Six Luxury Travel Tips From The Experts Who Brought You The "Virtual Visits" iPhone App Want to travel in style but don't have the budget? The free "Virtual Visits" app, from the luxury boutique travel provider Spirit Quest Tours, lets you live the dream from the comfort of your own home, taking you to 26 exotic locales around the world, right from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The simple, elegant app contains a mix of familiar spots, … [Read more...]
Foodie Field Trip: Los Alamos
For our first field trip, we headed to Los Alamos, about an hour south of San Luis Obispo and an hour north of Santa Barbara. Rolling the dice for a sunny weekend with dry pavement after a solid week of gray rain, we scored with great weather on Sunday and a pleasant loop road ride through the hills east of town along Cat, Foxen, and Alisos Canyons. But before the sunshine, the rain had a few more things to say. Gloomy Saturdays are made for … [Read more...]
James Kaiser: Photographer, Guidebook Author
James Kaiser is an American travel photographer and guide book author currently living in Costa Rica. Recently we had a chance to ask him a few questions about his guidebooks, interests and travels. Q. Tell us about your background and your International travels to date. I grew up in a family that loved to travel. My first trip was to Tahiti when I was six months old. When I was seven, my family spent a summer in Tanzania while my … [Read more...]
New Spring Grand Canyon Tours Take Flight
Papillon Airways, Inc. Launches Private Tours, Showcasing the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas Strip at Sunset New Tours Originate from McCarran International Airport and Available in 10 Languages LAS VEGAS (March 2011) - This spring, it's champagne and stunning sunsets. Papillon Airways, Inc. now offers new tours, each designed to give the ultimate in personalized service by enabling guests to book private flights from McCarran International … [Read more...]
Kauai: What’s Blooming on the Garden Isle
LIHUE, KAUAI = (January 18, 2011) While most of the country is enduring the chilliness of winter, Kauai is hot with a one-and-only American Girl of the Year, plenty of island movie buzz, and special savings. Winter is an ideal time of year to visit the Garden Island and reinvigorate the spirit with its warm weather, exciting outdoor adventures, lush natural beauty and breathtaking beaches, and perhaps a glimpse of the island's biggest seasonal … [Read more...]
Southern Jordan, Fun in the Sun
We are watching the sun slowly drop below the Egyptian skyline here on the edge of the Red Sea merely 3 clicks from the Saudi border. It is so quiet from our mountain side desert perch. 6 minutes walking gets us to the beach. The air is warm and intoxicating. We are on the Jordanian side now. This arm of the Red Sea contains the world's most northerly coral reefs. The Red Sea is full of coral and brightly colored fish. Just got in from a 1 … [Read more...]
Curry Village Ice Rink at Yosemite National Park to Open Thanksgiving Day
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif., November 26, 2010 - The Curry Village Ice Rink at Yosemite National Park will open on Thursday, November 25 ushering in the 2010-11 winter season. The Curry Village Ice Rink was established in 1928 when the Yosemite Winter Club flooded an unused parking lot. Now a permanent fixture, the rink is located in the western part of Curry Village, nestled below Glacier Point with views of snow-capped Yosemite icons such … [Read more...]
Kauai: What’s Blooming on the Garden Isle
LIHUE, KAUAI - Kauai's ever-present tropical breezes rustle the trees in its mountains and valleys, adding rich warmth to the lush natural beauty of a place revered as the Garden Island. Inspired by Kauai's beautiful year-round weather, fall is an ideal time of year to experience the rejuvenation of being outdoors and active on an island that readers of one prominent travel publication have deemed to be the very best island in Hawaii. "Kauai … [Read more...]
Starline Tours reveals Hollywood’s nightmares
Starline Tours reveals Hollywood's nightmares on celebrity streets during Halloween month - Crime Scenes and movie locations are featured throughout October on Movie Stars' Homes Tour HOLLYWOOD, CA-September 13, 2010-Halloween wasn't invented on the big screen but there's no better place than Hollywood get into the spirit of the season. From vampire bites on wax celebrities to an entire hotel-turned haunted mansion, Hollywood goes to the … [Read more...]
Taking the Plunge
Somehow the morning had taken an unexpected turn. Instead of finding myself enjoying a quiet breakfast in a little cafe with big picture windows overlooking Lake Taupo, I found myself sitting on a wooden bench on a platform suspended high above the Waikato River, watching as my feet were cinched into a snug harness. Connected to that harness was a very thick piece of elastic rope. And it was from that rope that I would momentarily be swinging. … [Read more...]
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