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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Owls, Oryx, and Ostriches. For hours we drove into the broiled heart of the Namib Desert; the highway undulated; we left the cold weather front behind and pushed through a barrier of rising heat like a string bead … Continue reading →
Don’t Confuse England’s Avons. To travel the “heart” of England — its geographical and spiritual core — I opt to visit three cities and their environs. First Oxford, fabled center of learning in the Thames River Valley, with … Continue reading →
