By Colleen Cowles ITWPA Member “Slap it, baby, slap it!” The captain turns the ship around to optimize views and turns off the motor. Two whales create breach-and-dive theater for 28 minutes, with squeals from passengers almost as loud as the barking sea lions witnessed yesterday. There’s no need to take separate excursions. This entire nine-day cruise serves as a wildlife … [Read more...] about The Island Spirit – Small Group Cruise in Big Alaska
Volume 6, Issue #10 – October 2013
Veggie Galaxy: A ’50s Period Vegan Diner Serving Bright, Bold, Plant-Based Food
By Ron Elledge ITWPA Member It’s a hot 88 degree day in Cambridge, MA. After walking three-quarters of a mile from the campus of MIT, there are one-and-one-half miles remaining on our trek to the center of Harvard University. Stopping to “confirm” directions with a waiter decorating his table on the edge of the sidewalk, I glance left to see my wife Shelli vanishing through … [Read more...] about Veggie Galaxy: A ’50s Period Vegan Diner Serving Bright, Bold, Plant-Based Food
Mendoza Beyond Wine: Cacheuta Thermal Baths Hotel and Spa — Bathrobes Provided
By José Portuondo ITWPA Member High desert country. Abandoned railroad tunnels cutting into the mountains as the road keeps climbing, following the river’s path. A V-shaped valley with mountainsides rising over 2,000 feet from the valley floor. Circling overhead, against a deep blue sky without a cloud to be seen, Andean condors riding the thermal air currents rising from … [Read more...] about Mendoza Beyond Wine: Cacheuta Thermal Baths Hotel and Spa — Bathrobes Provided
Castaway Cafe
By Charles A. Racine Castaway Cafe is secluded away from the normal tourist areas, and often discovered while taking a sunset walk along North Ka’anapali Beach. If you’re looking to cross “having a mai tai while watching the sunset between Lanai and Molokai” off your bucket list, this is the perfect place to do it. Located on the property of the Aston Ka’anapali Villas, … [Read more...] about Castaway Cafe
Glendalough: Walking in a Special Place
By John P. Fleming As you approach the cliff ledge, the whole valley comes into view through a break in the trees. Below, the dark waters of the two lakes are surrounded by a blanket of forest. The top of an ancient monastic settlement pokes above the canopy. There is nobody stirring in the valley. In the early morning chill, the only sounds are the birds going about their … [Read more...] about Glendalough: Walking in a Special Place