Like most inexperienced overseas travelers, the cost of overseas travel insurance in addition to transportation, hotel and possibly a tour operator seemed excessive to me. There is something about travel insurance which triggers thoughts about one’s current medical insurance and questions as to the need of adding additional expense to a trip.…[Read more]

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go? That may be a hard question to answer so instead of racking your brain I’m just going to throw New Zealand out there.  Why am I just throwing New Zealand out there? Mostly because you can’t go to New Zealand and come back and [...]

Hong Kong is known as a great metropolis, a city of shopping, of commerce, of soaring skyscrapers and beeping taxis. Many visitors do not know that Hong Kong is also home to majestic bamboo forests, mangroves teeming with organisms, mountains that far exceed the skyscrapers in height, and perfect, empty beaches. In fact, rural areas account [...]

Guidelines To Purchase Adequate Climbing Equipment Rock and mountain climbing is one of the most popular of the extreme sports. One of the things about rock climbing is the equipment which can cost a pretty penny but you do want to make sure that you are buying only the best because you want to be safe [...]

Rio de Janeiro is busy, noisy and full of adventures to be had. To experience South America in full party mode, visit Rio de Janeiro at Carnaval time, but stay in a boutique hotel so that you have an oasis of calm to return to. Where is it? Rio de Janeiro is on the Brazilian [...]