By Nicole D. TroxellFor a split second you may wonder if you’ve stepped back in time when ambling through the heart of historic Old Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Massive Victorian mansions flood the 48 city blocks, obscuring your view of anything but grand estates. Majestic leafy arches frame tree-lined streets, eclipsing the sky and sheltering […]
By Barbara Law Taxi from airport: 700 rupees (approximately US$13). Taxi to Boudhanath: 350 rupees. It all adds up and starts to eat into your travel budget. Why not take the local transportation? If you’re adventurous enough to try tuk-tuks and micros, they’re easy, fun, and cheap. Once you get the hang of it your […]
By S. Nadja Zajdman We are heading into the Alps. A sea of whitecaps above a thousand dark valleys sets the theme for our ride through the Valais. A swift, silent train on electrified tracks leaves Geneva in the early afternoon, whisking us away into the stunning landscape. FLASH! Velvet meadows in pastoral valleys. FLASH! Rustic […]
By Des Townshend The best time to arrive at the CN Tower’s revolving restaurant in the heart of Toronto is an hour before the sun goes down, as it takes 72 minutes to make one complete revolution. That way, you will catch a daytime view of the cityscape, and by the time you reach your dessert […]
By Roy StevensonITWPA MemberPhotographs by Linda PopovichThis, the second of my two-part series on an adrenalin junkie’s tour of Southern Oregon, offers up three exciting adventures: sandboarding on towering coastal sand dunes, a thrilling helicopter ride, and yet another terrifying dune buggy ride. Which one of these rides do you think released the most adrenalin […]
By Roy Stevenson ITWPA Member Photographs by Linda Popovich Southern Oregon’s natural beauty has given the region its well-deserved high ranking as a world-class tourist destination. But when prospective adventure visitors thumb through their guidebooks and surf the Internet to plan their southern Oregon trip, many close the books and shut down the computers, their […]
By Karen Brooks April is AQS (American Quilter’s Society) Quilt Show time in Paducah, Kentucky. If this sounds like a boring time to you, boy, are you in for a surprise! This show is not just for grandmas. It attracts men, young people, and an international crowd. Contestants, demonstrators, and enthusiasts come from as far […]
By Des Townshend Seventeen miles from the bustling coastal city of Benidorm lies the rock-perched village of Guadalest, the most dramatically situated of all the Moorish fortifications that dot the mountains of the Costa Blanca. This settlement is made up of two villages referred to as the Old Village and the New Village. You walk […]
By Roderick Eime A blast of fresh, rarefied air and chilled mountain water might be the tonic you’re after. Two thousand feet above the valley floor and the snow-dusted peaks still tower above us like dizzying frosted spires. The air is crisp and as clear as Swarovski crystal in the rarefied atmosphere of New Zealand’s […]
By Jonathan Tanner ITWPA Member As we get off the boat, we are greeted by local resident Peta and her young daughter, welcoming us to Camp Leakey in Tanjung Puting National Park in Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Peta is short but strong and silent. Her hair gleams red-brown in the dappled sunlight. But we have been […]
