This 9-day itinerary provides the essential details for a fun-filled celebration trip. Spend two days on Oahu at Waikiki, then seven days on Kauai. Read a celebration traveler’s tale in Hawaii: Cinematic Adventures. Fly across Kauai Channel to appreciate the mountainous landscape. Centuries of growth have formed tropical rain forests, thunderous waterfalls and lush sea cliffs. It […]
Ecotourism: Costa Rica
Costa Rica only takes up .03 percent of the Earth’s surface, but it possesses an astonishing four percent of the world’s biodiversity. Roughly the size of West Virginia with a mountainous spine that includes four major mountain ranges, Costa Rica has a breathtaking variety of ecotourism and adventure travel experiences. It is bordered by Nicaragua […]
Cultural Travel: Taiwan
As you visit the places in this eight-day guide, you discover a nation obsessed with food. The cuisine is as diverse as its population with dishes representing Taiwanese, Hakka, Hunan, Szechuan and Japanese cultures. The climate provides fresh produce, meat and seafood year round. Taiwan’s cultural and culinary offerings translate into rewarding experiences. After a week of […]
Music, dance, theater: Oregon
Oregon is the perfect venue for a relaxing six-day road trip for parents and their adult children. This itinerary starts in Ashland at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, continues to the wine country and ends in Portland. Taste Oregon’s unique terroir in the wines produced in the little-known Umpqua Valley and in Willamette Valley, home of […]
Scenic Drives: Mexico, Nayarit
Nayarit extends 192 miles between the Pacific Ocean and the Sierra Madre Mountains. Tourists come for the culture, nature and water sports and forget to leave. European expats have opened galleries and shops in the beach towns after discovering the good life. Activities cluster around Nuevo Vallarta, Punta Mita and San Blas. Read about a celebration traveler’s trip in Mexico, Nayarit: […]
Summer Recreation: Mammoth Lakes, California
Every summer, outdoor enthusiasts from around the world are drawn to the Eastern Sierra’s high mountain peaks, crystal blue skies, alpine lakes and wilderness trails. To get the most from the short, sweet summer, stay in Mammoth Lakes. The town serves as a central hub for sports, recreation, sightseeing and music festivals. The Mammoth Festival (August 17 […]
