Moscow and Saint Petersburg: Russia’s Star Cities
Moscow and Saint Petersburg Russia. A Christmas time trip includes the city’s long series of street parties and an impromptu St Petersburg apartment concert.
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Jamaica: Moon Palace for Dads and Daughters
Jamaica: A father and daughter enjoy time together at the Moon Palace Resort in Ocho Rios Jamaica and visit Dunns River Falls and a cooking class.
India: Experiencing Peace and Chaos
Starting in the city of New Delhi, where stress and noise are everywhere. Then to the countryside to Chambal Safari Lodge where animals and peace prevail.
Adventure Heals in Montana
First Descents in Montana rises up to outdo the perils of cancer, one paddle at a time. By Bruce Northam “Healing the way, you need to, scientifically or emotionally.” — Brad Ludden This is a tale about putting outdoor medicine to work. Every employee at the outdoor adventure company First Descents is nicknamed (Fruit Boots, […]
Armenia: A Cradle of Christianity and World Wonders
Europe’s Last Undiscovered Corner is a country on the move, and once again coming out of its shell By Bruce Northam Although music rarely makes me cry, it does happen, including at live shows by Bonnie Raitt, Bad Company, and Sari Schorr. And then I stepped inside Geghard Monastery’s cryptic upper chamber in Armenia—famed for […]
Dogsledding Adventures in Montana
Move over Alaska—Montana is Biting Back By Bruce Northam Kids don’t lie about what is and what is not entertaining. Although my daughter Bella can ski black diamonds, dogsledding in Alberta last winter provided her most vocal adrenaline rush. I filed this under “bullet-proof fun.” Well, there’s a new star on the U.S. dogsledding scene, Montana’s […]
Armenia: Europe’s Final Frontier
For a country I’d previously had to plead ignorance, this is a story about what I found and loved in Armenia, which was pretty much everything.
Curaçao’s Sweet Case of the Blues
The International BlueSeas Festival—and then some. By Bruce Northam “You have to know how to read the wind,” says my native Curaçaoan guide, Eugene, while pointing to a flock of swiftly fleeting clouds. I’ve only been here an hour, but that wind sends us right into an omen of what lies ahead: laidback locals, great […]
Cuba: Getting There from Florida by Boat
Cuba by Boat– a trip from Florida to Cuba by pleasure boat sounds fun, until the coast guard seized the boat and towed them to shore.
Nosara Costa Rica: Yoga and Surfing Mingle
Costa Rica’s Oasis: Two Healthy Cults—Yogis, Surfers—Mingling by the Sea By Bruce Northam Nature is still running the show on Costa Rica’s Guanacaste Peninsula, a rugged nature sanctuary gracing the Pacific coast. At its heart is Nosara, a marine development, surrounded by verdant hills, nicknamed “The American Project” in the late 1960s. It’s still a […]
Slovenia: Communist Hangover, Cured
By Bruce Northam Visiting Slovenia—their 90’s Western Balkans war behind them—revealed a dynamic region less dangerous than a double-edged daffodil … a welcome wind of change. The Western Balkan’s state personalities were defined long before they were bound together by Tito’s version of Yugoslavia for 50 years. Since 1991, they’ve redefined themselves once again. The […]
Way, Way Down Under: Antarctica
An Antarctic Safari – Page Three By Bruce Northam So walk, bike, carpool, recycle, don’t spray aerosol, and visit Antarctica when you can, because it all starts with you. It takes a while to adopt an Antarctic way of thinking. It’s not about wildlife noticing or attacking you, it’s about how your presence, and environmental […]
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