Adventure Travel

ASTA Cautions Against Travel Offers That Sound Too Good to be True With the craziness of the holidays, sometimes it’s easy to forget common sense when it comes to special offers and prizes. ASTA is cautioning consumers to carefully evaluate any travel offer before spending their hard-earned dollars and offers …

This Christmas give a gift that is unique and makes a difference. You can adopt an animal at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary in Queensland, Australia.  With hundreds of native Australian animals, there is always a need for food, conservation, breeding, research, medical care and habitat maintenance. This organization is not …

With Oprah fever sweeping Australia and her US audience, the Opera House and the Sydney Harbor Bridge are getting lots of press. However, in tropical north Queensland, standing tall and proud, is the beautiful world heritage Daintree Rainforest. The Daintree Rainforest has frogs, marsupials, birds, butterflies, reptiles, bats and over …

As you may know, Mountain Gorillas are an endangered species. For years the Silverbacks and other adults have been poached and their babies have been stolen. There has been a lot of effort to protect and conserve this species.

Behind on my reading, I just finished reading a great article in Conde Nast Magazine (Oct.) by Wendy Perrin regarding packing for travel. I think she peeked in my suitcase before she wrote this article or great minds pack alike! Read the Perrin Report for great hints.

 Biosphere Expeditions conservation holiday volunteer work and research expeditions are your chance to give back while taking a break from your everyday life. You will explore fascinating parts of the world, have a real hands-on experience working on wildlife conservation volunteering projects and a once in a lifetime adventure. And …

So you’ve decided to take a vacation.  That’s great, but now what?  Where do you start?  Here are a few tips to get you going. 1. Where do you want to go?  And how much time do you want to spend there?  Determining where you want to go and for …

I traveled to Egypt with Trafalgar tours. I think going with a group is the only way to go when traveling to Egypt. What a fabulous experience seeing the rich history and architecture!  A visa is required to enter the country.  I got mine before I left the United States …

Confession:  I have recently realized that I am the worst packer ever.  My husband travels for business a lot and has packing down to a science – he can be packed for our vacation in 10 minutes flat.  Somehow I am still trying to remember everything and fit it all …

I first have to explain how angry I get when some so-called ‘travel guru’ for a national television station or major publication tells travelers that, in essence, purchasing travel insurance is a waste of money. Horse-hockey!  They go on to explain that this is just another way for the cruise line, …