Teen sailor Laura Dekke...
Filed under: Festivals and Events , Netherlands , News , Caribbean 16-year old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker will complete her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world today when she arrives back at the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean . She is expected to make...Four Reasons to Visit S...
1. Lunch on a volcano – Although this may not have been my favorite activity, (please refer to my post Paying the Price for Lunch on a Volcano in St. Kitts ) in retrospect, and after some intense psychotherapy, I have come to the realization that it’s a pretty amazing...
Bowermaster’s Adv...
Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , Learning , Paddling , Antarctica Drake Passage — Ever since sailing men first proved the world was not flat they have been cursing the weather conditions at Cape Horn and the Drake Passage that lies below, separating South America from...The Importance of An Ai...
I’m still hanging out, getting to know my son, so here’s another guest post for you. This time it’s an interesting look at airports and their names. —- The name of an airport: we see it when we book reservations, on billboards as we cruise down the highway, on...The No-Holds Barred Rev...
Last year I was approached by AMResorts, the provider of sales, marketing and brand management services to five brands of exclusive resort properties in Mexico and the Dominican Republic, to work together in a partnership to help promote their properties. I researched the brands and...Surprising Divisions in...
Even the French fries are multilingual I would consider myself well educated in the ways of international relations and politics (wait, don’t fall asleep, yet). I have a couple degrees in the subject, back in the day I even specialized in Western Europe, spoke some languages...Travel Itinerary – 48...
Melbourne Travel Tips Melbourne was the final stop in our brief tour of Australia and one that proved to be a highlight of the journey. Without exaggeration, Melbourne is one of the best cities I have visited anywhere in the world, and weeks could be spent exploring the nooks and...A Traveler in the Forei...
Filed under: Europe , Macedonia The first thing I noticed about Macedonia was the Marlboro man and a group of short men smoking cheap alternatives. Six months after being handed the country’s distinctive yellow and orange flag, signifying a two year assignment to the American...