St Lucia, Just the Start

It’s been awhile since I have packed two suitcases for what will breakdown into three trips. In the afternoon I head to the Crowne Plaza near LGA to overnight for an early morning flight to St. Lucia. The itin looks like it is packed with some great outdoor activities; hiking through the sulfer springs and Balenbouche Estate, then sailing by catamaran up the west coast of St Lucia to snorkel. Day two will be a morning of playing jungle man and doing a canopy tour through rainforest ending at a waterfall called Errard by ATV. I will fortunately be living in style at the Coconut Bay Resort for my nights in St Lucia.

From there I catch a late flight back to LGA to overnight before heading to France. There I will switch bags and hang with Lil and go into NYC for lunch and some museum visits. That night on to France and Lyon, a city I personally love. After a few nights exploring the area, I am on my own armed with a train pass and no set destination, but a definite stop in Paris. I will love the days alone to catch up with myself!

Visiting St. Lucia

I am packing for a two bagger, a quick trip to St. Lucia another bag for France with one night at a NYC hotel in between. Lil will meet me on a Saturday night with the pre-packed bag. I am excited for my stop over at one of the world’s top 50 eco-destinations according to Natural History Magazine. After checking into Coconut Bay Resort, I will be checking out volcanos, sulfur springs and rainforest canopy exploration. The last time I used a system of horizontal traverses, pulleys and harnesses was in Hungary with Max.

A Travel Writing Lifestyle, On the Road

April is shaping up to be a very busy month on the road. It’s not every ones cup of tea but it suits me. I start off exploring the Florida Keys, with my favorite travel partner, Lil my wife. I haven’t been to the Keys since my spring break college days, yup along time ago.

Next is a trip to St. Lucia, a new destination for me. While many people think of the island as a honeymoon destination the fact is that St Lucia was named as one of the top 50 eco-tourism destinations in the world by Natural History Magazine. Besides the sea there are volcanoes, rainforest and mountains to explore, not to mention little fishing villages. It is said that there is a bit of a South Pacific feel on the island.

After a one night stay back in New York I then head to Lyon and the Rhone Alpes region of France. Focus for that trip will be châteaux stays and vineyard exploration. Food will figure in heavily as Lyon is the food capital of France. My last five days in France will be in Paris and the focus of that will be basing myself in Paris and taking day trips by train from the city.

Like I said it may not be for everyone but I sure am looking forward to heading out and checking some new places and adventures. It is very hard to travel write if you don’t travel.