San Miguel at Night (photos)
A Night View of San Miguel de Allende 12 Days and 11 Nights in San Miguel After spending 12 days of exploring San Miguel de Allende in the center of Mexico, I never grew tired of this fantastic city’s...
View ArticleQuiet Corners in the West of Wales
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance. Even if you tour Europe, you’re probably not going to go here.” These were the words, spoken by my mother, that enticed me to take a break from my busy Los Angeles...
View ArticleMrauk U: Lost Time and Forgotten Treasures
The medieval ruins are so remote that time nearly left t9hem behind. Mystical fortresses crafted with jaw-dropping architectural panache, towering over rice paddies and rural villages as the petrified...
View ArticleChitwan National Park, NepalSearching for the One-horned Rhino
As a traveler, I often hear terrible things about wildlife decline so I was thrilled about going to find rhinos in Chitwan National Park. This elation was because I knew I stood a real chance of seeing...
View ArticleDog-sledding in Svalbard, Norway
After a late night wandering the streets of Longyearbyen, under the midnight sun, I was up early. Waiting in the crisp Arctic morning air, my breath visible despite it being June, I could see the tour...
View ArticleScotland Travels with Snake Eyes
In the gusting rain, we pile our belongings in the trunk of a chili pepper red Toyota hybrid, then scamper into the front seats like water-resistant squirrels. Me, too timid to drive, plunks in on the...
View ArticleKeep Austin Texas Weird
It was hot, way too hot, and I just came back from a whiskey distillery. Civilization was floating by through our window, while Eddie Vedder’s Society was playing in the background. The thermostat read...
View ArticleLe Crete Senesi – The Italian Road Trip
In his classic road movie La Strada, Anthony Quinn finds adventure driving Italian roads. On the Crete Senesi I found this adventure too. Driving Le Crete The starting point for the trip begins in...
View ArticleCircling the Tropics — A Baja Sur Road Trip Part 1
San Jose del Cabo Aeropuerto, Baja Much like the Conquistadors used sailing ships to reach the New World in search of gold, the woman seated beside me on this plane came searching as well — only this...
View ArticleCircling the Tropics — A Baja Sur Road Trip Part 2
Over the Baja Sur Divide Leaving my vacation home at Casa Oasis Todos Santos and the tropics after 4 days, I drive north and in about an hour reach the crest of my loop. Here the road intersects the...
View ArticleLooking for Leopards in Sri Lanka
Looking for leopards at Yala National Park in Sri Lanka, sounds like one of the easiest things to do, especially once you learn that the park is known to have the largest population of leopards in the...
View ArticleResponsible Tourism in Nairobi
Responsible Tourism I woke up in Nairobi, Kenya, fully rested after 13 hours on a bus to arrive there. I had been living in Tanzania doing aid work, and was eager for a long weekend in a new country....
View ArticleTravel in Place: A Covered Bridge Tour in Oregon
Covered bridges entered Oregon’s Willamette Valley in the 19th century along with pioneers settling the Pacific Northwest. Over 400 of these wooden relics of a past time are estimated to have been...
View ArticleJust Before Eight in Central Mexico
It’s just before 8 p.m. when Héctor abruptly veers his white van onto the dusty shoulder. Hermanos Serdán International "” our dimly lit destination "” haunts us from across the interstate. This is...
View ArticleA Step Back in Time at Zealandia
I have always wanted to explore New Zealand the same way Captain Cook did all those years ago. In a land that was completely and utterly green, surrounded by dense bush that is alive with the many...
View ArticleAn Awakening at Jetavanaramaya Stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
The soft rays of the 8 o’clock sun played peekaboo with me, as I cycled into the historic city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, that May in 2016. Tall trees stooped and swished to embrace, and the asphalt...
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path Named A Top Tour Operator in Travel + Leisure’s World’s...
Bozeman, Montana (October 18, 2024) — Off the Beaten Path, serving travel enthusiasts for over 30 years, has been named one of the top 15 tour operators in the prestigious Travel + Leisure World’s Best...
View ArticleInvestigating Escobar’s Legacy in Medellin
"Don't mind the bullet holes," was the first thing our guide Stiven told me. They recently tried to kidnap Roberto, because people still think he knows where his brother buried his fortune. Which of...
View ArticleA Risky Ride Down Death Road
One of my favorite things about living in South America was the ease at which I could travel around the continent. One of the more appealing attractions to the adventurous side of me was the Death Road...
View ArticleLiving the Pura Vida in Costa Rica
It was a hot morning in Montezuma, Costa Rica and the walk down the hill to the village was agony. I was only half way down the hill when a young man on a motorbike stopped. "Senorita, I take you to...
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