Ducking through the door, we enter a small round thatched roof house with a dirt floor. It is smoky and dark; the only light is coming from the doorway, and the cook fire in the center of the room. A little woman bundled in layers and a sock hat greets us with a ready smile […]
An Extraordinary Photo and Cultural Tour of Odisha and Chattigarh We found ourselves in eastern India a month ago and I’m not sure why. Over the years we have traveled to some very remote locations and this sounded interesting. The roads in eastern India are fairly good and what you will encounter on them can […]
Fascinated by ancient Greece? Eager to explore the mountains and gorges of the Peloponnese? If you want to see the Greece beyond the postcards so many have already seen, you can have no better way to do so than by traveling with Leftheris Papageorgiou, founder of Hellenic Adventures. He looks forward to welcoming you to […]
There will be one Grand Prize to be won, consisting of: –7-night cruise on the Rideau Canal, World Heritage Site starting September 29, 2018 for a family of 4 or 2 couples aboard a 2-cabin cruiser sponsored by Le Boat; This is boat only; it does not include any extras, CDW, Fuel, provisioning; transfers, mooring […]
Lunch can be another high point of your ski day. With day lift ticket prices pushing $200, ski and snowboard areas have upped the quality of their high-country cuisine for food lovers. Forget burgers and hot dogs for lunch… Resorts now serve on-piste repasts such as Kobe-beef chili and grilled venison in elegant, sit-down settings. […]
Eighteen years had passed since I first rode my R100GS to the Bay of Pigs during a three-month-long, 7,000-mile exploration of Cuba as a professional journalist. Eighteen years spent dreaming of leading the first U.S. group motorcycle tours of the island. Finally… I was so stoked, I couldn’t suppress my glee any longer. “Yeeeeeeaaah!” I […]
When Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette entered the gates of Fontainebleau Palace during the 18th century, local villagers looked on with awe. But “astonishment” better described the reactions of tourists when our group of nine bicyclists rode through the main entrance of the grand castle last summer. The historic royal residence was just one of […]
Journeys for the Curious Traveler What’s on your list now of need to visit places and must do activities you’ve only just dreamed about in the past and now are ready to make a reality? Think about what made your favorite trips so special. Our travel world is colorful, vibrant and full of surprises! Let’s […]
Two slab-sided peaks jut above the tropical sea’s horizon. The silhouettes, blurred by the tradewind haze, push into billowy clouds tinged with a pale green from the emerald slopes. No wonder sailors describe their approach toward shrine-like Bora Bora as a pilgrimage. Bora Bora is just one of nearly 120 isles that make up French […]
If you go to Tuscany, you think of hill towns, medieval villages, Florence, Siena, maybe Lucca. All great places to visit. But what is not far away from this part of Italy is the town of Pisa. And you all know what is in Pisa right? THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA, of course. If you […]