Category: Travel Guide

ABOARD THE CARNIVAL MARDI GRAS — Scary enough. That’s my verdict on the first roller coaster at sea, the Bolt Ultimate Seacoaster.  After observing the two-person Bolt car rumbling around its blue…

Jeri Clausing As big players like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson edge closer to launching tourists into space, an Arizona couple have revived their plans for offering a gentler —…

Canada’s current cruise ship ban may keep large ships out of Alaska in 2021, but several U.S.-flagged small-ship operators will sail the state’s waters this summer with Covid-19 protocols in place. Each…

Fun times I’ve had in the Caribbean in the past have come to mind frequently during this past year of mask-wearing, disinfecting and elbow-bumping. A few years back, in Antigua with one…

It was not long after Kilauea started erupting inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the night of Dec. 20 that the phone lines at Paradise Helicopters began lighting up. The morning after…

Jeri Clausing Anyone who’s been following Virgin Galactic over the years knows that predictions about when it will launch space tourism are a bit like Groundhog Day. It seems like every year,…

Bolstered by the summer’s surge in demand for domestic, drive-only vacations, the recreational vehicle travel sector is continuing to boom well into the fall. According to peer-to-peer RV rental marketplace RVshare, RV…

The Covid pandemic has seen conservation revenue streams and resources dry up in a matter of weeks. Some of the most prominent conservation agencies and protected areas are currently at risk of…

The morning was proving to be rife with possibilities. “What do you hope to see today?” our guide asked our group as we were about to embark on our game drive in…

The low clouds obscured the nearby mountains as I walked the 16th hole of the Old Links at Ballyliffin Golf Club one day this past July. But the gloom of an impending…