Month: April 2023

Caves are magnets for me. I’m attracted to their otherworldly formations and unique histories and to the mysteries that exude from within their walls. I feel like Indiana Jones as I sidle through the dark subterranean passageways with only a dimly lit lantern or flashlight. It’s an eerie yet fascinating experience. FORMATION OF THE CAVE Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky contains.. Read more

D.F. was treated to a private excursion around Grand Cayman Island in the Caribbean—including a swim with sting rays.  J.P. glamped for two nights in a high-end yurt, on the house. E.D. traveled by luxury rail from Cape Town to Pretoria in South Africa—three days and two nights with a stop along the way in a well-preserved Victorian town—all at no charge… Read more

Off the shores of Jeju-do (Cheju Island), nowhere close to the ancient isle of Capri in the Tyrrhenian Sea, you might hear a strange, distant sound echoing off the seaside cliffs of Songsan (Sunrise Peak). Odysseus, who might have heard similar alluring sounds as he rapidly plugged his mates’ ears with wax, knew that the peculiar melody meant certain death.. Read more

It’s dusk by the time the deluge of rainwater has finally ceased in Colombia’s northernmost department (state) of La Guajira, the sunset’s pink, purple and orange palette reflected in the vast puddles of mud that stretch toward the horizon.  There are no visible roads ahead as our truck makes its way through the sticky, red clay, rocking seismically from side.. Read more