O X OX OX In Oxnard, California
O X ………….nard, on California’s Strawberry Coast spells L O V E. This is a beach city where time stands still and embraces you with the passion for life that is intoxicating! Summer in Oxnard. … Continue reading →
Category Archives: ADVENTURE
The Berkshires – 24 Hours on Culture Cloud 9
Discover Berkshire Culture, Get Sky-high with History at The Red Lion Inn The Berkshires is so chock full of cultural and historic attractions that a few years back the official visitor’s bureau began billing these pastoral hills … Continue reading →
Spanish Pyrenees – Luxury Decree – El Castell de Ciutat
A A Relais & Chateaux in the Mountains. In 1691 General Baron de Preu began construction of the spectacular fortification we see today. We discovered El Castell de Ciutat (Castle of the City) by chance. An … Continue reading →
Drifters Adventures Overland Tours
The Only Excursions Company That Owns Its Own Lodges. Someday is not a day of the week. If you want an outrageous Southern Africa adventure you have to get out on the highway, and in the case of … Continue reading →
Wild Ride In The Whitsundays, Queensland
Ocean Raftin The Great Barrier Reef. The author rafts the Whitsundays. Do you know that moment when you close your eyes and feel the wind in your hair and the sun soaking into your skin? That moment … Continue reading →
Soot and Cinders – Toltec + Cumbres Scenic Railroad
A Wild Ride in the Wild West. The ticket office in Chama, New Mexico, for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. It’s Monday morning at the yellow ticket office in Chama, New Mexico. Fall is in … Continue reading →
The Bush Lodge – Drifters Overland Adventures – 18 Days in South Africa
South Africa Bush Adventures. The varied and beautiful terrain of South Africa is as vast as all of Western Europe. With so much to see, leave the driving to Drifters Adventures Overland Tours. The price of petrol in … Continue reading →
Fearless Family Safaris at Sabi Sabi in South Africa with African Travel
Sabi Sabi Has Special Family Suites. Your family will meet many new families on a Sabi Sabi game safari; roaming the neighborhood are lion and rhino families, giraffe and impala families, and leopard and zebra families. The bushveld … Continue reading →
Drifters Overland Adventures – Kruger National Park
Wild Game Is Plentiful in Kruger National Park. The 5th President of the old South Africa Republic (The Transvaal) was Paulus (Paul) Kruger, who was the inspiration for one of the largest game reserves in Africa, Kruger National … Continue reading →
Greece and Turkey Adventures With Insight Vacations
Read Adventure Feature Stories about Turkey & Greece with Insight Vacations in Jetsetters Magazine! GREECE Glories of Greece Tour. Suspended in Air – Metéora: The handful of remaining monasteries at Metéora in central Greece suspend … Continue reading →
Delphi – Navel of the World – Adventures in Greece With Insight Vacations
The Ancient Oracle Was Laughing Gas. The Delphi stadium below Apollo Temple. The sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi stretches across terraces in the foothills of Mount Parnassos in Central Greece, between two enormous rocks called the … Continue reading →
Drifters Overland Adventures – Zululand Inn + The Dolphin Coast
Zululand Is In The Tropical Zone. We entered northern Zululand on the new N2 highway which ran past private game reserves like The White Elephant along Lake Jazimi, which was backing up the Polongo River. At the … Continue reading →
Drifters Overland Adventures – The Drakensberg Mountains
Hike and Horseback Ride the Dragon Mountains. We arrived in the Drakensberg Mountains late and under a dark mist. Even though the big excursion truck was a 4×4 it would never make it the last six kilometers of … Continue reading →
Sigatoka River Safari on Fiji Time
Jetboating Into The Heart of the Jungle. Our driver forgot to pick us up from the Taunovo Bay Resort in Pacific Harbour, Fiji. We were to drive the two hour road trek to the Sigatoka River for an … Continue reading →
All’s Quiet On The Italian Front
It Was the Italians against the Austro-Hungarian Empire in WW1. Friuli-Venezia Julia is an Italian province little frequented by American tourists. This is unfortunate because there is much to see in this area of northeastern Italy tucked between the Veneto (including Venice) and … Continue reading →
Drifters Overland Adventures – The Great Karoo, Wild Coast, Cape Town
From The Desert To The Atlantic Coast. The Drifters Karoo Lodge consisted of five flagstone cottages on a remote expanse of five former sheep farms that make up the private reserve around the compound. Drifters plans to expand … Continue reading →
Drifters Overland Adventures – South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe
An Awesome Journey of Adventure. I first met my Drifters Adventures Overland Tours mates on the 24-day Cape Town to Johannesburg excursion at the welcoming dinner at the Quay Restaurant at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Cape … Continue reading →
The Golden Hour at White Elephant Safari Lodge and Bush Camp in South Africa
Track Rhinos in Zululand. South Africa has white lions so I was expecting pallid pachyderms at the White Elephant Safari Lodge and Bush Camp. Adrian, the Lodge’s lead ranger, picked me up in their Mahindra safari truck, made … Continue reading →
Zulu War and the Isandlwana Lodge in South Africa
King Shaka’s Zulu’s Defeat The British Army in 1879. Today’s Isandlwana Mountain and Village. Throughout the history of warfare there have been spectacular and devastating defeats: Hannibal and his elephants slaughtered Varro’s 70,000 man Roman Legion … Continue reading →
Easy Paree Biking Tours
bicycling, cycling, bikes, biking, Paris, Easy Paree , tours, Paris, tours Easy Pass Tours + Fat Tire Bike Tours Skip-The-Lines in Paris. Paris is an infamous city. Home to the Eiffel Tower, the Palace of Versailles, and Le Tour … Continue reading →