Calypso, Regattas, Carnival - Our jetted-in contingent of revelers gazed with awe at the Grand Carnival Parade from the balcony of the famous Bearden Art Gallery on Front Street. We had a box seat and could reach out and touch the visible vibration posing as steel band floats "gliding" down the narrow 17th Century avenue like one huge note - LOUD - with every steel drum on the island participating.
The Ghosts and Legends of The Queen Mary - The Queen Mary is more than a museum or keepsake for an entire war generation. She is also today a fine dining experience and a wonderful 365-stateroom hotel. You can voyage from the past to the present in the museums, but the real artifacts are the staterooms made up exactly as they were during the Queen's magnificent heyday.
A New Queen Reigns The 7 Seas - Queen Mary 2 - Since 1840 Cunard Line has been sailing the seven seas, and for the past six decades there has been a Queen amongst its fleet plying the open ocean. The new $800-million Cunard flagship is expected to enter service in January 2004 and she will be the largest, longest, and tallest and most expensive passenger ship ever built.
Captain Bligh's Bloody Breadfruit - The Mutiny On The Bounty was only one violent tale in the long history of the infamous captain. He actually lost more ships than the Bounty. This Blue Mountain tale recounts hot baths, breadfruit gardens, runaway Maroons, and British history on the island of Jamaica. Yah, mon, and pass the sky-juice!
Death Defying Furnace Creek Resort - In the summer it get's mighty toasty in Death Valley National Park. Visit Furnace Creek Inn on the off season, that means 170 degrees plus on the desert floor. Cool off in the mineral pool surrounded by French, English, and German travelers; gulp a cool high ball in the Inn's Oasis bar, or stay in the shade under the date palms, and then reconnoiter a rattlesnack snack at the award winning restaurant. Want fries with those rattles?
D.C. Eden - Washington, D.C. offers numerous free museums for the family on the National Mall. Often overlooked is the amazing National Botanical Gardens, with species collected from around the world. Visit the Orchid Gardens, walk above the jungle, take in a learning seminar, or assist with staff members. It is your garden, afterall.
Viva! Viva Las Vegas Film Festival - The newest Vegas film festival arrival is the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. What the new draw lacks in quality films, it makes up in sheer volume of screenings at the Brenden Theaters at the new Palms Hotel and Casino, akimbo to the Strip.
Pescadores Mejico, Sportfishing Mexico - Whether it's reeling in a prized striped marlin off Los Cabos, hooking mahi-mahi in the Yucatan, or trying to eclipse the record 988-pound black marlin caught off the waters of Mazatlan, visitors are sure to be lured by thousands of species of fish in one of the world's top destinations for sportfishing. So get ready to bring in the catch of a lifetime rather than bringing home tales of the proverbial big one that got away.
Reeling For Dollars - Visit our new website for worldwide fishing tournament information, plus fishing lodges, tackle, a great news blog, and much more.
Gearing Up For Summer Fishing Fun - I grew up fishing western South Dakota bass ponds within sight of the cool Black Hills, mountains filled with trout ponds embedded in the ponderosa pine timber. I enjoyed fishing trout streams in the morning, and then driving the beatup '57 Chevy pickup a short distance after lunch to fish the hot afternoons in my favorite bass pond - Mirror Lake.
Schooner Captain Capital - When I heard that Brewster, Massachusetts—On Cape Cod—once was the home to 99 schooner sea captains, I tacked on over and checked it out to see if that old sea chanty, "99 Bottles of Beer On The Wall", got started here, and then surveyed the Captain's Golf Course.
Spring Into Summer Golf News, Part 1 - Boar's Head Inn Women's Golf School; Bonito Bay's New Shadow Wood Course; Columbus County Course Regains Renown; Marriott's Stone Mountain Senior Discount; Newport National Receives Raves; Return to Glory Golf Packages; Bayshore Renamed Miami Golf Course.
Spring Into Summer Golf News, Part 2 - New North Carolina Sandhills Golf Guide; PerryGolf's Clipper Adventure SeaLinks Packages; PerryGolf's British Isles Helicopter Golf Service; PerryGolf's new GolfCoach in Spain and Portugal; Nike Father and Son Classic; New Alumnic and Fans Golf Association; Golf Digest honors Michigan Courses.
J.W. Marriott - Classy Golf Destination - The J.W. Marriott in Summerlin, Las Vegas, offers some of the best in desert golf, and with classic Mediterranean style rooms and suites, your duffing will be upgraded a notch or two. And then you can check out a real Irish Pub on site, learn to dance a jig, swell some Harp, yell some limericks.
Digging Up The Past With Summer Gear - Drop into your computer one of the eight CD-ROM National Geographic Maps from the Complete Map Set (over 500 different Maps ranging back over 100 years) and you can find a spot literally "on the map" to explore, discover, or armchair travel. Then dig up the past with the archive on CD-ROM of all the past articles of the Biblical Archaeological Review, and you are set for a summer of fun.
Hiking Hong Kong - Few travelers realize that Hong Kong, Kowloon and The New Territories offer spectaular hiking and walking trails through mountains and forests and villages and farms. Stop along isolated beaches, historic Chinese temples, or stay in remote villages
Sailing With Grace - She is magnificent under sail; she is a rustic and fun haven at anchor—Grace Bailey graces the sea—primarily along the rugged Penobscot Bay shorelines of Maine.
Zen Sail In A Tropical Gale - Captain Jack and First Mate Rona have been "stamping out sailors" for ten years on the Dreamwalker, training swabbies and would be swashbucklers in their Zen school of sailing, based out of St. Thomas.
