by Mary Charleson | Apr 26, 2024 | Caribbean
Learning to wing foil was my goal during the summer of 2021. With a few extra dollars to spend, being grounded from travel during the pandemic, I went all in and bought my own wing foil gear without ever having actually tried it. It was a credit card down, close your...
by Mary Charleson | Mar 30, 2024 | Caribbean
Learning to surf had been on my bucket list for a while. So when “surfing Cabarete Dominican Republic” appeared in a Google search result, I was intrigued. “It’s less about age and more about mindset” read the Swell website, flanked in youthful bodies. Still, learning...
by Mary Charleson | Jul 30, 2023 | USA
Channeling biker-babe vibes for a Harley Davidson road trip along the California coast was the perfect way to celebrate a milestone birthday. With body and mind locked on a youthful reflection in the mirror, I was feeling more affinity to the departing decade, than...
by Mary Charleson | Jun 15, 2023 | USA
Braving Angels Landing plus other Zion National Park day hikes Angel’s Landing day hike in Zion National Park is one of those terrifying things you do once in your life, just to be able to say you did it. Perched atop a razor’s edge traverse, reached after a grueling...
by Mary Charleson | Jun 1, 2023 | South America / Central America
Belize is small in size but vast in cultural and biological diversity, offering everything from hammocks on sandy beaches with tropical breezes, to the second largest barrier reef in the world, the only jaguar reserve in the world, thousand-year-old Maya sites, and a...
by Mary Charleson | May 15, 2023 | USA
There’s something life affirming about driving into a place called Death Valley, and kicking out the other side unscathed. Visiting Death Valley in the spring, when temperatures are a little cooler, is a great time to explore this region of relentless heat. Death...
by Mary Charleson | May 9, 2023 | USA
The luck of the Irish was with us during spring in Joshua Tree. Not only did we witness a rare Joshua Tree bloom, but we got to stay where U2 did while filming for their 1988 hit album, Joshua Tree. U2’s album is inexplicably linked to Joshua Tree National Park,...
by Mary Charleson | Apr 10, 2023 | Canada
It doesn’t get much better than sailing in Desolation Sound for a summer adventure vacation. Located 95 miles north of Vancouver, BC at the tip of the Strait of Georgia, Desolation Sound is a jewel for boaters in the Pacific North West. Deep water coves and...
by Mary Charleson | Feb 9, 2023 | Caribbean
You’ve no doubt heard how popular this attraction is. Well, you’ve come to the right place to learn about how to avoid the the crowds at Dunn’s River Falls. Dunn’s River Falls is a Jamaica national treasure, and holds a significant place in the...
by Mary Charleson | Nov 26, 2022 | Caribbean
Does anyone do the Bob Marley Mausoleum tour in Jamaica and not get stoned? As in baked, loaded and high? While my tour companions passed a reefer of weed, sipping cannabis tea brewed over a fire pit outdoor kitchen, I could only stare at the sky. The mountainous back...
