by Traveler | Nov 26, 2025 | Travel
After a heady day in the wild African bush, beach or bustling city, there is something irresistibly indulgent about cooling off in a gorgeous swimming pool – or chilling with a glass of bubbles in a lovely hot tub or jacuzzi under the stars by night. In Africa, there...
by Traveler | Nov 23, 2025 | Travel
CategoriesEurope Tagsa truly tragic streetlamp, Chrysler Building, City of Light, Construction of the Eiffel Tower, Designing the Eiffel Tower, Eiffel, Eiffel Tower, Eiffel Tower Design, Gustave Eiffel, hole-riddled suppository, Iconic monument, ridiculous chimney,...
by Traveler | Nov 19, 2025 | Travel
Fall in Kelowna can’t quite make up its mind.One day it’s crisp and cool, with mist hanging over Okanagan Lake, and the next it’s warm enough for shorts and an iced coffee on a patio.It’s a season made for layers and for testing the kind of clothing that can handle...
by Traveler | Nov 19, 2025 | Travel
After more than twenty years of travel across forty plus countries, we’ve learned that communication problems aren’t rare. They’re almost guaranteed.From misheard announcements to medical surprises to long conversations with guides, the moments where language matters...
by Traveler | Nov 18, 2025 | Travel
With a three-hour drive from Johannesburg, Welgevonden’s ‘Big Five’ Tshwene Lodge is an inviting and accessible bush escape. A stay here offers an opportunity to ‘slow down’ and enjoy the rhythm of the wilderness. I spent three days embracing a slower pace in the bush...
by Traveler | Nov 18, 2025 | Travel
I just completed one of the most unique cruises through some of New Zealand’s most sensational scenery. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. There are places in this world that render you speechless, not because I have nothing to say, but because the...
by Traveler | Nov 17, 2025 | Travel
Most travelers move through Peru confined to the same itinerary and rhythm. Like being stuck on a conveyor belt, they check off Lima, Cusco, Machu Picchu, and done – shuffling unquestioningly along the same well-worn path and snapping the same prescribed photos. It’s...
by Traveler | Nov 17, 2025 | Travel
CategoriesEurope, Italy TagsBirth of the Virgin, Caecinae family, Cappella della Croce di Giorno, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Baptistery, Cenni di Francesco, Chapel of the Cross of Day, Chiesa di San Lino, Flavio Melani,...
by Traveler | Nov 17, 2025 | Travel
We’ve chased our fair share of travel deals over the years. Flights for pennies on the dollar, hotels so cheap they almost paid us to stay and deals on everything from planes and trains to rental cars and even cruises.One travel deal that stands out was a crazy cheap...
by Traveler | Nov 16, 2025 | Travel
I’ve been traveling for close to twenty years. In that time, the airline industry has changed a lot. The use of points and miles has become widespread, round-the-world tickets have gone the way of the dodo, airlines have consolidated, and there has been an explosion...
