At Halong Bay, one of the seven wonders of the world When my son and I traveled to Hanoi, Vietnam this summer, just one out-of-town jaunt was on my list -- Halong Bay. A UNESCO World Heritage site since 1994, Halong Bay, dotted with more than 2000 craggy islands, has turned into a major tourist attraction [...]
One Pillar Pagoda I am a fan of group tours--not for an entire trip, but for a day or two. There's nothing like a well organized group tour where someone else is in charge and one can take a welcome break from decision-making. Group tours are particularly great when traveling with a teen. Trấn Quốc Pagoda, [...]
Lodge to lodge rafting trip. Photo © 2016 Nancy D. Brown Nothing says family vacation like a rafting trip on the river. My husband and I met at the University of Oregon and sealed our relationship when we purchased a tent together. That was thirty years ago. While we still camp under the [...]
The saguaro are a metaphor for life and death By the end of the first two pages of Lassoing the Sun: A Year in America's National Parks, by Mark Woods, I was hooked. This is not just a memoir of Woods's year traveling through national parks, one park per month, so he could write about the [...]
Paddle boarding, climbing and enjoying watching at the same time Although rafting trips on the Gauley and the New River and the zip line experiences are the biggest draw to Adventures on the Gorge in West Virginia, (see Thrills for All, Part I) there are more ways to tap into one's adventurous spirit and spend time with family. [...]
The Gauley River, West Virginia- Class V Rapids The first time I headed down the New River in West Virginia on a one-day group rafting trip through Adventures on the Gorge, a one stop place for adventurers of all ages, I had such a blast that I wanted a repeat. The repeat came last July when I took in three days of [...]