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By Shannon Farley

They live in the sea, are on the World Wildlife Fund’s “Endangered Species List”, and frequent the waters around Costa Rica’s Caribbean coast Tortuguero National Park. Their lives, though on similar paths, are a bit conflicted.

I’m talking about sea turtles and manatees. One draws crowds of up to 50,000 tourists each year; the other lives a hidden life and was thought until recently to be extinct.

Tortuguero is one of Costa Rica’s most popular ecotourism destinations – a microcosm

There's no doubt that each city across the world boasts unique food offerings. But if time is short and you don’t have opportunities for full immersion, taking the right food tour makes the difference between being a clueless tourist or gaining a full understanding of where to go & what to buy.

Take Boston’s North End for instance…a casual stroll down the cobbled streets of America’s oldest Italian community reveals many tempting savories in late 19th century store windows. But only after taking

By Shannon Farley

The world as we know it has certainly shrunk a great deal due to the interconnectivity of the internet, and especially social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. When the number one music video rocketing around the world is from South Korea (“Gangnam Style”), and kids in places like Costa Rica have memorized the dance steps, you know the world is smaller. International travel is relatively commonplace for families, and it’s not unusual for kids and teens to already have

Winter Wellness for Women Travelers

"Mountainous, covered in dense rainforest with tumbling waterfalls, a boiling lake and rare parrots in the tree canopies; Dominica is the Caribbean's nature island par excellence". This is the description a British newspaper uses to paint a picture of the island of Dominica. I heartily concur. If you need a wellness week and enjoy truly native culture and local healthy cuisine then our January Dominica trip will jumpstart you on your way to wellness in 2013.
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Back in 2004, the movie Cellular featured a character --  a cop --  who was about to retire.  Was he going to spend his newly-found free time hunting, fishing, or traveling the world?

No.  He was going to open a day spa.

That character was way ahead of his time.  Spa treatments for men were popular back in 2004, but today, in 2012, men comprise 30% of all American spa go-ers, says Lynne McNees, president of ISPA, the International Spa Association.  “We’ve been tracking men’s visits to spas, and

Thủ đô Jakarta - Indonesia, một nước có trên 13.000 hòn đảo lớn nhỏ khác nhau với dân số trên 180 triệu người. Bao gồm hơn 300 nhóm sắc tộc với 200 ngôn ngữ khác nhau.

Everybody agrees that the two top places to ring in a new year are Times Square in New York City (right) and anywhere in Las Vegas. But there are other interesting, free, even quirky New Year’s Eve celebrations in the USA, from a cheese party in Wisconsin to a pickle party in Mount Olive, North Carolina.  Where to go if you don't want to welcome 2013 with a million of your closest friends?

Pickle Party in Mount Olive, North Carolina -- The 12th annual pickle drop is a fun-filled and free event w

Aug 16 - 25, 2013

Bali, famous for its wonderful beaches, paintings, woodcarving, handicrafts, and beautiful formed rice terraces, has an estimated 20,000 temples and shrines, and is known as the "Island of a Thousand Temples". Visit local villages and temples; ride the rapids and an elephant; relax at the beach and swim in the ocean as you escape to the Island of Bali singles vacation.

For more info click here: Bali Island Escape Singles Vacation

More than 700 miles of beach on Pacific and Caribbean coasts, warm water, tropical climate, lush rainforest and cloud forest, jungle wildlife, stable country, and friendly people – Costa Rica entices millions to visit every year.

If you live anywhere in the Americas, and most likely even in Europe, then you have heard the buzz about this Central American paradise. Maybe you’ve already visited and promised yourself you’d return. Maybe you’re still looking at websites and brochures, plotting your e

October in the City by the Bay - I just can’t say enough about it. Getting a late Indian summer means warm days in October. This year the city would host the America’s Cup yacht race trials and the annual Naval “Fleet Week,” complete with the Blue Angels buzzing over San Francisco Bay, all on the same weekend. San Francisco is one of world’s favorite cities. October weekends include street fairs, music festivals, food and beer festivals, and more. The city comes to life with warm days and nights

Amazing San Francisco Tour  lasts approximately for 5 hours with two departure times per day. The various places you can visit in San Francisco are the golden gate bridge, Chinatown, Lombard Street, Sausalito, Grace Cathedral, Nob Hill, Cable car Barn Museum, Lombard street, Golden Gate Park, Japanese Tea Garden, De Young Museum, Palace of Fine Arts, Golden Gate Bridge etc.

Alcatraz is a small piece of island located in the San Francisco Bay. This was an army fort initially which was later used

Located in South Central Highlands of Vietnam, Dalat is widely well-known as “Valley of Love” or the main land of beautiful lakes and waterfalls, surrounded by cool, fresh and peacefully charming atmosphere. It is a very attractive destination in Vietnam.

Thanks to its favorable conditions, Dalat is undoubtedly an attractive destination for tourists in Vietnam travel. It is proved that the number of foreign tourists making tours in Vietnam is increasing annually.

Please take time to admire beautif

Control of the rivers has been crucial to the Vietnamese people’s hard-won ability to survive and thrive in a sometimes unforgiving land. The construction of dykes along rivers is without a doubt one of the most important steps in the emergence of the Vietnamese people.

Before they built dykes, the Viet people had lived as hunters and collectors of wild fruits in hilly areas such as the present-day Phu Tho, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa provinces.

There was a revolution in Vietnamese agriculture at the star

By Shannon Farley

The new wildly popular “Author’s Cuisine” culinary movement that originated in Spain over a decade ago is not simply cuisine by the “author” or chef who cooked it. “Author’s Cuisine” is a vanguard of culinary arts favored by Spanish and other European chefs who are praised for their creativity. Dishes incorporate unusual textures, aromas, and flavor combinations, while stimulating the senses and pleasing the palate. Innovative and sophisticated, there are no rules and no boundar

by Tripatini staff 

An oldie but goodie from one of the seminal Spanish pop groups of the 1980′s and 1990′s, reunited just about a year ago. Two brothers, Nacho and José María Cano wrote and played the tunes and Ana Torroja sang ‘em, and many were quirky doozies — I Can’t Get Up Today, This Isn’t a Serious Cemetery, I Crashed a Party, Stereosexual. This one, from the 1987 album Descanso dominical (Sunday Break) describes the annual New Year’s Eve revelry in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol plaza — “sa

When in Seattle, Washington stay at the luxurious Pan Pacific Hotel and after a day of work or sightseeing head across the courtyard to the Vida Spa to revitalizes your external sense of well-being while restoring your internal sense of vitality and energy. Each treatment is as unique as your needs. So your body, mind and spirit can all be brought into perfect harmony. Vida offers 17 treatment rooms, three couples treatment rooms, four side by side pedicure lounges and two manicure areas. Vida’s

I was sitting in my t-shirt in Federation square, just enjoying the beautiful blue sky and the warm sun. I saw people who just finished their christmas shopping or were leaving the many different art galleries around Federation Square. Me, I was just relaxing and enjoying my time in Melbourne and looked at the cathedral, where they displayed a christmas tree and stars on the cathedral. I loved this moment.

That was exactly one year ago. This year I'm back in Holland again. Happy to be back seeyin