Dave's Travel Corner - Seeing the World One Step at a Time

Dave's Travel Corner

Seeing the World One Step at a Time

Island Escape, Zitahli Resort and Spa Kuda-Funafaru, Maldives

A stay on a private island in the middle of the Maldives can make the rest of the world seem mundane, pedestrian in comparison. Such is the case of Zitahli Resort & Spa Kuda-Funafaru on its own … [Read More]
Santa Barbara, CA

Santa Barbara is like a bright tapestry, woven from time, and enriched with the colors of history and culture. Some cities grow old and then slowly die. Santa Barbara never grows old, just more … [Read More]
Commercial Coffee Production in California?

Organic farmer, Jay Ruskey has been at the forefront in California of commercially growing exotic and rare fruit species at his farm perched on the side of the Santa Ynez Mountains above Goleta since … [Read More]
Lynn Gilmartin: Australian Presenter and Traveler

We first stumbled upon Lynn's travel videos inadvertently while doing research for another interview. Poker, International travels, well being - yes, this looks like a great lifestyle! We thank Lynn … [Read More]
My Personal Experience of Record Breaking Extreme Heat in Death Valley

Similar to the International notice for the Mavericks Surf Competition in Central California, I sent out our annual 48 hour window of notice to friends, family and acquaintances from around the world … [Read More]
Long Weekend in Puerto Rico

Spend a Long Weekend in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is an ideal Caribbean Island for a number of reasons; history - with buildings that date back to the 1520's there is no older "western culture" in the … [Read More]
Exploring the Diversity of Hawaii’s Big Island

We boarded the plane leaving for Kona behind a clean cut well-dressed businessman toting a RollAboard with a book tucked in tightly in the back. Only one word of the title showed, "sex" and this … [Read More]
Teri Johnson: Co-host of Travelista TV

Teri is very well traveled - focusing her trips on adventure, lifestyle, cuisines, music, parties and more as co-host of the popular Travelista tv - an online travel show. Recently we had the … [Read More]
Afghanistan: Some children only live to beg

The day before it started snowing in Kabul, the shopkeepers had the wooden snow shovels out for sale, knowing that they would come in handy. And it snowed with a vengeance, massive flakes the size of … [Read More]
Yosemite

During our latest visit to "the park" in mid October, Yosemite Falls was flowing like in mid Spring. Sometimes you just get lucky! The shoulder seasons (early spring, mid to late fall) are excellent … [Read More]
Pittsburgh Weekend Getaway

The steel industry vacated Pittsburgh starting in the mid 1980's and by the mid 90's had almost entirely disappeared. With a hold on the industry of Pittsburgh for such a long time the loss of the … [Read More]
Three days in Laos

Day 1 Greetings all from the heart of Laos! I'm writing from Vang Vieng, sort of a Gimmelwald of Laos... in other words the Laotian version of the Swiss Alps. I walk out of my hotel room onto a … [Read More]
Tuscan Delights

When I first married into a Tuscan family, I was stunned at the sheer number of butcher shops that stood under the elegant porticos in Greve-in-Chianti's gracious piazza. This tiny town in the middle … [Read More]
A Musselsafari with Orust Shellfish in Lysekil – Western Sweden

One of the highlights of exploring western Sweden and its small villages and towns along the country's western archipelago, is the seafood. A unique tour and a good way to spend part of a day … [Read More]
Visiting Iguazu Falls

The Iguazu Waterfalls are among the most amazing waterfalls on the planet. Do not underestimate the time you need here - allow at least 1/2 day for the Brazilian side and at minimum a full day for the … [Read More]