Celebrate at the Beach. L’Auberge Del Mar, in Southern California, far surpasses a trip to the South of France. It’s a romantic getaway weekend without jet lag or airport security lines. This French inspired inn redefines the charm … 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 →
The Richest Port In The Ancient Roman Empire. Hadrian’s Temple. Ephesus is as famous today as it was in the Greco-Roman world; the southwestern Asia Minor temples are engraved on the reverse of Turkey’s older 20 lira … Continue reading →
Ancient Roman Pools and Baths. A temple in the mountains. There are more Roman ruins in ancient Anatolia than in any other country, with the most magnificent temples at Hierapalis in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey (Anatolia). … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com According to the ancient Greek historian Herodotus, “The Egyptians do not all worship the same gods, excepting Isis and Osiris.” (Opening photo — The Pharaohs’ Bed Temple.) Osiris was the god … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com The ancient Pharaohs were preoccupied with death while in life; in 1937 fictional British crime writer Agatha Christie penned the famous tome, Death on the Nile at the Old Cataract Hotel in Aswan. … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com Ramses II ruled Upper and Lower Egypt. Abu Simbel is Pharaoh Ramses II’s enduring autograph in stone. Abu Simbel Is a bookmark to power and history, full of life, full … Continue reading →
Get On A Great Safari at www.GreatSafaris.com Ramses II ruled Egypt for 67 years. The distance from the port of Alexandria to the Ramses II temples at Abu Simbel in the Nubian Desert is calculated at 964 … Continue reading →
The Hotel is named after the ancient Sukhothai Kingdom. The Sukhothai fleet of 18 Mercedes limos roll day and night. A five-star hotel aiming to attract today’s savvy business traveler has this mantra: service, service, better service. For the … Continue reading →
Blue Lagoon Cruises – Fiji Princess. I’ve been on cruises before with the big cruise companies like Norwegian, Carnival, or Princess., huge floating cities with thousands of (predominantly geriatric) guests aboard. Owned and operated locally, Blue Lagoon Cruises … Continue reading →
Hotel Zoso Is now The Hard Rock Hotel. Ahhh . . . Palm Springs . . . you are an exceptional romantic getaway rendezvous. My how you have changed since the first band of Native American Indians settled … Continue reading →
The Atlantic Coast Hollywood. Stress free transportation. Hollywood has produced many unique, campy, and fun beach movies during the past century of celluloid, but no beach movie matches Hollywood Beach – not the tinsel town Hollywood, but … Continue reading →
Drink a Maluti in Africa’s Highest Pub. I am off on major adventures to the “Mountain Kingdom” of Lesotho. My African Travel Inc. Zulu driver, Siboni and I roll out of Durban in a comfortable van for the … Continue reading →
The Sheraton Senggigi Beach Resort. The quaint Lombok air terminal. After a few days in Nusa Dua, Bali, my traveling companion Ben and I were off to Bali’s sister island, Lombok. Our Lombok adventure began with the cab driving cousin of … 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 →
Arenal Volcano looms over the jungle. Picture this. It’s after Labor Day. You’re staring at a computer screen, reading emails, despairing of world peace when suddenly a message pops up in the aptly named pane – the Action … Continue reading →
Click Photo Above For Your Summer Luxury Barge Cruise Adventure. Reflected sunlight from the water outside dances on the chestnut ceiling of my cabin the first morning I awaken aboard the luxury barge La Belle Époque. I get up to … 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 →
Venezia – Venice, capital of the Veneto region. Venice is known as ‘The City of Bridges” with over 100 of them crossing the famous canals. The main transport is by boat or by foot because cars are banned … Continue reading →
Maui — Outrigger Kapalua Villas, A Slice of Hawaiian Heaven. “I feel like I get five years of my life back every time I go to Maui”, my friend Darin said when I mentioned to him that a Maui vacation … Continue reading →
