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Scotland Road Trip88

Scotland Road Trip

I had long been fascinated by Scotland.  I hatched a plan to rent a car to drive around the country, clockwise.  I flew into Glasgow to begin my journey.  If you want to try this at home, keep in mind that you drive a car in the United Kingdom...

162 comments    scotland edinburgh glasgow
Ben Nevis. Hiking the U.K.'s Highest Mountain.82

Ben Nevis. Hiking the U.K.'s Highest Mountain.

Ben Nevis. Hiking U.K.’s Highest Mountain. Any trip to Scotland is incomplete without a trip to the Scottish Highlands. Not particularly lofty, these mountains are better known for their mystifying beauty...

5 comments    scotland glasgow ben nevis
Caribbean: Geography Quiz81

Caribbean: Geography Quiz

The Caribbean, often referred to as the West Indies, is a crescent-shaped group of more than 7000 islands that stretch upwards of 2000 miles (3200 kilometers) and separate the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea to the west and south from the Atlantic Ocean to the east and north. One of my readers, a US Navy veteran who traveled to some of the islands, requested that I write a Caribbean geography quiz. Have fun taking the quiz, and remember to post your answers in the Comments section.

40 comments    caribbean haiti jamaica
The Best Places To Snowboard In Scotland - Top Scottish Ski Resorts77

The Best Places To Snowboard In Scotland - Top Scottish Ski Resorts

  Looking for the best place to snowboard in Scotland? Then you have come to the right place. Here we will look at Scotland’s top ski resorts and see where the best snowboarding conditions are to be found. If you love snowboarding and want to...

0 comments    scotland snowboarding snowboard
Skye Idyll74

Skye Idyll

Tuesday began grey in Glasgow as we prepared to leave on our short trip. It was the tenth of November so the dreich weather was hardly a surprise. What was, was the clear sky on the northern horizon where we were headed because relatives had invited...

1 comment    scotland glasgow highlands
Caribbean Cruise Ship Ports of Call - St Kitts76

Caribbean Cruise Ship Ports of Call - St Kitts

St Kitts is a lush, unspoiled tropical paradise with a wonderful mix of sun, sea and tropical forests.

0 comments    st kitts st kitts cruise
Bungee Jumping, New Zealand76

Bungee Jumping, New Zealand

Bungee jumping in New Zealand, the island nation of two halves, the perfect location for extreme sports. New Zealand has one of the worlds only extreme sports cities, especially adapted for all types of extreme sports and home to the world famous...

2 comments    bungee jump bungy nz
Ben Nevis Travelogue76

Ben Nevis Travelogue

Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the UK and notoriously changeable when it comes to weather and conditions. This is an account of a 'climb' that turned out to be a bit of an adventure into the unknown.

17 comments    scotland ben nevis
St. Kitts: The Little Caribbean Island With Large Tourist Appeal75

St. Kitts: The Little Caribbean Island With Large Tourist Appeal

Tourists say that St. Kitts is the little island with the large tourist appeal. They ought to know. They return again and again. See why.

10 comments    reggae bar and grill culturama
Skin Cancer - How to Prevent and Detect71

Skin Cancer - How to Prevent and Detect

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in Caucasians. Excessive exposure to sunlight is considered to be the most frequent cause of skin cancer (about 90 percent of cases). What types of skin cancer...

0 comments    advice how to skin cancer
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