Kayaking Sylvan Lake in the Black Hills, near Custer, South Dakota. In 1874 Custer led a troop column in the area in search of . . . GOLD. The 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty with the Sioux was broken, resulting in … Continue reading →
Hiking in coneflowers in the Rockies. Increase your odds of catching the fish you want by biking to those hard to find places where less people go. After eight years my $40 community co-op … Continue reading →
Volume One, Number One of National Geographic Magazine was published on September 22, 1888 with the first copies given to society members. That first edition was only 98 pages of text. Photos didn’t appear in the pages until … Continue reading →
New Years in Cala Ratjada, Mallorca, Spain Hiking the nature preserve. I sat in the palm gardens before the Palma, Mallorca, Spain medieval cathedral ‘La Seu’ and looked at a Marco Polo guidebook map of the Ballearic … Continue reading →
Travel Light With These Cool Products. The luggage size for carry-ons will not change for airline passengers just because the 787 Dreamliner has enlarged overhead luggage bin capacity. Road Warriors flying the new 737 jets will also see … Continue reading →
CLOTHING ARTS — Pick Pocket Proof Apparel. Nothing ruins a vacation faster than a stolen wallet or passport. With all my world travels the only time I lost my wallet to a pick-pocket was on the Orange train line … Continue reading →
Tenkara Rod Company. I am a Wyoming “Road Scholar”. I have driven every major and minor highway, cracked two laners, and purple sage brush lined dirt roads that lead to no where. I have fished almost every pot hole, … Continue reading →
Kayak Trout Fishing The Black Hills. Bobber With A Brain. I fly fish my favorite mountain stream with a small bobber because fly lines snag and tangle in the overhanging red willows. I throw the bobber in … Continue reading →
Autumn in the Pahasapa. I had a great adventure on the wild Orange River between the border of Namibia and South Africa and it was so much fun I bought a Dagger kayak upon my return. The Orange … Continue reading →
The f Scoping out a trout stream and a good camping spot. irst day of summer approaches when the cottonwood tree fluff flies; it is nature’s trigger before the grasshoppers hatch in the first of three … Continue reading →
Go Green With an eBike. The Wireless Shadow Bike. Bicycles were invented during the Victorian age and the first chain-driven models that appeared about 1885 had changed little since then, until now. Although improved bike performance is … Continue reading →
Trout Fishing The Drakensberg Mountains. The Drakensburgs Moutains are laced with clear running trout streams. The native Zulus call the massive mountain range uKhahlamba, or the “Barrier of Spears”. When seen from the Cathedral Peak Hotel in KwaZululand … Continue reading →
Go Green This Year. Our “Blue Planet” is not so “Green”. Only two countries appear green from outer space — Ireland and New Zealand. But you can make your friends green with envy with Green Gear. … Continue reading →
Your Own Private Island Camp. We bounced along the Botswana Pan Handle paralleling the Okavango River to our launch site into the heart of the expansive Delta. All valuables such as passports, money, keys, and wallets were placed … Continue reading →
An Awesome Journey of Adventure. I first met my Drifters Adventures Overland Tours mates on the 24-day Cape Town to Johannesburg excursion at the welcoming dinner at the Quay Restaurant at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape … Continue reading →
Hike and Horseback Ride the Dragon Mountains. We arrived in the Drakensberg Mountains late and under a dark mist. Even though the big excursion truck was a 4×4 it would never make it the last six kilometers of … Continue reading →
Exofficio – Each summer Jetsetters Magazine reviews an outdoor gear company that is excelling in developing new and innovative products. This year we chose ExOfficio because of their expanded line of Dri-release and Fresh Guard outdoors and travel apparel. … Continue reading →
Royal Robbins For Women Cool Max Shirts Jetsetters Magazine reviewed a few sports apparel items last year from Royal Robbins and we were so impressed with the workmanship, fabrics, durability, and designs that we have to plug them … Continue reading →
Ride the Range, But Sleep in Style. I grew up in the “Cowboy State” of Wyoming, and my cousins are all professional rodeo stars, so evey year I attend the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada, just … Continue reading →
Kaieteur Falls Developing countries throughout the world especially those in the Caribbean and the West Indies are paying keener and keener attention to the creation of an eco-tourism and sustainable development base to satisfy a growing niche … Continue reading →
