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Champagne in the Sand Dunes, Dubai, UAE
Champagne in the sand dunes, Dubai, UAE
Al Maha Resort, Dubai, UAE
Al Maha Resort, Dubai, UAE
The Reefs Hotel, Bermuda
The Reefs Hotel, Bermuda
Hong Kong Harbour from Four Seasons Hotel
Hong Kong Harbour from Four Seasons Hotel
Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
Huahine, French Polynesia
Huahine, French Polynesia
Bora Bora
Bora Bora
New Caledonia
New Caledonia
Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Glacier National park, Montana
Glacier National park, Montana
San Blas Islands, Panama
San Blas Islands, Panama
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Sydney Opera House
Sydney Opera House
Dog Sledding in Alaska
Dog Sledding in Alaska
Hippos in Zambia
Hippos in Zambia
Bugattis at Grassmere Sheep Station, New Zealand
Bugattis at Grassmere Sheep Station, New Zealand
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Personal Transformation and Adventure Travel

Personal Transformation and Adventure Travel

Personal transformation: Standing on the “Roof of Africa” at sunrise. Can personal transformation be achieved through adventure travel experiences? This is part 2 of a two-part article by Louis Amoroso on his recent journey to the top of Africa —…
October 3, 2016 | Updated: October 3, 2016 | By Elizabeth | 4 Replies More
Mt Kilimanjaro, Climbing to the Top of Africa

Mt Kilimanjaro, Climbing to the Top of Africa

Kilimanjaro: I love reading well written accounts of other travelers’ adventures – and that’s just what this is. Louis Amoroso is a popular life coach who uses travel as a medium to lead successful professionals to even higher levels of…
September 22, 2016 | Updated: September 23, 2016 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Victoria Falls – Best Places to Stay in Livingstone

Victoria Falls – Best Places to Stay in Livingstone

Sindabezi Lodge, near Victoria Falls, is a great example of authentic luxury lodging. Victoria Falls – located between the countries of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Africa – is the world’s largest sheet of falling water. It is nearly twice the…
July 21, 2015 | Updated: July 22, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Zambia Safari – Hippos & Crocs & Kudus!

Zambia Safari – Hippos & Crocs & Kudus!

Zambia safari: Elephants swim out to islands in the Lower Zambezi to feast on soft grasses. The first night of our Zambia safari I awakened to a familiar grumbling noise and issued my usual plea: “Rick, please stop snoring!” “It’s…
February 28, 2015 | Updated: March 9, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Botswana Family Safari

Botswana Family Safari

Read about one family’s wonderful Botwana safari… Botswana was “the trip of a lifetime,” says Kathleen Hubbard-Ismail. Read her trip report and you’ll understand why. When our granddaughter was born, we began saving.  We had a jar in our pantry…
July 19, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Botswana – Perfect Ending to Fab Africa Trip

Botswana – Perfect Ending to Fab Africa Trip

Read this article if an African safari is on your bucket list. This Botswana trip report was contributed by Victoria Harris, Board President of the California Wildlife Center near Los Angeles. In 2011, my husband and I and two dear…
February 15, 2014 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
South Africa Safari Trip Report

South Africa Safari Trip Report

There are few journeys as memorable as a South Africa safari. This South Africa safari trip report was contributed by Oliver Ainsworth, who lives in England. I had always wanted to visit South Africa, not only to imbibe its incredible…
January 20, 2014 | Updated: February 27, 2015 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Cape Town, South Africa – Things to Do

Cape Town, South Africa – Things to Do

South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize winners on the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. Beautiful Cape Town is easily my favorite city in South Africa. It may be that I just feel comfortable here because the climate and the vibe are…
August 5, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Luxury Safari – The Bargain of a Lifetime

Luxury Safari – The Bargain of a Lifetime

A luxury African safari is the trip of a lifetime. Photo credit: First Cabin Travel. Robert Kenyon contributed this guest post.   A luxury safari is a bargain when you consider the destination and crunch the numbers. How many times will…
May 31, 2013 | Updated: February 27, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Bucket List Travel

Bucket List Travel

Bucket list travel: a heli-hiking trip to Canada’s Bugaboo Mountains (www.CanadianMountainHolidays.com). Recently, a close friend boarded a flight from San Diego to New York en route to a meeting in Milan. Shortly into the flight, this very fit guy with…
May 5, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Rovos Rail Journey on the Pride of Africa

Rovos Rail Journey on the Pride of Africa

I’m blessed with friends and family that share my passion for travel, so holiday cards are often replete with descriptions of recent adventures. In 2012, Mary Anne and Joe Curray took the prize (OK, there isn’t actually a prize) with…
February 18, 2013 | Updated: October 31, 2014 | By Elizabeth | 1 Reply More
Zambia Wildlife Walking Safaris & Bush Camps

Zambia Wildlife Walking Safaris & Bush Camps

Luxury lodging at Mchenja Camp in the Zambia bush with Norman Carr Safaris. I almost can’t begin to tell you how much I loved our time in Zambia with Norman Carr Safaris. Their four bush camps in South Luanga National…
July 29, 2010 | Updated: March 1, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More
Luxury Hotels in South Africa

Luxury Hotels in South Africa

The picturesque Steenberg Hotel is a favorite gathering place foraffluent Cape Town residents as well as visitors to South Africa. There’s no shortage of luxury hotels in South Africa. More important: it isn’t impossible to find  authentic lodging – properties…
April 21, 2010 | Updated: February 27, 2015 | By Elizabeth | Reply More

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