With a shriek I hung on to my brand-new camera first and the railing next, much to the amusement of my friends who had seen my choice of priorities! It’s very unusual for the Aegean Sea to be rough in summer, but on that very day she decided to show us how capricious she can […]
bb8404_064, Motu Tapu, Bora Bora, French Polynesia Tahiti is the gateway to French Polynesia and the largest of the islands. It consists of two volcanic mountain ranges, Tahiti Nui (Big Tahiti) and Tahiti Iti (Little Tahiti), that are joined by the isthmus of Taravao with its black beaches on both sides. While the coastlines are […]
Liberty Bell Philadelphia is the city of “Brotherly Love”, founded by William Penn upon his dream to create a land of tolerance and religious freedom. Philadelphia, however, has appeared in many different guises over the 300 years of its existence. In its early days, it was a settlement of English Quakers, proper and upright in […]
After hiking around the Acropolis, eating spanakopita, and watching the changing of the guard, there was one more important cultural aspect of Athens that my friend said that I needed to see: the cafes. It was mid-afternoon on a sweltering day in May. The temperature was over 100 degrees and I wasn’t so sure that […]
The Rioja region (in the north central part of the country) is Spain’s most famous wine-producing area. While there are over 500 wineries in the area, many are no-nonsense operations that haven’t yet caught on to the idea of wine tourism. Few have websites or offer tours and the majority that do require advance reservations, […]
Jarvis Island is an uninhabited 4.5 square kilometer island in the South Pacific that is a part of the Line Islands group, but does not belong to Kiribati. Rather, it is an unincorporated territory of the United States in the region of Micronesia. The island is administered as a National Wildlife Refuge. Jarvis Island has […]
Passports There has been a lot of talk about new passports and how long they are valid. At this time, US citizens are not required to have the new passport type until 2009. But until then, this is what you need to know: To travel to Europe, your passport must be valid for at least […]
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Anochecer en la laguna Petexbatun Lake Petexbatún is a small rainforest lake lagoon formed by the Petexbatún River and split from La Pasíon River in Sayaxché. The lake is located in the southern Petén region. Today, the lake is mainly visited by tourists interested in checking out the archaeological ruins nearby. The region hosts sites […]
