Costa Maya is the first Caribbean port designed exclusively for the cruise ship industry and is strategically located just hours from Cancun on Mexico's Southern Yucatan Peninsula. Resembling an ancient Mayan City, Costa Maya, is able to berth three ships at once. However, in these early days of a gradual return to full capacity, even at one ship a...

Bear Viewing in Alaska. An incredible thing to do.​ The Anan Bear and Wildlife Observatory is a wonderful place to visit in Southeast Alaska, especially for travelers who are looking for an authentic Alaskan experience. Anan offers a first-rate, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to view and photograph Alaskan wildlife in their natural habitat. A permi...

These five cookbooks (and scrumptious recipes)  have a depth of culinary goodness for you to choose from ​ Fall reads should be a mixture of books that make you want to put on a cozy sweater and drink tea or a pumpkin latte as you gaze out the window reveling in the autumn sounds of crunching leaves and the distinctive smells of the autumn sea...

I've been to the city of Ketchikan twice before on a cruise ship. Visiting it by private boat is a whole different experience. ​ Steeped in a long history of fishing, the Ketchikan area was first popular for salmon with the local Natives. It started as a mining camp, then the community began growing into what it is today, but with a few twists and ...

The Tennessee city of Nashville has been linked with some of the world's most-loved Country hits. Music City, which is the home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, attracts artists, musicians and songwriters looking to carve out their careers. Tennessee-born Dolly Parton has sold over 100 million records worldwide and has been a key facto...

​Water levels at Lake Mead in 2017 were already critically low 17AUG2021 Boulder City, Nevada, USA When I visited Hoover Dam, they warned us about dropping water levels in Lake Mead just five years ago. The time has come. The water level, currently at 1065 feet, is below the critical level of 1075 feet. At this time, the authorities begin wate...