Luxury travel tales with a twist of adventure
ADVENTURE
Chilko Experience: Luxury in British Columbia’s wilderness
Think of pristine wilderness with awesome grizzly bear viewing, fishing, ATVs, rafting, horseback riding and more. Now add the luxury Chilko Experience Wilderness Resort. Nice, eh?
There’s great snorkeling at Santa Maria Beach in Cabo San Lucas!
Want to see lots of colorful fish? Santa Maria beach is one of the three best places to snorkel in Cabo San Lucas. Here’s how to visit on your own before the tour boats arrive.
Riviera Maya cenotes are dreamlike underground cathedrals
With their stalactites and stalagmites, and pools of water shining an unearthly blue, Riviera Maya cenotes look like wondrous underground cathedrals. You can swim and snorkel inside many.
Is it summer yet? Jasper National Park holiday
What do you get when you mix mountains, forests, glaciers – and families of fearless elk that stride past you REALLY close (you can almost touch them)? Jasper National Park.
Hiking the Joffre Lakes trail: But, umm, are there bears?
Would there be bears on our Joffre Lakes hike? We had bears on the brain. Understandable, once you know we live in bear country. And we once had an encounter with four grizzlies.
Koh Tao Diving and Snorkeling: Where are the fish?
Snorkeling? Scuba diving? Sign us up. Koh Tao is reputed to have some of Thailand’s best snorkeling and diving. We booked a “big boat” snorkeling day trip around the island.
Top 5 Victoria Gardens: It’s blooming in B.C.’s capital!
Dubbed the “City of Gardens,” Victoria blooms with colorful flowers and show-stopping gardens. Even in November, hanging baskets of pansies brighten the city’s picturesque Inner Harbour.
Hitting the beaches of Zihuatanejo, Mexico
Sleepy. Quiet. Low-key. That’s how the beach town of Zihuatanejo is often described. Perfect! After exploring several of Mexico’s colonial towns, we were looking forward to some R&R in Zihuatanejo.
Get Wet! 5 Best Hawaii water adventures
From snorkeling to sailing, there are oodles of Hawaii water adventures to enjoy when you visit the Aloha state. So haul out your swimsuit – an ocean of watery fun is waiting!
Witness the remarkable migration of Monarch butterflies
The migration of Monarch butterflies – what a story! In the magical Sierra Chincua Sanctuary in Mexico, thousands of orange butterflies swirl about our faces, quivering in the sunshine.
Lombok beaches and boutique hotels lure travelers
Is tropical Lombok a new Indonesian paradise where luxury is affordable? There are few tourists on the white sand beaches, and boutique hotels offer terrific value for a beach vacation.
San Francisco Highlights: Getting a taste of the city
San Francisco highlights? Its food and wine counts. Biking the Golden Gate bridge is a blast. As is sailing past Alcatraz – no granny cruise this!
Monkeying around in the Ubud Monkey Forest
Beware the monkey business at the Ubud Monkey Forest in Bali, home to over 550 cheeky macaques. Hang on to your things! But the babies sure are cute.
Lovin’ lots of things to do on Lanai
For such a small Hawaiian island, there are lots of things to do on Lanai – like hiking in the cool forested mountains, golfing, snorkeling and beach yoga.
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We’re Janice and George. Luxury lovers. Adventure addicts. Cruise fans. Oh, and award-winning travel writers and photographers! Read more…