Since the theme for this wintry month’s issue is warm places, we thought we’d seek out a national park that’s not only located in a sunny clime but makes its own heat.
Inevitably we settled on Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. With its virtually continuous volcanic activity, this 500-square-mile park offers its 1 million annual visitors an almost bird&r...
Tenuously connected to the rest of the United States by a narrow ribbon of asphalt with only some scrub and sea grape separating you from the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the Gulf of Mexico on the other, Key West is the end of the road – US 1 Mile Marker 0 and the last piece of land until Cuba. Getting there puts you on 43 bridges, including a seven-mile bridge that...
Bahia is the largest of the northeastern states of Brazil. Its capital, Salvador, situated in the magnificent Bahia de Todos os Santos Bay (All Saints Bay), is the soul of Brazil. The city dates back to 1549 when the first Portuguese governor general landed here to establish the first city in Brazil. It would remain the colony’s seat of political, economical and...
Travel in the Maldive Islands is almost primarily nature-oriented. The Maldives’ abundant sun, sand and sea, its thousand “Robinson Crusoe’ islands,” its massive lagoons with different depths and infinite shades of blue and turquoise.
The islands are like a string of pearls scattered over the deep blue Indian Ocean. Your first...
Reflection is good for the soul or so it is said. So as I lay with my wife in a hammock on the verandah of our banda, watching a family of vervet monkeys playing on the white sand, I reflected on our visit to Saadani National Park.
Saadani is the latest national park to be added to Tanzania’s already impressive portfolio and has the unique...
The ancient Caribbean seaport of Santo Domingo is a city of firsts, the first permanent capital of the new territories discovered by Christopher Columbus, the first to have Spanish coinage, a university, a cathedral, a fort, a monastery, a hospital and a palace. It was also here that Madrid's rulers in 1512 set up the Spanish colonies’ first royal appellate...
The shrill noise emanating from my travel alarm clock pierced the darkness and as I fumbled to silence it, my saggy mattress unceremoniously propelled me onto the hard floor. Minutes later, my husband and I, flashlights in hand, gingerly crept down the staircase from our rooftop abode in our Maltese bed and breakfast. Just as we unbolted the heavy front door, a loud horn...
If the whirlwind of slot machines, gaming tables and shows grinds you down during a trip to Las Vegas or Laughlin, Nevada, you might want to take an easy day’s drive over into Arizona for a change of pace. Within a few hours, you can visit two quaint old towns – Chloride and Oatman – from the mining days, and you can drive a spectacular stretch of Historic...
In the wake of the great tsunami of December 26, 2004, it is only human nature that many travelers who have ever considered visiting one of the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean are now having grave second thoughts.The near ubiquity of the video camera and the swiftness of satellite telecommunications allowed us all to see in heartbreaking detail the devastating effects of the Indonesian...
Ready for a cultural adventure beyond your wildest expectations? Hawaii has it.
The 2005 Hawaii Arts Season mega-list of cultural events begs the questions: On an Island visit, have you ever chanted up the sun? Played a nose flute? Woven a fan from lauhala leaves? Attended a symphony concert featuring giant Taiko drums? Or heard storytellers reveal the tale of the volcano...
Exactly a month has passed since that dreadful day when the seas rose up and devoured over 200,000 people. I am writing this to paint an accurate picture of what’s been happening since then and how we as Sri Lankans are rebuilding our country.
The tsunami waves affected most hotels on the eastern, western and southern coasts. A few of the lucky ones were completely untouched and...
Family owned and operated and determined to treat the traveler like family, Adventure Lanka Tours fashions one-of-a-kind custom trips for travelers to Sri Lanka. Catering to small groups and individuals, their suggested itineraries are just the departure point for creating a unique memorable experience in this ancient and spectacular land.
In the wake of the great tsunami of December 26, 2004, it is only human nature that many travelers who have ever considered visiting one of the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean are now having grave second thoughts.
The near ubiquity of the video camera and the swiftness of satellite telecommunications allowed us all to see in heartbreaking detail the devastating effects of the...
With winter’s wet, muddy and frozen claws gripping the U.S., it is time for
travelers to look south for warm places to escape the season’s harsh realities.
Of course, while places close to home, like Mexico and the Caribbean, or in the
Western Hemisphere, like Latin America, come easily to...
This delightfully inexpensive museum boasts America’s largest collection of Tiffany glassware
One of the pleasant side effects of the PBS program “Antiques Roadshow” is that it has done so much to acquaint the public with what in a discerning eye makes for a good antique. Thanks to the show, people who previously might have been tempted to clean...
