Adventure

In July I took Oceanic Society Expeditions' tour to Midway Island and not only had a great time but experienced several "firsts." Coming and going Pair of turtles in the shallows at Midway Island Midway I...

Along with a group of nine other adventurers, I went on a tour of a country that few American travelers have ever been allowed to visit, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), March 24-April 8, 2007. When King Abd...

I have visited over 275 countries and, having made a November visit to the Marquesas Islands on board the Aranui, I can say that this 16-day cruise was one of my best trips. The well-maintained Arunui III...

Timbuktu (French: Tombouctou) is a magical destination. Having wanted to visit this ultra-exotic city for dozens of years, I found it to be everything I imagined and more. Timbuktu's golden past Timbuktu is...

Penang, Malaysia – “The Pearl of the Orient” Malaysia’s tourism slogan of the moment is “Malaysia, Truly Asia.” Whether the veracity of that statement is true or not I cannot say. All of Asia is Asia, after al...

Bodrum is a port city and district located in Mugla Province, in the south-west of Turkey along the Aegean Sea. It's also a dreamland for travelers offering visitors from all over the world come a variety of at...

The Kamchatka Peninsula, part of The Russian Federation, extends from the northeastern end of Siberia, thrusting down to divide the Sea of Okhotsk from the Bering Sea. It is one of the few truly unexplored wild...

I met with my fellow travelers, a small group of Americans, in Almaty, Kazakhstan to begin my third trip to the five “Stan” countries - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkmenistan. From the...

Songkran Festival Songkran, the Thai New Year festival is perhaps my favorite holiday of all time, in all the world. Any where. Yes, I've spent New Year's eve in New York - and Buenos Aires. I've celebrated ...

Tigre, on the northern edge of BsAs. Photo taken on Christmas Day.   This post originally appeared on my personal blog at danny-flood.com You wanted it, so here it is. A guide to... Rockstar Livi...

After our trip to the Ukraine, a few of in our group flew to Greece for a post-trip visit to the reclusive Mt. Athos, a World Heritage Site on a peninsula pointing across the Aegean Sea facing the rising sun. H...

Minsk Our band of merry fellows boarded an early flight from Yerevan to Minsk, capital of Belarus. As we looked out from our bus at the architecture and scenery, it became immediately apparent that we had arri...

Part 1 – Asia (Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia) By Bill Altaffer, San Diego, California It was the last week of August. Eight of us gathered in Baku, the colorful capital of Azerbaijan, for a custom trip ...

In a top 10 comparison by foodies all over the world, Italy ranked number one in a list of countries with the best cuisine. This of course should not be all that surprising, considering the fact that famous che...

By Nini Ong , Kluang, Malaysia Like most Malaysians, I was brought up to believe that the only path to happiness is to study hard, work harder, and to secure a stable position in a Malaysian National company...

People often have been attracted to locations where the sea meets the land. Just think about it, there is always booming business at modern coastal towns and so many of us have been eyeing properties that are s...

Just as there are tricks of the trade, there are tips and tricks for saving money on frugal but fabulous vacations. With cold weather upon us, a Caribbean vacation sounds mighty fine to some. For those who have...

Deciding what to bring on a backpacking trip is kind of like the advice your parents used to give you about filling your dish... don’t put more in your dish and you can eat – don’t take more in your backpacking...