The Festival of the Sahara in Tunisia
Tunisia: Sonja Stark goes to the Festival of the Sahara in Tunisia, bedouin traditions with great horsemanship, dancing, acrobats, snakes, camels, and rabbits.
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Aboard the Airbus A380 Jet
The massive A380 can be configured to seat 838 passengers! Photos by Sony Stark. Airbus’ A380 Jet: Inside the Belly of the Biggest Bird in the World By Sonja Stark On November 20, Air France began using the world’s largest passenger airliner, the Airbus A380. Air France is the first of all European carriers to […]
Christmas in the Alps
Holiday Getaways in Austria and Switzerland By Sonja Stark Christmas in Europe is special, it’s the time that most cities set up Christmas markets to provide local hand made goods and foods for sale during the holidays. Traveling by Train from Innsbruck to Zurich Rather than buying several tickets for each country you visit, (Eurail […]
Holiday Getaways: Innsbruck in Austria and Switzerland
Innsbruck Markets and Downhill Skiing in the Alps By Sonja Stark Senior Writer Winter is a holiday maker’s favorite season for an escape to the unspoiled kingdoms of Austria and Switzerland. An outdoor paradise of strolling, skiing, and moonlight sleigh rides await you in the Tyrolean capital of Innsbruck, while shopping, haute cuisine and rich […]
Bavarian Alps: Charming Christmas Markets
A Visit to the Bavarian Alps: Christmas Markets and Pagan Spirits By Sony Stark Christmas shopping in Germany is a great way to experience the true gift of giving, and late fall is the perfect time to consider a trip to the Bavarian Alps to do so. Visitors can stroll merrily through illuminated streets, buy […]
The Lake Region of Chile
Chile: Temperate Rainforests and World-Class Volcanoes By Sonja Stark Few people realize that the Lake Region (Los Lagos) in Southern Chile looks just like New Zealand. The environment shares the same rugged appearance from formidable mountains to icy glaciers to craggy fjords. But, if you’re like me and have never been to Kiwi country, well […]
Tunisia’s El Ghriba Festival: A Journey of Understanding
El Ghriba Festival Brings Jews from All Over to Tunisia By Sonja Stark The island of Djerba, floating off the southeast coast of Tunisia, is a popular destination for relaxing in a traditional hammam, grilling your body on a sandy beach or haggling over handmade Andalusian pottery. Few realize that only a few miles away […]
Spring Skiing in the French Alps: Adrenaline with Dividends
Motley Crew ski Chamonix By Sony Stark The credit crunch got you down? Need a break from bailouts? Spring skiing should do the trick. It’s the same rush as playing the stock market but much safer. My favorite picks: Val d’Isere and Chamonix, two of the best resorts in the world, both that stay open […]
Malaysia: Sarawak’s Rainforest Music Fest
A Muddy, Memorable Music Festival By Sonja Stark Twenty-two hours and several time zones from JFK airport, it’s a Muslim country as well. Being a female traveler I packed conservatively thinking I would experience oppressive inequality if I dared to look different. I intended to wear the long-sleeve shirt, pants and headscarf too, that is, […]
Turku and Helsinki, Finland: A Tale of Two Cities
Finland: Sony Stark visits Turku and Helsinki in Finland, enjoying soothing saunas, fine dining and wild nightlife.
Smugglers’ Notch: Screaming Fun in the Glades
Smugglers’ Notch Has Everything a Skier Could Ask For By Sonja Stark It’s midnight and everyone is sound asleep to a beautiful cacophony of nocturnal creatures. Hard-working snowcats and snowmobiles are out in full force, dancing circles around steep pistes, whistling, rumbling and scraping up dreams for an eventful tomorrow at Smugglers’ Notch resort in […]
Greenland: Island of Melting Traditions
Greenland: Island of Melting Traditions By Sony Stark Greenlandic is an Inuit language that fewer than 60,000 people speak. It’s a language with a large lexicon of words influenced greatly by Greenland’s ever-changing weather patterns. For example; there are 49 words alone for snow and ice that most West Greenlandic people use to communicate. Before […]