Barcelona, Spain is one of the true food capitals of the world. Who wouldn’t want to learn to cook in the home of Cava, Paella, Crema Catalana. Barcelona has repeatedly been ranked as one of the top food cities by Michelin, MSNBC and others. Home to El Bulli Restaurant, repeatedly ranked the best restaurant in [...]
Belize Family Vacation
Often overlooked in favor of better known neighbors like Mexico and Costa Rica, or Caribbean hot spots like Jamaica and Puerto Rico: A Belize Family Vacation could be just the thing that your family is looking for this year. Despite being a tiny country (one of the smallest in Central America) Belize has so much [...]
Vieques, Puerto Rico: Kayaking Mangrove Canals and Glow-In-The-Dark Bay
Vieques, also known as Isla Nena is one of the two ‘major’ islands off the coast of Puerto Rico, and while you could do it as a day trip from the main island, it’s really very worthwhile to give yourself at least a couple of days to explore the place. Especially if you’ve only been [...]
Learn It There: Scuba Diving
If you were born in the 80′s and were living in America, then you might have been as obsessed as I was with 3-2-1 Contact. Scuba Diving featured prominently in this science program for kids, and I became determined to learn how. This fascination with exploring the worlds underwater was only strengthened when I saw [...]
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
American Gods by Neil Gaiman was the first book of his that I had ever read, and following the advice of the friend that suggested it to me, I read it while driving across the United States and Canada while making my way to Alaska. I don’t want to give too much away, because the [...]
Drives of a Lifetime: 500 of the World’s Most Spectacular Trips
If you know me at all, you know that I love road trips. The hardest part about living in Israel for me was that there wasn’t anywhere I could get to that took more than a few hours by car—not that I had a car, anyways. There’s just something about getting in the car, throwing [...]
Adventure In Rhodes: Cheap Rhodes Holiday
By Terrence Aym Why take a cheap Rhodes holiday? It is an island of mythical proportions, that rises from the Mediterranean like a bedazzling green jewel. This island experience is like no other in the Mediterranean. And tucked away on Rhodes our destination: the Byzantine village of Lindos with arguably one of the finest bays [...]
La Ruta Panoramica Trailer
The trailer for our Ruta Panoramica webcast is now available on youtube, and of course here as well. You’ll be able to get a quick glimpse of some the highlights from our recent Puerto Rico road trip along the Ruta Panoramica which crosses the island from east to west, as well as some very worthwhile [...]
Costa Rica Adventure Activities
Are you looking for adventure activities in Costa Rica? Well, then you’re in luck. When it comes to active travel Costa Rica is waiting for you to come explore! With Sport fishing, Scuba diving, Volcano exploration and rainforest zip lines, you can’t afford to wait any longer to explore this tropical heaven that tourists are [...]
A Weekend at the University of Chicago
As an alum of the University of Chicago, I always love to tell people why they should visit the south side of Chicago, even for just a weekend. Hyde Park and the surrounding areas are only a 20-minute drive from downtown, so you can easily stay in a downtown hotel and visit for the day. Or, [...]
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