St Lucia

St. Lucia seems like an island plucked from the South Pacific and set down in the Caribbean. Its dramatic twin coastal peaks, the Pitons, soar 2,000 feet up from the sea overlooking a rain forest where wild orchids, giant ferns, and birds of paradise flourish. Brilliantly-plumed tropical birds abound, it is truly a tropical paradise. [...]

Hearst Castle

Hearst Castle is a palatial estate built by William Randolph Hearst on the central California Coast.   In 1957  the Hearst Corporation donated the estate to the state of California and is now maintained as a State Historic Park.  Extravagance is noticeable throughout, especially in the main pool area which looks like an old roman [...]

St Barthelemy

What can you say about St Barths, well, it is a celebrity hangout, famous for its high end shopping, yachts,topless beaches and of course it is a French Island in the Caribbean. More St Barth Photos

Monument Valley

Over the years, Monument Valley has been the setting for more Western movies than any other site in the United States.  It lies on the border between Utah and Arizona. The valley is not a valley in the conventional sense, but rather a wide flat, sometimes desolate landscape, interrupted by the crumbling formations rising hundreds of [...]

Glasgow, Scotland

Glasgow is one of  the liveliest and most interesting  destinations in Europe. The city is a centre of style and vitality set against a backdrop of outstanding Victorian architecture. Glasgow boasts world famous art collections, the best shopping in the United Kingdom outside London, and the most vibrant and exciting nightlife in Scotland. More Glasgow Photos

Gibraltar

The Rock of Gibraltar is located at the entrance of the Mediterranean. Its strategic location and history have made it an international symbol of solidity and strength. It is home to the Barbary Apes, and when you visit the area that they are in, be careful because they will take anything in sight and run [...]

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Mix together a beautiful European-like city with interesting people, gourmet cuisine at reasonable prices, awesome shopping, tangoing in the streets, and you get Buenos Aires, a city with both slick neighborhoods and equally downtrodden areas – but that’s part of the appeal.  Then throw in everything Eva Peron and that is Buenos Aires. More Buenos [...]

Parintins, Brazil

Parintins is famous for its Boi Bumba celebration in June. It is the largest celebration in Brazil after the Carnival in Rio. The Boi Bumba is a samba competition between several teams representing either the blue or the red groups.   We seen an hour show with highlights. More Parintins Photos

Manaus, Brazil

Manaus is the largest city on the Amazon and is at the confluence of the Rio Negra and the Amazon, again giving a meeting of the waters.   Manaus has boat access to some of the backwaters of the area, and gave us a direct look at  how people live in the villages along the Amazon. [...]

Paris, France

Well informed, eloquent and oh-so-romantic, the ‘City of Light’ is a philosopher, a poet, a crooner. As it always has been, Paris is a million different things to a million different people, and after spending two weeks there, our favorite place. More Paris Photos