SELF-GUIDED SOLO HIKING IN THE ALGARVE “The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.” ― Werner Herzog Long a popular pastime in European countries, self-guided solo hiking vacations are a relatively new travel concept to North Americans. While day hiking does require some measure of physical fitness, this is a pursuit for people...
Gulet Odyssey: Blue Voyage of Dreams
Our latest Third Age Expeditions column for Luxe Beat Media earned us another “Editors Pick”. This piece we titled, “Gulet Odyssey: Blue Voyage of Dreams”. Sailing the southern Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey on a traditional wooden Turkish gulet, check it out. https://luxebeatmag.com/unconventional-underwater-photography-tips
Monument to an Emperor
“Death is nothing, but to live defeated and inglorious is to die daily.” ~ Napoléon Bonaparte “That was the greatest and finest moment of my life!” proclaimed a smallish man in a white raincoat loudly as he exited the domed church at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris. Moments before, this man stood trembling with...