When we looked for a warm place to ring in the New Year, we discovered the beautiful unspoiled east and north side of Grand Cayman island. The picture I had of the Caymans, was one of money and sophistication, a playground for the rich with a lot of high-end stores, fancy restaurants, and a ton…
2015 was supposed to be one of the better years for seeing the Northern Lights. Therefore we planned a 4 day trip in March. Expecting spring weather, we spent 4 days driving and walking in endless snow and ice in Iceland instead. Although unexpected, it was a magical experience with lots of snowy roads and…
Palm Springs is known to a lot of people for their beautiful golf resorts and for Coachella, the yearly music festival. However, we went to Palm Springs with a different plan: exploring Joshua Tree and the Wild West. Joshua Tree National Park, just an hour from Palm Springs, is unique as it is a place…
Unpredictable, Wild, And Exciting During our visit to the Big Island of Hawaii in 2018, we booked a trip with Aloha Lava Tours to hike on the Kilauea volcano. Timing can be everything because nature can be unpredictable. Four months after our adventure, the 2018 lower Puna eruption on Kilauea volcano's East Rift Zone began.…
Food explorations in the heart of Music City Nashville is known as the music capital of the world. Many famous artists started their careers here. A lot of people link Nashville with country music, but Nashville is not just country. In addition to country, it is rock ‘n roll, bluegrass, jazz, blues, and a little…
"Both for Havana’s beauty and decay, it’s very hard to restrain yourself from staring everywhere you go” - Brin Jonathan Butler I visited Cuba a lifetime ago. It was in the days of Fidel’s reign and rules were strict and supplies were limited. We stayed in Holguin area, on the opposite side of the island…
“The views were immensely wide. Everything that you saw made greatness of freedom, and unequaled nobility" Karen Blixen I visited the Masai Mara in Kenya in 2012. I remember my first impression of the vast and wide plains: except for a tree, a giraffe or elephant here and there, your see nothing but the green…
An old UNESCO heritage site and a vibrant young city On one of my recent business trips to Asia, I had a free weekend in between meetings in Taipei and Shenzhen. On a whim I decide to take a little side tour to Vietnam. Halong Bay had been on my bucket list for years and…
This summer we finally managed to get reservations at Sequoia High Sierra Camp. Glamping in Sequoia National Park had been high on my list for several years. But the camp books up very quickly as the season is short and the demand is high. Sequoia High Sierra Camp is located at 8,200 feet in the…
An authentic little fishing village under the smoke of a big city At the bottom of Lantau Island, at the far corner, we find the little fishing village of Tai O. A hair raising downhill taxi ride from the big Buddha at 80km an hour drops us at the outskirts of the village. I almost…