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Joan Larsen’s Travel: Secret Places in Our World… An Island Called Bird
October 31, 2018
By Joan Larsen A faraway island at the very bottom of the world –far off Antarctica – was destined to have a singular impact on my heart and mind forever. On any map, it would remain a dot. A small dot. Eight of us bobbed in the sea in a small Zodiac raft as the sandy […]
Wayne Ranney: The Splendor of Morocco
October 17, 2018
Morocco. . . a country we find like no other . . . with fragrances of fresh oranges and mint scenting the air, mingling with the sounds of artisans doing what they do best. We have stepped into another world. A world apart. Our guide once again is Wayne Ranney, prominent geologist, world traveller and […]
Joan Larsen’s Travel: Sleeping Among the Trees – Vacationing in the World’s Coolest Treehouse Hotels
October 10, 2018
by Joan Larsen It was years ago when we first stepped outside our comfort zone while mountain climbing at Jackson Hole, Wyoming – finding ourselves following a very tempting sign that promised hidden lodging high among the treetops of a forest. The stairs upward? Many more than you would believe. But the experience of sleeping […]
Joan Larsen’s Romantic Getaways: The Seychelles Islands –A True Corner of Paradise
September 19, 2018
By Joan Larsen Marooned in the middle of the Indian Ocean lies an almost unknown archipelago of 115 islands – the Seychelles – that have a pristine, tropical beauty that made me feel that our small ship had drifted into a dream world. As a child, literature had called it “as close to the Garden […]
Joan Larsen’s Incredible Summer Adventure: Sailing to the Top of the World
August 8, 2018
By Joan Larsen There are very few untouched wildernesses remaining in our world today. Even as a quite young child, my dream was to explore the most remote islands I could find on our globe. The High Canadian Arctic – until lately – remained isolated islands, mostly inaccessible with their nearly year-round ice. It was […]
Joan Larsen: Dipping Our Toes into Summer – the Dream that is Canada’s Vancouver Island
July 18, 2018
by Joan Larsen “Let the world go away” became our song this spring . . . I am sure we all understand the feeling this year. When summer arrived, we wanted to be “lost” in an idyllic destination that would feel as far from civilization as it possibly could. And yet, yet, it could […]
Joan Larsen’s Travel: Tales From Alaska’s Edge – Walking With Grizzlies
July 11, 2018
By Joan Larsen As each of us look back on the good times — the getaways of life — there are a few that we find have lodged in our hearts. They deserve, I believe, more than a backward look. With a sweltering season in view this summer – the like of which we have […]
Joan Larsen’s Travel: Pure Vacation Enchantment – Utah’s Red Rock Country
June 27, 2018
By Joan Larsen Have you ever turned a single bend in a road, finding yourself so stunned by a scene of such beauty that you have felt a rush to your heart . . . or felt tears rolling down your cheeks? The threaded road with its unexpected curves and pull-offs – pull-offs where […]
Joan Larsen Presents: To Melt the Heart – First Photos of the Most Loveable Brown Bears Ever Filmed
June 13, 2018
By Joan Larsen Dedicated to my long-time friends and fellow explorers, Arthur and Mary Clark. Arthur is a retired Air Force general, an aviator, and a veteran of World War II. He has traveled extensively, much of it in Alaska, Siberia and the Arctic. May I introduce you to Maria, the very becomingly […]
Joan Larsen’s Best Life-Changing Trip of 2018: The Rocky Mountaineer
May 30, 2018
By Joan Larsen The tantalizing call of “All aboard,” chimed by the conductor at Vancouver’s Pacific Central Station had us scurrying down the platform toward the sharply-uniformed train staff, waiting to warmly welcome us aboard “The Rocky Mountaineer”. Yes, we have always heard about “Classic Rail Journeys” but not in my wildest dreams did I […]
Joan Larsen’s Travel: Falling in Love With Fallingwater, America’s Most Extraordinary Private Home
May 23, 2018
By Joan Larsen Can a person really fall in love with a house? I have. . . and I want to share my discovery with you. It seems almost like a fairy tale: there once was a private home called Fallingwater, hidden in the forests of southwestern Pennsylvania, that even today I wish were mine. […]
Joan Larsen’s Australia at its Best: Climbing New Heights: Finding Sydney
May 9, 2018
By Joan Larsen How often do we get an opportunity to climb to the top of a bridge in the first place? Now, how often do you get to climb a bridge that is the national icon of one of the larger countries in our world? A bit afraid of heights? So am I. […]
Joan Larsen’s Travel Stories: A Toast With Chilean Red Wine
May 2, 2018
By Joan Larsen Get ready to fall in love with South America’s most wonderful country – CHILE! I feel like I have been carrying a secret for years now, keeping the most beautiful country in South America to myself. Chile – how can I tell you? I find it extraordinary – and so I find […]
Joan Larsen’s Travel: Living With Giraffes – An African Dream
April 25, 2018
By Joan Larsen I left Africa that first time, believing a journey into its wild places would be a one-time thing. I was so wrong. The animals – more than anything else – remained in my heart. They called me back — in those unlikely moments when we stop, looking back on life and the […]
Joan Larsen’s Southern California Dreaming – The Allures of Vacationing in Glorious San Diego
April 18, 2018
By Joan Larsen Spring is definitely in the air . . . and, if you are like me, you avoid the packed highways of summer travel, knowing that a far less crowded season awaits either Spring or Fall– with all the hidden delights that California seems to pull out of its sleeve for the […]
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