One Item for the 2016 #Bucketlist, A Dedication Post

One Item for the 2016 #Bucketlist, A Dedication Post

I can’t believe we are doing this for the third time already. It doesn’t seem that long ago many of us lost a friend, but in 2013 the travel blogging world lost Anita Mac. But this is the third remembrance post following the 2014 Bucket List and then 2015 Bucket List post. I am glad […]

First Time in Miami? Four Places to Visit

First Time in Miami? Four Places to Visit

Although I am not new to Miami, I’ve visited the destination countless times since the early 2000s, I now consider the city more of my home turf with my current relocation to Islamorada and the upper Florida Keys. My visits are now not just to escape the cold (or experience the cool). I discovered much […]

A Sunset Moment Paragliding West from Slovenia to Italy

A Sunset Moment Paragliding West from Slovenia to Italy

It was my first hike and fly expedition and the aim was simple to paraglide to Marmolada, Italy. I was accompanied by Jim Orava and Thomas Sloss–two crazy cool Canadians. We took off from a site just east of Tolmin, Slovenia. About 25 km down range the sky was looking ugly. With storms forming up […]

The Staying Adventurous 2015 Holiday Gift Episode

The Staying Adventurous 2015 Holiday Gift Episode

What do sunsets, skydiving, motorcycle adventures and framed canvas art all have in common? Well they all made the Staying Adventurous 2015 Holiday Gift Guide. Episode 11 > the Holiday Gift Guide. For Episode 11, the Staying Adventurous Podcast decided to shift gears and give advice and suggestions on holiday gift ideas. The 1st annual […]

The 7 Mile Marathon Sunset in the Florida Keys

The 7 Mile Marathon Sunset in the Florida Keys

I walked from the hotel lobby to the Overseas Highway and turned south (or really west) to hike the fifteen minutes from the Faro Blanco Resort ( a Hyatt Place) to the Seven Mile Bridge. My intent – to appreciate another Florida Keys sunset and this time a Marathon sunset. My time in Marathon, the […]

Watching a Kyrgyzstan Sunset on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul

KyrgyzstanSunset

Kyrgyzstan is a small amazing country in Central Asia. In Kyrgyzstan, there are a lot of places where you can watch beautiful sunsets, but the most beautiful is on the southern coast of the Issyk-Kul (the second biggest alpine lake in the world). This coast of the lake has a special atmosphere, which is difficult […]

Showing Up for Sunrise-The Global Sunrise Project

Showing Up for Sunrise-The Global Sunrise Project

Sure, I am about sunsets on Sunday, but in every month with five Sundays I usually look to change it up with a sunrise, a “sunrise Sunday” if you will. And after meeting this mother-daughter team from the Global Sunrise Project earlier this year at the 2015 New York Travel Festival, I knew I’d love […]

Episode 10: the Sweetness of Sassy Savannah, Georgia

Episode 10:  the Sweetness of Sassy Savannah, Georgia

After two trips to Savannah, it’s official I am a big fan. This probably isn’t a surprise, I enjoy most destinations as I believe all places hold charm.  But there is certainly special about this southern city of Savannah It’s hard to place it on one thing. Is it the cuisine, the charming cobblestone streets […]