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• River Cruise Vs. Mini Cruise: The Pros & Cons Explored

  

  Taking a cruise can be a memorable and exhilarating experience. Deciding whether to take a river cruise or a mini cruise is a matter of personal preference. Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• My Personal Experience of Record Breaking Extreme Heat in Death Valley

  

  Similar to the International notice for the Mavericks Surf Competition in Central California, I sent out our annual 48 hour window of notice to friends and... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Exploring Local Agritourism in Southern Sweden

  

  The region of Skåne is Sweden’s “breadbasket”, a landscape filled with agriculture, both rolling hills and flatlands and is surrounded by the Baltic Sea on thre... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• An Afternoon with Åsa Orrmell at Wallåkra Stoneware Factory

  

  Owner, Åsa OrrmellThis was originally a site where pottery was made with local clay taken from the surrounding land. The original buildings date to 1864. Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• An Interview with Bruce Northam

  

  John M. Edwards Liquors Up and Loosens the Tongue of Adventure Journalist Bruce Northam, the Guru of Globetrotter DogmaAward-winning travel journalist Bruce... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Saul Bolanos: A Modern Day Alchemist

  

  John M. Edwards finds out that Costa Rican Artist Saul Bolaños’s Medium Is HotCosta Rica, a coffee democracy in a sea of banana republics, is known more fo... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Hiking the Grand Canyon

  

  Recently I learned something intere sting from my friend’s uncle. You can hike the Grand Canyon! I’m not talking about just going out to canyon and hiking... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• In Search of Indigenous Original Aboriginal Tasmanian Natives

  

  John M. Edwards takes a tour of the 26th largest island in the world, but not to find fabled Tasmanian tigers or Tasmanian devils, but to try to track down the... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Independence Days: The Firths of Fourth and Fourteenth

  

  John M. Edwards switches two similar independence holidays around, “when” left intentionally vague, while storming the Bastille crowd on the 4th of July and... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Let Les Bons Temps Roules in Red New Orleans

  

  John M. Edwards discovers New Orleans unique cuisine to be out of this world, not just Creole and Cajun clichés (“Gumbo” and “Jambalaya”), but also, well,... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Lara Beach – Turtle Sanctuary

  

  The town of Paphos, located on the south coast of Cyprus, has many attractions. It is a recognised UNESCO site for its many historical and archaeological... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Bees and Lavender in Carmel

  

  Dressed in the bee suitEver want to don a full bodysuit to invade a colony of 60,000 Italian honeybees and extract honey from their hive?Spending a day on bee... Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Indonesia: Hello Mister!

  

  Students eager to practice their English.To my right a woman in pink track shorts excuses herself to reach across and grab the peanut butter. Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Sometimes You’re Not Lost. And THAT’S the Greatest Lesson of Them All

  

  “Can you do me a solid, Madame Laveau?” I whispered, so close I could have sworn I felt her lean in. There was no response. Not yet anyway.The months before... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Why Are You Traveling?

  

  “Why did you leave?” or “Why are you traveling?” These were the two most asked questions I was asked when I was traveling abroad. For me to answer, “Why not.” o... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Jamaica’s Coolest Joint

  

  JAMAICA – Last Christmas I realized I needed a little sun. I regretted missing two invitations to go to Jamaica — here was my chance! I enlisted one of my best... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Pencils In The Land Of Flowers

  

  After hopping off our motorbikes we made our way down the dirt road leading up to the ocean. With the mid-afternoon sun blazing, the smell of yesterday’s... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Conned By An Entire Community?

  

  We’d been in Nepal’s bustling capital city less than 24 hours. In what has become routine upon arriving in a new city, I was up around sunrise eager to wander... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Gastronomical Wonder at My Fingertips

  

  “Chicas! ¡venido a la cena!!!” Quima’s voice travelled through the corridor and my eyes sprung open! Thank goodness – dinner was served. I looked at my... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Food as an Affirmation of Identity

  

  Well, its that time of the year again. Summer holidays are over and I’m all set to leave for another semester of College in the States. No Bombay for the next... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION