Archive for Category: "Water sports"
Window Seat or Aisle Seat: World’s Best Places for Water Sports
Spring is time to jump back into the water and engage in some fun ocean sports. Window Seat or Aisle Seat blogger, family travel expert and single mom Kerri Zane shares the best destinations around the world for surfing, diving, kitesurfing, snorkeling, and windsurfing. My daughters and I are lucky to live in Southern California near [...]
Daily Deal: Affordable All Inclusive Ski Package
Ranked by TripAdvisor as the best value ski spot for 2012/2013, Purgatory at Durango Mountain Resort has released a new all-inclusive package that includes slopeside lodging, lift tickets, lessons, use of Purgatory’s new Rossignol Experience Skis or Burton Snowboards, and a daily dining credit valid in any of seven resort restaurants. The three-day/three-night offer starts [...]
The Boating Industry After Hurricane Sandy: A CBS Evening News Report
Currently, Hurricane Sandy has accounted for roughly $62 billion in damage. With that destruction came an unexpected boost to one business: recreational boating. More than 65,000 boats were damaged or destroyed by the storm. With the sudden increase in demand, technicians are being hired at yards, salesmen are joining dealerships and the overall industry is [...]
2013 Extreme Travel: Swimming with Sharks in Cape Town
Want to add extreme travel to your bucket list? The region outside of Cape Town, South Africa, is known for adventure experiences, from soft to majorly adrenaline-fueled. That’s right, we’re talking shark diving. Marine Dynamics on Dyer Island has some of the best Great White Shark diving in the world – the sharks come out in [...]
Hidden Gems: Wisconsin–Nature on Tribal Lands
If you’re like me, then you’ll take any opportunity to get out on the water. Some of those opportunities are in the state of Wisconsin, and you should put them on your bucket list. Wisconsin has an impressive number of national and state parks, but what you may not know is how many of them [...]
Ask Peter: Plan Ahead for Cruises, Caribbean Islands & More
We’re looking ahead this week with advice on 2013 travel. Find out the hottest Caribbean islands, the evolution of river cruising, and the factors to consider when buying travel insurance as a family in this week’s Ask Peter column. Peter answers questions online every Travel Tuesday and on air every Saturday on his weekly Peter [...]
4 New Adventures in Australia’s Gold Coast
Last week, Peter shared his Hidden Gems of Sydney and tomorrow he heads to Tasmania for another Australia adventure. While the beaches of Australia’s Gold Coast are well-known, arts and culture contributor Thea Klapwald found a few unexpected ways to explore that side of the continent. In Australia, the Gold Coast is aptly named. Thirty-five [...]
Like a Local: Saint John & Peter’s Top 5 Activities on the Bay of Fundy
Don’t confuse Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada, with St. John’s in Newfoundland. Saint John is the largest city in the province, the oldest incorporated city in Canada and the only city on the Bay of Fundy. The cruise industry originally put Saint John on the tourism map when they started docking here in 1989, [...]
