Is Hanauma Bay the Best Snorkeling Spot in Hawaii? By Patti Morrow Hawaii is well-known for its many azure and aqua beaches that offer prime snorkeling opportunities. If you are looking for a location teeming with marine life, head to Hanauma Bay on the southeast side of Oahu. An easy 10-mile drive from Waikiki, Hanauma […]
Why I Love Scotland and the Kingdom of Fife By Ethel DeMarr Just north of Edinburgh, south of Dundee and nestled between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay, lies an idyllic corner of Scotland that has become one of my favorite places among the parts of the world I have seen. Admittedly, […]
July 2015 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter So Many Exciting Travel Possibilities! Greetings! Have you visited Central Oregon in the summer? If not, this area is definitely a destination to add to your travel list. While Bend is the largest city in the high desert (population just over 80,000 – which can double at the […]
Travel Ontario: Master Chef Culinary Competition A Culinary Competition of Local Ingredients in Peterborough and the Kawarthas By Muna Salloum It all started when Peterborough and the Kawarthas Tourism invited a group of travel and food writers, food designers, and photographers to participate in a Master Chef challenge. Promoted as a culinary competition, it would […]
Cruise Tips for Virgin Ocean Cruisers Who Says Cruising Isn’t Exciting? P.S. Don’t let the exciting parts in here put you off! By Mike Ashcroft and Diane James In September 2014 we joined MS Rotterdam – Holland America Lines flagship – at Southampton, England, for a month-long cruise to Dubai, UAE. Now, if you know […]
Travel Ontario: Reclaiming the Land of the Kawarthas Reclaiming the Land of the Kawarthas by a New Generation of Canadians By Habeeb Salloum and Muna Salloum Located only 125 kms (78 mi) from Toronto, the region of Peterborough and the Kawarthas is a tourist destination par excellence. Peterborough, a city of some 74,600 is known […]
June 2015 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter So Many Exciting Travel Possibilities! Greetings! Do we have a tip for you if you love to eat or cook… Wondering what to cook that’s a little different and more diverse than what you typically prepare at home? One of our favorite WJ contributors, Habeeb Salloum, has a […]
Travel Israel: 48 Hours in Tel Aviv By Sima Greenfield Sipping Turkish coffee on the beach, attempting to play makot (an Israeli paddle game) by the waves and off searching for the cheapest kebab are some of my favorite memories in Tel Aviv. Tel Aviv is a cosmopolitan city lined against the beautiful Mediterranean Sea. […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Woman on the Mekong River in Vietnam By WAVEJourney The muddy Mekong River in Vietnam was always busy with women of all ages rowing small wooden boats. We witnessed these women going between other boats, stilt houses, businesses and places we couldn’t identify. Most of the time they would return […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY 2015: Geirangerfjord in Norway By WAVEJourney Driving through the Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in Norway, WJ visited the town of Geiranger. From above the town we caught our first glimpse of the spectacular 16 km-long, 250 meter-deep, UNESCO World Heritage Site of Geirangerfjord. Part way down the mountain we […]
March 2019 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter By WAVEJourney Greetings! Spring is here in the Northern Hemisphere and WJ has big travel plans! How about you? Chat with us and let us know where you’re going, what you’re doing, and ask for the advice and travel tips you need to enhance your adventures. After a […]