In Search Of The Chimpanzee In The African Jungle
The Mahale Mountains Park and Gombe Stream are a mixture of grass, woodlands and forest, although it is mostly forest with the majority of its mammals being primates. These forests are lush and green rising up to 15,000 meters above the waters of Lake Tanganyika.
With over twenty years of research, the chimpanzees have become habituated to humans. However, this does not make it easy to find them. Trekking through the forest, which can be...
Indiana Jones and the Volcano
Experiencing a live volcano was on top of our agenda when my friend Rob and I visited the exotic land of Costa Rica. The plane touched down in the capital city of San Jose, and, after clearing customs, we headed for the car rental to pick up a 4x4 and a map to Mt. Arenal, the nearest active volcano.
After an arduous drive through torrential rain, we finally arrived in a quiet village supposedly at the foot of a fire-belching monster. I say supposedly because...
International Adventure Travel Ideas
International adventure travel: Safaris, balloon tours, swimming with dolphins, bicycling down volcanos, trekking in the Himalayas, Walmart on Christmas Eve - the list is almost endless. This will not be a comprehensive listing of all the adventure opportunities out there. Instead, here is just enough to whet your appetite.My Own International Adventure TravelLong before hitchhiking across the country at sixteen-years-old, I had a taste for adventure....
Internet Astronomya bit more ?outside the box? of our familiar routines we could grasp on to the magic and perfection that surrounds us all the time, the real neighborhood that we belong to.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=16616
http://www.spaceweather.com/
http://www.sec.noaa.gov/
These are a few more sites I discovered that give us more insight or ?outsight? into what is going on around us. Again I find the Internet has become my medium for accessing...
Is Adventure Travel For YOu
Norm Goldman, Editor of Sketchandtravel.com interviews adventure travel expert and founder of Adventure Travel Meldia Source, Nancy Pfeiffer.Nancy is proud to say she is a 58 year old grandmother and still an active adventure traveler.
Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of Sketchandtravel.com is excited to have as our guest, Nancy Pfeiffer, founder of Adventure Travel Media Source.
Good day Nancy and thank you for agreeing to participate in our...
It's The Little Things That Countin the small day-to-day duties and discipline. Some have the all or nothing attitude. But life isn't like that. Those who insist on all or nothing are likely to have little or less.
The years are made of minutes. Much of life is made of memories, warm and happy memories of small kindnesses and consideration, of courtesy, of constancy, consistency; a mother's attentive care, a father's kindliness, a child's thankfulness; thoughtfulness each day, not grand and...
Italian Cuisine: More Than PastaItalians, but also Arabs, French, Greeks, and Spaniards, has made the island home to a diverse culture of seafood and meat dishes spiced with fennel and saffron. Stews and rich, hearty pastas make up a large part of the local cuisine in Sardinia, as well as sheep milk's cheese.
Emilia-Romagna is perhaps the most sought out region of Italy in terms of local cuisine. It is often called the market basket of Italy. Located in northern Italy, Emilia-Romagna is home to...
Jasper ? Travel to Canada?s Rocky Mountain Paradise
Mention the Canadian Rockies, and most people instantly think of Banff. As the main tourist destination in the Rockies, Banff is very much a commercial town geared to tourism. But for those who like their Rockies a little quieter, 250 kilometres north is paradise - the town of Jasper.July and August are the peak times to visit Jasper, but if you don't mind colder weather and like your lakes frozen, you can avoid some of the tourists by...
Jeff and the Cow Pie
I held a cold can of Pepsi to my face for relief from the hot summer day. The summer of `75 was particularly hot. I spent the summer bagging groceries and carting them to customers' cars at Boyd's Supermarket. Walking from the oven-like heat, back into the frigid air-conditioning of the store, my body felt the shock of the extreme temperature change for the millionth time that day. I noticed a large motorbike with sidebags in the parking lot. I do not remember the...
Jet Ski - try out the thrill of jet skiing
Jet Ski - try out the thrill of jet skiing The idea of sitting
(or standing) on a craft that is designed to provide the rider
with the thrill and fun of riding a snowmobile, only on the open
water, is either: a) nerve-wracking, b) old hat, or c) something
that "I've got to try before I die!"
We're talking jet skiing, folks, and for those who already know,
the thrill that comes with cruising on the water's surface at
speeds that can exceed 50 MPH...
