throughout the spring of 2020 we've all been living through a global…

You’re enjoying an adventure for the senses as you journey through the soaring Alps Mountains in Switzerland.  You immediately understand why the magnificent view that surrounds you in Colorado inspired the words of “America the Beautiful.”   You channel Harry Potter during a ride over the towering viaduct that the Hogwarts Express…

Daniel Schwen

Back before, during, and after the American Revolution (1776-1983) and the years leading up to it, New York City was as now the largest and one…

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Virtually every country distills its own brand (or various brands) of high-proof aguardiente…

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There I was in my white lab coat, examining 40 vials and trying to determine which combinations to mix to get the best outcome. Admittedly, I…

Nabin K. Sabkota

At a height of around 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) up in the…

Since we were about to embark on a Canadian rail journey, a visit to the Drake Street Roundhouse, in Yaletown, Vancouver, was almost inevitable. Yaletown used to be a huge railway complex, and was where the trains to Vancouver used to terminate. But all that remains nowadays is the Roundhouse. This is a really ingenious arrangement, consisting…

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In these trying times, we can all use a laugh. And when it comes to travel, the general public can usually be relied upon for prime material.…

The capital of Austria boasts an extraordinarily rich history and plenty of attractions, thanks mostly to its legacy as the centre of the…

We first glimpsed the atolls from five miles high: Turquoise patches stitched onto a green sheet, and the even darker green of the rain forest and mangrove swamps.

Cairns is a thriving city with a population of about 145 000, spread out without congestion across a strip of plain between dense tropical forest and the Pacific Coast of…

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by Lee Howard





The foothills of the world’s highest coastal mountain range, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, meet the Caribbean at Tayrona…

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Home to 10,000 eateries from…

Fujisan Mishima Tokyu Hotel restaurant

The Mount Fuji Mishima Tokyu Hotel is about to open at the south exit of Mishima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen - Hikari and Kodama lines. About 45 minutes south of Tokyo and just under  than two hours north of…

If it’s your first time hiking and, not knowing what to expect, you find yourself packing everything you can think of, and that's understandable - preparation is in fact key, and as a beginner you’ll have lots to prepare for before reaching the peak. On the other hand, overpacking can weigh you down and even become a liability,…