Archive | March, 2011

All That Jazz: A San Francisco Weekend

Posted on 30 March 2011

By David McKay Wilson A day after San Francisco celebrated the Giants’ World Series victory with a ticker tape parade, reminders of their triumph remained. A huge orange-and-black banner declaring… Continue reading »

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Active Travels: Hiking on the Island of Dominica

Posted on 30 March 2011

By Steve Jermanok   “Follow me closely,” says our guide Kent Augiste as we make our final steps down the steep flanks of Morne Watt into the so-called Valley of… Continue reading »

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The Interview: Peter Grubb, ROW Adventures

Posted on 30 March 2011

Thirty years is a long time in any business, but an eternity in the world of adventure travel. Back in 1979, Peter Grubb founded ROW Adventures as a whitewater rafting… Continue reading »

Whitewater Rafting with ROW Adventures

Posted on 30 March 2011

We’re thrilled to be giving away an “Idaho Whitewater Rafting Adventure with ROW Adventures,” one of the best adventure travel companies in the world. The winner gets to choose one… Continue reading »

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WIN AN IDAHO WHITEWATER RAFTING ADVENTURE WITH ROW ADVENTURES

Posted on 29 March 2011

  Our latest giveaway, an “Idaho Whitewater Rafting Adventure with ROW Adventures,” one of the best adventure travel companies in the world, has just ended. One lucky winner received one… Continue reading »

Active Travels: Monkeys, Caves and Barbados

Posted on 22 March 2011

By Steve Jermanok The allure of Barbados has always been the stretch of soft white sand on the west coast that serves as a welcome mat for the warm aquamarine… Continue reading »

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Whale Watching off Maui

Posted on 22 March 2011

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West on Books: Crossing the Heart of Africa

Posted on 22 March 2011

Reviewed by Richard West Are you about to get married? Be careful what you read.  In a book on language evolution, Julian Smith, soon to wed Laura, his girlfriend of… Continue reading »

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Letter from Paris: Best New Bistro in Paris

Posted on 22 March 2011

I can’t think of a better response to the naysayers who insist the food in Paris isn’t very good anymore – and there are lots of these people, since this… Continue reading »

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Letter from Hawaii: Whale Tales

Posted on 22 March 2011

By Tom Passavant “It’s whale soup out there,” says the captain. It isn’t exactly “thar she blows!”, but it still neatly sums up what we’re about to encounter on a… Continue reading »

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