I am a painter.
I want to paint a picture before your very eyes, so that when you visit Cape Town, you will be able to say, “This is the very picture Helen painted!”
Vibrant and alive, not as it once was, with cargo ships trading on their way round to the Dutch East Indies, but with [...]

The following are some of the best hotels in Portland.
The highly acclaimed Embassy Suites Downtown Portland is situated close to the Oregon Convention Center, the US Bancorp Tower, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland Art Museum, Pearl District, Pioneer Place Shopping Mall, and the Portland Center for Performing Arts. This full-service, fashionable building is minutes from Portland [...]

Another year has come and gone, and now you’re planning a 2006 Caribbean holiday vacation to get rid of those winter blues! When considering a winter getaway, an All Inclusive vacation may be your best option if you happen to be on the after Christmas vacation budget.
If you’re new with the vacation terms such as [...]

Plan ahead this year for your corporate clients and associates holiday gifts.
Now is the time to prepare for this year’s corporate holiday gift ideas. The holiday season is fast approaching and you need to get your plan in order now. A possibilities list is your rough draft of gift ideas for clients and associates on [...]

Whether you’re hiring a designer who has created 10 sites or 1000 sites for other businesses, there are 10 things every website should do for you.
1. Be wary of companies who charge by the hour and don’t put on a cap! There isn’t a regulated industry standard in fees. So websites can easily end up [...]

“The best thing you can do for your children is to love their father.” Anonymous
Perhaps it is because we leave for Paris next Sunday. My two middle children and I will be traveling with the Ridgefield Symphony Youth Orchestra on a seven-day tour, performing in medieval cathedrals for Parisians and tourists alike in three concerts [...]

Thousands of avid snowboarders will shortly be searching for their skiing gear and darting away hunting for the largest snowfall.

And beyond any doubt the impact from your carbon footprint will be almost as far down the list of vacation to dos as a turkey sandwich after the Christmas holidays.

Merely last winter, a slow snow made [...]

Palawan is an island province which is surrounded with 1780 islands and islets. It is also surrounded by a coral reef that if full of diverse and colorful marine life which is why it has been declared a nature sanctuary. Puerto Princesa, the capital of Palawan, is the main harbor and the center of trade [...]

Think budget travel equals boring travel? Think again!
Learn the Guerrilla Traveler’s insider secrets to budget adventure travel to the world’s most exciting places
Sometimes I will meet someone who appears to lead a happy and fulfilling life. but then I discover this person has never been white water rafting and I realize it’s all a mirage. [...]

Who was St. Patrick? Was he a leprechaun, a man, or the name of a four leaf clover? Looking around any marketplace today you might be tempted to answer a Leprechaun. With so much of this holiday being taken over by the materialistic business world you soon forget that this day in history is a [...]