My friends call me "Wheels." My story begins in 1950, after polio left me 'confined" to a wheelchair but certainly not "by it." Inspired by the book Into A Desert Place by Graham Macintosh, my story unfolds into a road trip through Baja, California with my friend Jack. A quick adventure over 7 days and 2000 miles provides a lifetime of memories of a frontier land south of the border that in 1972 presented challenges to all travelers, especially … [Read more...]
Top 3 Favorite Trips & One Bad One!
Time spent using public transportation are good opportunities to reflect on previous travels. One does not always get to do this; when you are addicted to travel you are often thinking about your next trip even during your current trip. I came up with a list of my top 3 favorite trips and the one "trip from hell". #1 Trip to Nepal I took in 1996 - this trip really turned me on to International travel and the hardships I personally faced … [Read more...]
Travel Life List
I was recently stuck in the Miami airport for 5 dreaded hours (not because of the particular airport, but because I hate long connection times) and I was talking to Maggie who runs Mighty Girl and maintains her own Life List. We were discussing top 10 life experience lists based on experts in their fields. My focus would be on travel of course; here is my top 10 list in no particular order. Perspective. This is a word that defines travel. … [Read more...]
The Huffington Post Launches HuffPost Travel
Online 'Hub' Features News, Opinion, Advice, Photos And Inspiration From Around the World STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS IS LAUNCH SPONSOR New York, NY, July 21, 2010 -- The Huffington Post ('HuffPost'), a leading social news and opinion site, today announces the launch of 'HuffPost Travel' (www.huffingtonpost.com/travel/), a new section featuring up-to-the-minute travel news, travel tips and advice, deals, reviews of hotels, cruises, spas, … [Read more...]
Shell Vacations Hospitality Presents the First Ever Travelers Photo Talent Contest
SUBMIT YOUR BEST SIGHTSEEING SNAPSHOT AND WIN 'Share Your Pic, Win a Trip' for a Grand Prize Valued at $1,140 and One Trip Giveaway Each Week to Napa Valley, Las Vegas, Anaheim and Phoenix PHOENIX, ARIZ. (July 21, 2010) - Each year, professional and amateur photographers take countless vacation photos to remember the beautiful and memorable places they have traveled. Mysterious pyramids, tropical rainforests, ancient volcanoes, scenic … [Read more...]
Too Much Sunlight
Asif, the mid-thirties grizzly of a man, was driving our office's green Land Rover rapidly down the sun-baked and vehicle-beaten dirt road. I, the sole foreigner on our trip, assumed the seat of honor (and obligation), shotgun, while my trusted friend and colleague, Torialai sat behind me. Beside him sat Ustad Raqem, the principal of the elementary school which we were journeying to visit. It was July and each of us therefore had shed our … [Read more...]
Relief Riders International’s New Mission: Dental Surgery for Thousands in Need
(June 3, 2010) Great Barrington, MA-- After six years of successful "relief rides" into the remote desert villages of southern Rajasthan-and the provision of eye surgery, medical care, livestock, and school supplies to thousands of villagers in need-Relief Riders International (RRI) has embarked on a new mission to aid the rural inhabitants of the austerely beautiful Thar Desert: the dispensation of dental care. As part of its relief ride … [Read more...]
SCOTTSDALE TRAVEL NEWS: June 2010
A monthly tourism news update from the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau LARGEST MALL IN SOUTHWEST OPENING FIVE NEW STORES Still hot off the opening of Barneys New York and 18 additional stores and restaurants such as Michael Stars, Forever 21, True Religion and the country's first Microsoft store, Scottsdale Fashion Square is raising the shopping bar with five new retailers making their Arizona debut. In April 2010, Tory Burch opened … [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 apparently caught the eye of a number of travelers as we heard hints of conversation and chuckles from behind us. But no one had the guts to actually ask this traveler for more details, juicy or otherwise. For those who know me, know the serious … [Read more...]
SCOTTSDALE TRAVEL NEWS: MAY 2010
A monthly tourism news update from the Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau FIRST GLOBAL MUSEUM OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS OPENS IN THE DESERT Take a melodic journey through the world at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM), the first global museum of instruments. The Museum opened April 24, 2010 and showcases cultures from around the globe with more than 12,000 instruments from nearly every country in the world. Transport to another land with … [Read more...]
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