BELIZEAN DREAMS GETAWAY: HOPKINS BAY, by Larry Turner

Traveling frugally and for extended stays in Belize, it’s amazing how far papaya and fresh fish will go…and it will probably extend your lifespan, too....Belize, once called British Honduras, is English speaking but English is the second tongue to the Maya, Spanish, Creole and Garifuna cultures there....more

A LOOP THROUGH GEOLOGICAL HISTORY, by Vicki Andersen

In the 1800s, Alder Springs Campground was a corral for livestock being driven over the Cascades. To the south is a dazzling view of the Obsidian Cliffs, followed by Deadhorse Grade. At the top is Frog Camp campground, a popular take-off point for Three Sisters Wilderness trips, and the turnoff to Scott Lake....more

THE ROGUE RIVER TRAIL: Hiking, rafting, and always eating, by Lee Juillerat

At Inspiration Point, I watched as rafts picked their way through. Even the most heavily laden looked as springy as plastic rubber duckies as they were tossed by the canyon's weird hydraulics.....more

GUADALAJARA ADVENTURE: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE IMMERSION, by Lynn Rosen

IMAC, (Instituto Mexico Americano de Cultural), the Spanish Language Institute, is recognized as one of the finest Spanish language immersion schools in all of Latin America. Their program in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, is the best of the best, not only for its academic instruction but also for its cultural connections.....more

Greenland: Hot Times in a Cool Place, by Diana Hunt

The 56,000 inhabitants of Greenland cling to the edges of the world’s largest island – three times the size of Texas – living in small settlements built on bits of impossibly scrambled fingers of glaciated land reaching out into the Arctic Ocean. Because of this geography, no roads connect villages and settlements. Transportation is by airplane, boat or dog sled......more

HIKING MALAWI'S MT. MULANJE, by Alexander Bruce

There had been a worrying lack of rain for the time of year. The Malawi maize crops were already failing and the traditional authorities, village headmen and local communities had been accusing certain people of keeping the rain in their houses through the power of witchcraft...not the ideal time to go hiking on Mulanje but I was willing to chance it....more

MANATOU & PIKE'S PEAK RAILWAY, by Ted and Sylvia Blishak

Before the Europeans arrived, the Ute Indians climbed Pike's Peak. Now the summit can be climbed - or run to - on a foot trail, driven to on a road, or reached by bicycle or motorcycle. People have foot raced the Peak. Competitions are frequently scheduled for all of the various ways of getting to the top. But we decide to take the train.....more