The usual summertime activities can be enjoyed at many Colorado dude ranches, including swimming, hiking, and fishing. During the winter months, guests may find that sledding, sleigh rides, ice-skating, snowmobiling and cross-county skiing are available. The season shouldnt be a deterrent in...
This time of year Im inundated with people asking for my vacation planning advice – I own a regional vacation site and offer free consultation. The problem is information overload. Vacation web sites contain so much information that people get overwhelmed with the confusing number of...
Attracting droves of tourists every year, Europe promises the ancient, the diverse, and the completely fascinating. Most travelers scurry past the major sites and cram in as much as possible in order to get through a list of must sees.’ Unfortunately, much is overlooked due to lack of time...
When you here someone mention Hawaii, you most likely think of Waikiki beach. This is perhaps one of the most popular places in Hawaii. Waikiki beach is a beautiful beach that stretches approximately 2 miles long with its coast lined by hotels and businesses geared towards attracting the...
When you travel, you are probably concerned about having good insurance coverage, should something ever happen and you need it. While you are probably concentrating more on having fun on your vacation, making sure you will be well taken care of should an accident or unforeseen event occur is a...
Six hours from the trailhead, 2 hours past his turn-around time and with storms filling in from the valley, Alex Theissen was at the edge of panic. What had started as a unremarkable spring outing in the White Mountains was going south quickly and the prospect of spending the night exposed at...
I’ve had backpacking trips that included rain, snow, lightning, rockslides, altitude sickness, and twenty-mile days – all in a summer weekend. Wilderness trips can be dangerous, but you can make then less so, by having the following ten essentials in your backpack.
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Nestled in the heart of the Himalayas, the mountain kingdom of Nepal with its beauty can hold anyone spellbound but if you look deeper, you will instantly see that the country needs some of the basic necessities like education, health and financial aid. Volunteering in Nepal is popular among the...
Climbing the glaciers to the summit of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador isn’t highly technical. It is mountaineering, but how hard can it be, considering I went to 20,600 feet the first time I used crampons and an ice axe? Okay, I used them once for practice, on a sledding hill near my house. I...
Kenya is situated in East Africa and shares its borders with Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan. Kenya has one of the greatest or biggest wildlife habitats in the world and it is called the Masai Mara, which sees the annual migration of Wildebeast. Some of the other big animals found...
Childrens Summer Camps – Are They Really Good For Our Children?
During the school session, schoolteachers are responsible for enriching your kids life through various activities and other mental stimulations. But in the summers this responsibility shifts to parents. Summer camps are...
Traveling on vacation or business is usually a lot of fun; exploring new places and cultures while enjoying new cuisines adds to the experience and pleasure of visiting new destinations but, at the same time, you must take into consideration the possibility of any sort of accident that may...