Scottsdale, Arizona, has a lot to offer desert lovers, and the Four Seasons Resort at Troon North has a prime location near Brown’s Ranch, part of the McDowell Sonoran Preserve. This protected desert preserve is perfect for a Scottsdale mountain biking adventure, so turn up the heat and add a mountain biking tour to your Arizona getaway. Should I stay (at the resort) […]
Beluga adventure in Churchill
For the ultimate beluga adventure in Churchill, head to northern Manitoba in Canada, where wildlife and adventure meet In the future please address me as Beluga Whisperer. After two days in Churchill, Manitoba, high up north in the Canadian tundra on the lonely shores of Hudson Bay, I’ve kayaked with, boated around, sang to, spied upon and […]
Camelback Mountain hike: an adventure of mythic proportions
A Camelback Mountain hike is a unique way to experience Scottsdale, Arizona. Combine it with a stay at the nearby Sanctuary Resort for the perfect desert adventure. Here’s my experience. I padded out to the patio of our cool white casita at Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa just outside Scottsdale, Arizona. The birds sounded delirious […]
Losing it on a Judean Desert Adventure in Israel
Visiting Israel? Try a Judean Desert jeep tour. This otherworldly desert above the Dead Sea is where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, where biblical history was made and where adventure beckons. And where things get lost for centuries … Judean Desert Adventure I’m scrambling around in a panic, flinging things out of my suitcase. “Where is it? Where is […]
Victoria Falls Devil’s Pool – extreme adventure vacations
When it comes to extreme adventure vacations, Victoria Falls on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe has become a prime destination. And this may be the ultimate thrill: tempting fate in Victoria Falls’ Devil’s Pool Devil’s Pool at Victoria Falls – the ultimate thrill “You’re not going to do that!” my husband says, as […]
Hike the Bruce Trail: even if you can’t tell a deer from a log
My husband has a new fixation – hiking. (I blame Reese Witherspoon in the movie Wild, and Bill Bryson for writing A Walk in the Woods). Apparently we ( Mark and I, as far as I know, Reese and Bill aren’t coming) are going to hike the Camino de Santiago de Compostela, a pilgrimage route through Spain. […]
Blogging on the Road – St Moritz, Switzerland
It’s not easy to keep up a blog while traveling – especially when you’re exploring the Engadin St Moritz region of Switzerland with a group of travel writers and your time is not your own. But how could I not pause to blog about St Moritz, Switzerland, the elite of the elite of the ski world and a superb […]
Cenote Mexico Adventure
Looking out the plane window on our flight to the Riviera Maya, watching the lights of Toronto shrink into specks as we rose into a still-dark sky, I was thinking of beaches, palms and papayas. I was thinking of a nap by the pool. I was thinking the seats on Air Transat are really quite comfortable, that the […]
Big 5 safari animals, sunset excursion in South Africa
“What’s really cool on a safari is when you see a lion or leopard killing a zebra,” a man from Johannesburg told me as I waited outside my hotel, the Palace of the Lost City, in Sun City, South Africa, for my sunset excursion to find the Big 5 safari animals: the lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, rhinoceros and leopard. […]
Pilanesberg Game Reserve: hot air balloon safari. Or not.
I don’t get up at 3:00 a.m. for just any old adventure, but a Pilanesberg Game Reserve Hot Air Balloon Safari sounded like one of those bucket list things that, if I had a bucket list, and had known hot air balloon animal safaris in South Africa even existed, would certainly have been in my […]
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