The quiet seaside resort of Ofir is located about 35 kilometers from Porto, on Portugal’s Costa Verde. The Costa Verde is located in the northwest of Portugal, where vineyards that produce famous Portuguese wines such as Vinho Verde and Rose, rivers and beautiful green landscapes add to the unspoiled charm of the area. Not only does the region have excellent […]

For solo vacation destinations, it’s hard to beat Costa Rica. It has something for everyone and at an affordable price. If you choose, like me, to go out of season, it’s an even better purchase considering the surcharges that are routinely added to solo travel packages, making it difficult to find affordable luxury travel options for individual travelers. These price […]

Like the origin of playing cards, the origin of solitaire is largely unknown as there are no historical records to back it up. There is a lot of conjecture and controversy about the history of solitaire as to where it really began. However, the first written documentation of the solitaire does not appear until the late 16th century and since […]

“Are there ghosts there mommy?” a little girl asked in response to her father’s comment that the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum in St. Augustine, FL is “haunted as heck.” “Of course not, honey, there are no ghosts!” The reality is that many people agree with his father’s comment about the haunted place, believe it or not! In fact, […]

Just because you like to cook doesn’t mean you like to do it every day. However, it can be difficult to determine where to go when you want someone else to cook. So how do you choose the best restaurants for your situation? Outing with children If you have children, you know how stressful it can be to go out […]

Last summer I had the opportunity to take an aerial tour of Yosemite with my flying friend, Larry Jobe. What visions! While a small craft airplane is not my idea of ​​safe transportation and certainly not a method of tourism that I consider natural, it was incredibly wonderful. We started at the small Pine Mountain Lake airport and followed Hwy […]

For more than 60 years, Anna Maria Island has been a star. Hollywood movie producers have frequently used the island’s spectacular white sand and turquoise waters to create the ideal beach scenes. Some of Hollywood’s biggest icons have graced AMI’s beaches, yet it’s easy to see that the island is the real star. AMI is a 7.5-mile island located directly […]

The Riviera Maya, or Riviera Maya in Spanish, is one of the most popular destinations in Mexico. The Riviera Maya is the official name for a stretch of coastal land from southern Cancun to Tulum. It includes the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve. This area of ​​coastline covers 130 km (81 miles), not including the Reserve. It includes many small towns […]

I am writing to highlight the plight of the United States Virgin Islands after receiving a devastating “knockout” from Hurricane Irma and Maria. The day before Hurricane Maria demolished Puerto Rico, on September 20, 2017, it destroyed the United States Virgin Islands, also called the Paradise of America, a group of islands in the Caribbean that lies 40 miles away […]

Need some fun date ideas? You have come to the right place. Many of the fun dating ideas listed below are not recommended as a first date unless you know the person very well or have known them for a long time. But if you’ve been on a few dates and want to really impress, the list below should be […]