Gollywobbler- less in The Channel Islands - I never knew a gobblywobbler existed, let alone how to use one. Venture into California's Channel Islands National Park on a voyage on the Dirigo II, a classic sailing schooner, manned by a crew that knows the islands intimately. So close to Los Angeles, but a millennium away.
America's Cup Regatta - In St. Maarten - You haven't sailed until you have sailed in an exclusive 12-Metre America's Cup Regatta Challenge in St. Maarten.
From BeanTown to P-Town - FAST - And Sailing the Cape Cod Elbow - The Boston Harbor Cruise ferry flies fast from Bean Town to P-Town (what the locals call Provincetown), plowing 42 miles in only 90 minutes. The Pilgrims would have been jubilant to cross the Atlantic at this speed before anchoring their leaky crate in 1620 at the tip of Cape Cod where P-Town is now located.
Stingray Snorkeling - The world's third largest reef system sits off the coast of these Atlantic/Caribbean isles, and they were given top prize for Best Dive Operator, Best Live-Aboard and Best Advanced Diving from Rodale's Scuba Diving Magazine. Alongside these awards the Turks and Caicos ranked second for best dive destination, and third for the best wall diving, best value and healthiest marine environment. And you will wrangle with the wrasse.
MAGICAL PASSES FOR HUMAN ENERGY
Enter the world of shamanistic healing. You will be taught in the same spirit as the shamans over 25 generations in the healing powers of Magical Passes. You will be asserted, affirmed, and explained in every nuance of this heightened awareness and knowledge that was never invented, but passed down through the generations. You will experience exceptional sensations of well being through specific body movements, yielding tremendous results in mental and physical prowess, without aerobics or hard to achieve body strain.
Hiltons Tuck You In - In Phoenix — The Hilton Hotel's have you covered in Phoenix, America's 6th largest city.
From business to resorts, to horseback riding to golf. Get a Valley of the Sun massage and do business from your e-stage station. This report digs up the best in cactus country for all your dining, and hostelry needs by the premier chain. The stagestop never looked so great.
Fine Dining On St. Thomas — My favorite restaurant discovery in the U.S. Virgin Islands is Herve Chassin's French Restaurant and Wine Bar, a homey, upscale, family-owned, Government Hill attraction with panoramic views of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor.
The Best Sushi In Vegas — Just because the San Remo is within walking distance of six of the largest hotels in the world doesn't mean you have to leave the hotel for fine Japanese dining.
Academy Award Winner - The Millennium Hotel in LA - Discover fine dining at the Millennium Hotel in the heart of Los Angeles, only a few blocks from City Hall, and once the home of the Academy Awards; The Ballroom and ghosts still inhabit this classic Jazz-era hotel, with the best rated sports bar in town. Hey aren't the Lakers on tonight!
Sea Escapes at Boston Harbor's SeaPort Hotel —I was on my own tea party - at one of Boston's most prestigious hotels in the newly renovated Old Boston Harbor area. The Seaport Hotel is ranked as one of the best places to stay according to readers who placed it on the Gold List in the 2003 Condé Naste Traveler Magazine poll.
Rockland's Old Granite Inn —The Rockland ferry terminal is across Main Street from the best place to stay in town — the historic Old Granite Inn, a Colonial Federalist architectural sculpture hewn from tons of St. George, Maine artisan-dressed granite.
Westin Luxury Near The Vegas Rail Depot - The new 825-guestroom Westin Casuarina is the sister property to the Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman, and it is built around the eko-skeleton of the former Maxim Hotel, but you won't recognized the dramatic and expensive and expansive design changes of the Asian owned and Sheraton branded Westin across the street from the new Vegas monorail.
Its Oktoberfest at Hofbrauhaus Las Vegas - The Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas' main Beer Hall is the same dimension, height, and decorated similarly as the one built in
WhirlyBird Wine Safari — Think romance in a Eurocopter, flying to Nevada's only desert winery; supping on wind-
swept delights; you will have the romance recipe for a possible wedding retinue. Taste the wine, feast and dine, and when the copter winds back up, pop over the Red Rocks for a beautiful night vista of Las Vegas!
Bienvenidos a Vinos de Baja — Mexico is known for its tequila and cerveza but the country's burgeoning wine industry may one day give these traditional beverages stiff competition. As Mexican wineries gain recognition in the global wine community, wine tourism to the producing regions are quickly becoming a popular reason to visit the diverse country.over the Red Rocks for a beautiful night vista of Las Vegas!
Grenada's Callaloo Soup — A dining staple on the nutmeg island. Learn not only how to make it, but get a low down on other Caribbean Creole cuisines with insights from the chefs of the Caribbean. Grenada is the home of the largest nutmeg harvests outside Indonesia.
Dining with Virgins — The U.S. Virgin Islands are a taste treat for the Starving Artists or the St. Croix Food Fair. The flyiing fish are frying. The yellowtail is grilling. The Carnival is coming. Check out the latest gourmand restaurant treats on all three of the main islands and then book your next culinary experience online.
Roy's Hawaiian Fusion Surfs Into Summerlin — Las Vegas is now rated at the top of every food and wine critic's list as the best for dining. With the wide variety of themes and menus, it is refreshing to see a new entrant - Hawaiian Fusion, brining with it a dash of Pacific Rim delicacies. Roy's has arrived with welcome arms. Wax the long board ya big Kahuna!