Napa Valley is a narrow long valley located about an hour north and slightly east of San Francisco. This is California and the USA's premiere Internationally recognized wine region. Cabernet is the "king" of the varietals produced in this region and most wineries produce at least one vintage of this wine. There are approximately 1,000 wineries/producers in the valley making wine commercially and of these a fair number are open to the public. … [Read more...]
Rajjaprabha Dam, Thailand – October 2008
Rajjaprabha Dam Thailand - Most tourists who visit the Surat Thani area of Central Thailand are stopping over on their way to the island of Koh Samui. However if you find yourself in this area one attraction you should not miss is the Rajjaprabha Dam (also called Chieo Lan Dam). It is secluded and undiscovered by tourists. Huge limestone rocks and islands rise from its waters similar to what is found in Halong Bay in Vietnam and several water … [Read more...]
Matanuska Glacier, Alaska – September 2008
Matanuska Glacier Alaska - The Matanuska Glacier is approximately 25 miles long and about 2 miles wide. By overland transportation it is arguably Alaska's most easily accessible glacier. It is located mere minutes from the Glenn Highway about 2 hours north of Anchorage. You drive down a dirt road to the store where you pay the entrance fee & sign a waiver of release form - and then drive another mile or so to the parking lot. From the lot follow … [Read more...]
Chicken, Alaska – August 2008
Chicken Alaska is located between the small town of Tok and Dawson which is in the Yukon Territory. Chicken has a winter population of about 15-20 people and temperatures can get down to -60 F. There is one post office in town but no telephones. Cell phones will not work - but if you have a laptop there is often wireless access available. Chicken is only accessible in the winter by vehicle as once the snows start falling Chicken is "cut off" from … [Read more...]
Racetrack Playa, Death Valley – July 2008
Racetrack Playa Death Valley - The Racetrack Playa is located in the central part of Death Valley National Park about 35 miles South West of Scotty's Castle. 27 miles of this distance is on improved dirt roads - generally no deep sand, lots of small rocks but usually only a few bigger rocks you have to watch out for if you are driving a car. The Park Service recommends 4wd high clearance vehicles only, but we took a passenger sedan 2wd car over … [Read more...]
Chena Hot Springs, Alaska – June 2008
Chena Hot Springs Alaska (pronounced "Cheena") is located about 1 hour 20 minutes outside of Fairbanks Alaska at the end of a 56 mile long paved road. This is a year round resort with many activities for all types of interests. There are two highlights - the large outdoor "rock lake" which is an excellent place to sooth off any aches and pains in the natural hot water. There is a pipe shooting out water which provides a great back massage and … [Read more...]
Vines of Mendoza – May 2008
Arguably the centerpiece of the Vines of Mendoza is the resort and spa, a community built around 21 villas ranging from 1,000 to 2,700 square feet. Surrounded by vineyards and situated along the shoreline of a small body of water, the views from the villas are always spectacular especially of the snow capped Andes and during sunrise and sunset. Each villa is located within a short walking distance of the lobby, restaurant and gorgeous pool (with … [Read more...]
Denali National Park – April 2008
Denali National Park is located between Fairbanks and Anchorage and is home to the mega attraction, Mt. McKinley - North America's tallest mountain at 20,320 feet. Unfortunately McKinley is only seen about 25% of the time as this mountain creates its own weather and which means it and most of the park are covered in clouds the majority of the time. Come prepared to expect any type of weather anytime of year. But if you luck out and visit on a … [Read more...]
Siam de los Andes, Huaraz Peru Thai Restaurant – March 2008
Siam de los Andes Huaraz Peru Thai Restaurant is one of the best Thai restaurants in all of South America. In fact it is one of the best Thai restaurants that we've tried outside of Thailand and that is saying a lot as we have tried many. Siam de los Andes is run by the Thai climber Naresuan and this restaurant is very popular with climbers. It is located on the corner of Gamarra & Morales at Av Agustin Gamarra N 560. Naresuan has taught the … [Read more...]
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) – February 2008
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) - The Mangosteen is simply called the Queen of the fruit and you will know why when you taste it. We have sampled the Mangosteen's subtle sweet flavors worldwide especially in the tropical countries of SE Asia where when in season it is as common as oranges and bananas are in the West. Unfortunately it is still little known in the West despite the incredible marketing of the Mangosteen juice. It is not allowed … [Read more...]
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