There are certain unique moments and experiences that happen when traveling that are imprinted in your memory for a lifetime. As long as I live I will always remember snorkeling at The Great Barrier Reef, zip lining through a rain forest in Costa Rica and witnessing the post-war horrors at the Museu
Southern cooking is part soul food and part butter, and undeniably one of the best comfort foods known to man. Nowhere in the south is there a place where southern cooking has such a long and celebrated past than in Georgia’s first settlement, Savannah.
Valentine’s Day is quickly approaching, and here is my advice; get rid of the roses and chuck the chocolate and give a gift that you will remember forever.
Not that long ago getting to the Turquoise Riviera along Turkey’s sun-drenched Mediterranean sea coast was a difficult adventure involving a spine-crushing trek over the Taurus Mountains or a long boat voyage.
When I first saw her my heart skipped a beat. She had sleek, clean lines, was a bright white against the Mediterranean Sea, and had five 225-foot-tall masts reaching toward the sky.
Even for the adventurous I wouldn’t recommend going to Grifin on your own. This area of Istanbul is what New York’s meat packing district must have been like before it became fashionable.
In this second installment about Hawaii’s Big Island I want to share with you my take on some of the best adventures you can have while on this island paradise.
Hawaii’s Big Island has over 23 eco-systems, the tallest mountain and the largest active volcano on Earth. But, once the fun is done the place you rest your head should be just as exotic.
On my first day in Tofino, British Columbia I found myself whispering. Talking at a normal level seemed like it would shatter the tranquility and scare the bald eagles and river otters living all around.
Life sometimes comes at you so fast that even stopping to take a deep breath seems like an impossibility. When this happens on a long-term basis, the body goes into stress mode — a state of high alert.
The massive chunk of ice my hand is on is huge, over 10 feet long and about 6 feet tall. After less than a minute it is so cold it burns. But, the waters on the night the Titanic sank were actually colder than this ice.
Even if you’re a frequent visitor to Yosemite, seeing it in winter will be like seeing it for the first time. There is always a sunrise, a sunset, a lifting fog, a changing shadow and a wind driven snow that changes the landscape by the hour.
