By Patrick Connolly From Orlando Sentinel ‘Tis the season to spend time outdoors, at least if you live in or visit sunny Florida. The temperatures may be dropping into the 50s and 60s, but that’s a great time to embark on a hike or head out on a camping trip. From Florida State parks to…
Gifts for Travelers: Florida State Parks, Tank America and the Great American Paint in Book
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Company’s First Overseas Park, to Debut in 2023
By Katie Rice From Orlando Sentinel Orlando–SeaWorld’s first theme park outside the United States, SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, will open in the United Arab Emirates next year with six marine environments, five floors of indoor attractions and no killer whales. John Linn, SeaWorld’s vice president of global theme park development, said the park is the culmination…
Beauty Is a Vacation: Exploring the Works of Wildlife Artist Carl Rungius
November 30, 2022
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Why are human beings attracted to beauty? However we explain the pull, beauty draws us. It engages the eyes, tantalizes the intellect, and elevates the spirit. It reminds us of the excellence of nature, life, and creation. The effulgence of creation points to a marvelous creator. Beauty offers a respite from the tedious; it transports…
Want a Desert Experience That’s Not Joshua Tree? Here Are 3
By Rachel Schnalzer From Los Angeles Times This is not about Joshua Tree, California. That’s not to say the trendy desert town isn’t worth visiting — it absolutely is! But its skyrocketing popularity carries with it an unpleasant side. “We don’t want it to become Tulum,” one Joshua Tree tourist told my colleague Christopher Reynolds…
Travel Insurance — Is It Worth It?
By Lynn O’Rourke Hayes From FamilyTravel.com Recent world events have travelers pondering the potential benefits of travel insurance. Here are five tips to consider. Where to Start? Selecting travel insurance can feel a bit overwhelming. You can begin to simplify the process by taking note of the various components of your trip – air, car…
Commentary: There Are Those Who Get out of the Water When There’s a Shark, and Those Who Get In
By Mark Gauert From South Florida Sun Sentinel The “bucket-list” trip to Bimini called for stops for conch fritters, a tour of the Dolphin House Museum — and a boat tour, “where we go swimming with reef sharks.” So. So, the last time I went swimming near a reef, I saw a shark. A big…
From Hill Towns to Harbors, Istria Pleases
The Istrian Peninsula, in the northwest corner of Croatia, is an inviting mix of pungent truffles, Roman ruins, striking hill towns, and pastel coastal villages, with a breezy Italian culture (left over from centuries of Venetian rule). While the wedge-shaped Istrian Peninsula has many tacky and forgettable resort towns, the seafront port of Rovinj –…
A Day on Reykjavik’s Old Harbor
Icelandair has hatched a fantastic marketing scheme. Travelers passing through Iceland on their way to points afar can stop there for up to a week free of charge. On a recent trip to Sweden, my family opted to take advantage of the offer and see what there is to do in this northern nation. With…
Stay Awake Day in Iceland
It was meant to be a trip to Sweden to help my husband and his siblings trace their roots, but when my sister-in-law learned that we would connect through Iceland, she suggested we take a few days there to check it out. Why not? It turns out that Icelandair offers a layover in Reykjavik of…
Award-Winning Places to Have Destination Weddings and Honeymoons
By Juan Antonio (Oso) Osecuera From TravelPulse If there’s a wedding in your future, there are many decisions to make. Have you already decided on the dress, the banquet place and the party list? If you are in the middle of all these details, it’s also a time to dream about what comes next: the…
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