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03/14/2026

The classic Sydney shot for Gwen and Mark.

03/05/2026

03/04/2026

Thank you, DuVine, for sharing our wonderful experiences in Burgundy with the world! There’s no better way to see this region of France than on two wheels! Steve Jermanok Lisa Leavitt

Before saying our goodbyes the following morning, we woke up with the chilly air and took a sweet 12-mile ride through the surrounding countryside. We

01/16/2026

Top Travel Days of 2025, Eye to Eye with Polar Bears in Churchill, Manitoba
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Natural Habitat Adventures

It was 7:30 am and still dark outside when our group of 16 entered the polar bear rover, a massive bus on monster truck sized wheels built specifically for driving atop the arctic tundra. Then the yellowish-red sun started to rise on the horizon and we stopped to get our first of many majestic photo...

01/15/2026

Top Travel Days of 2025, Biking to Santenay in Burgundy
DuVine Cycling + Adventure Co.

When I ran into Andy Levine, owner of DuVine Cycling, after a Grateful Dead show at the Sphere in Las Vegas, I told him I’d love to go on another Duvine trip, but not sure where. That’s when he sold me on Burgundy, where he first fell in love with the idea of creating a...

01/14/2026

Top Travel Days of 2025, Beach Day in Bermuda
Fairmont Hamilton Princess

If you live on the East Coast, you know that Bermuda is only a two-hour flight from Boston, New York, Philly, and DC. But it’s not until you step off the plane on this island located 600 miles due east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, that you fully understand the allure. Plant your feet into...

01/13/2026

Top Travel Days of 2025, Seeing the Caillebotte Show at the Getty Center,

When I worked full-time as a travel writer, I tried my best to help promote cities after devastating circumstances reduced tourism in those destinations dramatically. I visited New York after 9/11, New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, and Nairobi after a horrific mall bombing scared many travelers a...

01/12/2026

This week I'm looking back at my travels in 2025 and highlighting some of my favorite days. Today's blog is on Biking Killarney National Park in Ireland last February, Have a look!
Celebrated Experiences

After days of gray skies and drizzle, the sun finally made an appearance at the most important time on our trip to Ireland in February, just as we were about to jump on bikes and ride into Killarney National Park. We woke up to a glorious vista from our balcony at The Europe Hotel, overlooking...

12/24/2025

Great to see the Wolfe family scuba diving together in the Turks & Caicos. From Dawn: "It was a great family experience. We had to work together, buddy up, and no phones under water!"

10/24/2025

We love it when we receive this response from clients after coming home:

"What an amazing trip we had!!!"

Judging from these photos we can understand why! Thank you for sharing your Tanzania travels with us, Allison and Andy!

09/11/2025

Great to hear Judy and Wayne's positive feedback after cruising the Rhine with AmaWaterways! "We were extremely happy with AmaWaterways. We were first time cruisers with them, and found the service, accommodations, itinerary, food, everything, to be top notch. We would certainly cruise with them again. Thanks for introducing us to this company!"