Whether you are a serious birder or just love seeing exotic birds, we’ll guide you to birding hotspots and let you know which seasons are best for birding.
The right birding lodge in Costa Rica puts remarkable wildlife outside your door. Discover which regions, habitats, amenities, and locations to consider when planning your stay. Most travelers plan a trip around places. Birders plan a trip around mornings. The hour...
Iceland ProCruises offers an expedition cruise that circumnavigates Iceland. Here are the things you can experience if you book an expedition cruise around Iceland. When I hear about an expedition cruise, my ears perk up. Iceland ProCruises offers a cruise that...
Nelson, New Zealand, boasts a vibrant arts community, excellent restaurants, great hiking, and is close to the Marlborough wine region. With some of the most intense blue-green waters and tree fern-studded forests anywhere, New Zealand is my favorite foreign...
The Texas Gulf Coast offers museums, an aquarium, an aircraft carrier, and beaches. Here's where to go during a weekend in Corpus Christi. For those yearning for the sound of crashing waves one day with a cultural excursion into art and history museums on another,...
Wakulla Springs State Park, near Tallahassee, FL, is a 6,000-acre wildlife sanctuary. It boasts jungle cruises, a swimming hole, a historic lodge, and alligators. It's December 1941, less than a week prior to the vicious bombing attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor....
Outdoor enthusiasts flock to St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge for fishing, bird-watching, hiking, biking, and picnicking. The tram eased down the paved route along the Lighthouse Road. Past hardwood swamps and original slash pine woodland planted in 1931 when the...
It was during a stay at the luxurious Marival Armony resort in Punta de Mita north of Puerto Vallarta that we had the honor of meeting Chef Betty Vázquez González. The chef is Gastronomic Ambassador for the Riviera Nayarit in Mexico and Mexico’s Top Chef judge. As the...
Formerly a part of the vast and powerful Ottoman empire, Jordan is a country that holds great historical significance. It shows you a picture of history that has been tucked away for centuries. Neighboring Palestine, Syria, and Iraq, this country occupies a great area...
Rated #3 on International Living’s 10 Best Places to Retire around the World in 2017, Ecuador is a wellness destination and idyllic tropical paradise, all rolled into one. For those of you not quite ready to quit your day jobs and relocate to the Southern Hemisphere,...