It was an amazing adventure and one that is quite hard to put into words. For those of you who are not familiar with the Galápagos, they are an archipelago off the coast of Ecuador and made famous by Charles Darwin for his studies on Natural Selection. The entire region is protected as a Marine […]

African Adventures Part 4 When people think of South African travel, they often think of the traditional safari: looking for big game and staying in a safari camp. While South Africa offers some of the best safari experiences (stay tuned for future blog post), it also offers some of the most amazing food, wine, art, […]

African Adventures Part 4 When people think of South African travel, they often think of the traditional safari: looking for big game and staying in a safari camp. While South Africa offers some of the best safari experiences (stay tuned for future blog post), it also offers some of the most amazing food, wine, art, […]

It is World Whale Day and to help celebrate, there are some amazing ways to help you get up close and personal with these mammoth sea mammals! A place that is near and dear to my heart, where you can see these beauties up close is Baja California Mexico. Vivid with life, Baja California is […]

There are many cases to be made for rail travel. This time of year, one might be inspired by the popular Christmas movie: The Polar Express. There is also growing interest in the Hogwarts Express (which is actually a train ride you can take in Scotland!) I myself have been feeling rail travel lately and […]

…when there is so much pain in the world? As you may have read in my last blog, I have been struggling with this question a lot of late. It is has been hard for me to put out messages and posts to encourage travel with everything going on in the world. It seems a […]

Lately, I have found it difficult to keep plugging away at my little travel business. I have been overwhelmed by the sadness and the weight of everything happening in our world due to war(s), natural disaster displacement, and even the gun violence in the U.S. that continues to tear through our communities here at home. […]

Eighteen years ago, 88 American Peace Corps Volunteers descended into the small rural community of Moletji in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. They came on buses filled with luggage, sporting bicycles and helmets and dressed in the latest outdoor wear. They were greeted by a large group of singing and ululating villagers, they were […]

Johannesburg has a bad reputation; not totally undeserved mind you. However, when traveling to South Africa or anywhere in Southern Africa, chances are very high you will land in this “City of Gold” or i-Goli. Many people choose to skip their visit to this city in favor of the wilder-side of South Africa. However, if […]

Johannesburg has a bad reputation; not totally undeserved mind you. However, when traveling to South Africa or anywhere in Southern Africa, chances are very high you will land in this “City of Gold” or i-Goli. Many people choose to skip their visit to this city in favor of the wilder-side of South Africa. However, if […]