The water grows off the coast of Vieques, Puerto Rico
None of the photographs on this post are the product of PhotoShop manipulation. So what's the blue luminescence you see around these swimmers and kayakers? That's the result of the natural properties of Puerto Rico's Laguna Grande.
The Laguna Grande—colloquially referred to as the "Bioluminescent Bay" or simply ...
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Runaway with fun across Western Europe
You don't need to be as fast as the Kenians. You don't need to challenge "Ultramarathon Man" Dean Karnazes on a 100 miles race. Running a marathon or a half marathon or a shorter race is more a personal challenge than a struggle against the clock. And you ...
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Airfare, hotel rooms, cruise tickets and all-inclusive vacations at a discount
November marks the start of the high season for many of the world's warm weather destinations. Travel to places like Thailand, Turkey and the Caribbean starts to get expensive. Meanwhile, the ski season in Europe and North America prepares to get into high gear. Fortunately, there are good ...
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The Dutchtub offers boundless bathing
You may have heard the term flashpacking, the act of traveling in the spirit of a backpacker but with the budget of one more monied. Well, from the Netherlands comes what might be the ultimate in flashcamping—a portable, wood-burning spa.
The Dutchtub is a personal hot-springs-to-go. If you have ...
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Stay with the rich & famous on Italy’s luxury island
Since the early 1960s the Italian island of Sardinia has been a popular destination for the international jet set. The beautiful landscape, the clear blue sea, the amazing archeaology (such as the 3,000-year-old megalithic edifices that are the
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Feast with felines in Japan
Japan's capital city can be a tough place for a cat lovers to live. Small apartments, long work hours and restrictive housing codes make it difficult for Tokyoians (Tokyoites? Tokyoids?) to keep cats at home. No wonder then that the city is seeing an increasing number of cat ...
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