by Dianne Ancona The African coast was within sight. Though a day trip to Morocco wasn’t what I had imagined for my first trip to Africa, it was a start. As I stared out at the cobalt-blue water and watched the colossal Rock of Gibraltar shrink behind us, a single dolphin leapt from the water…
by Marcie J. Bushnell Over 500 kinds of lichens and moss blanket the lava fields. It’s nature’s way of softening the rugged, mostly treeless “moonscape” that greets us as we exit the sleek Icelandair aircraft in Keflavik, Iceland. My twenty-six-year-old daughter and I exchange glances and smiles as we pass through the modern, minimalist airport…
by Maureen Stone I love calypso music and I love Trinidad, the land of calypso! From the time of my first visit to Trinidad in 1966, however, I have been warned about how dangerous this beautiful island is—certainly not the sort of place where a woman should go hiking on her own. Yet at four…
by Sharyn Smith I have returned from Mount Everest relatively unscathed, if not unaffected. The trip was brutal: driving for two straight days there, and two more back, in a luggage truck with three chain-smoking, butter-tea drinking, yak-eating Tibetans who spoke no English, and were apparently unable to understand my Tibetan. All attempts at communication…
Name: Daniel Sosa Occupation: Dive Master Hometown: Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Age: 38 Diva Minds Want to Know… 1. Where do you like to flirt? By day: A good amount of flirting can be found at the famous and a little infamous Nikki Beach restaurant/bar. Located at the Wesitn Hotel where most of the lounging is…
Name: Neil Cramer Fabulous Occupation: President of The Cramer Collection Age: 51 Hometown: Santa Rosa and Sonoma Status: Taken Diva Minds Want to Know… 1. Where do you like to flirt? I’ve been with my wife for 26 years so I don’t flirt (except with her, at home) 2. Where’s your favorite table for two?…
Name: Anthony Ippolito Occupation: Biology Prof. and founder of Southern Brazil Adventures ecotouring company (www.southernbrazil.com or 866- GO BURRO). Company Slogan: “Anything worth doing, is worth overdoing!” Hometown: Chicago and Florianopolis, Brazil Diva Minds Want to Know… 1. Where do you like to flirt? Anywhere there are women. I do not have an approach though…