2005 Archive

A Day on the Quinta


Living in Paradise

Text by 31, photos byJames Tracy and17.

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Bathing at Dawn in Saturnia, Tuscany

Steam rising from Saturnia hot spring

It's best not to argue with a local. If one tells you that you must get up at half past five to drive for an hour so you can have a bath, your best course of action is to believe them. Sabine said we needed to be there at daybreak [...]

Vietnamese Mountain Butt Sledding

Looking down on Paradise Lake from the mountain

Poinsettias and fishermen at Paradise Lake

An Exhilarating Day near Da Lat
I climbed a mountain today. Probably the oldest, fattest American ever to climb it, and I can hardly believe I did, but I did.  We have pictures and videos to prove it.
We signed up for the "easy" trek [...]

News Flash! Foreigners Stricken with Tropical Fever


Tortugas Marinas Retoman Territorios Perdidos en su Lucha Contra el Hombre

Read this article in English. Locación: Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
Por Orlando Jiménez, Biólogo. Fotos porJames Tracy.
El pasado 28 y 29 de diciembre fui testigo de unos de los eventos más bonitos y conmovedores que cualquier ser humano, con un poco de amor por la vida, puede experimentar.
Me encontraba en La Playita, si [...]

How to Gather Roses in the Winter: New Year’s in Paris, 2005

Text by 22, Notre Dame photo  by Uschi Gerschner.
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Look out of the window of the subway train on New Year's Eve, on the line that is above ground, and look. Look like you have never looked before. Look like you will never look again.
Don't ever forget what you see by metro stop BarbËs-Rochechouart. For [...]

The Top Ten Travel Blogs of 2005

You've been waiting (haven't you?) for the Top 10 Travel Blogs of 2005. Top being based solely on traffic volume which in turn is based on how many of you were grabbed by the headline (or picture of shirtless boys in some cases) and clicked on the link or forwarded the link to friends by [...]

Sex and the Single Tico

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Heading to Costa Rica on vacation? Well there are a few things you ought to know. First thing: Ticos (thatís how Costa Ricans refer to themselves, a helluva lot easier than sayingCostariccenses) are damn guapo (cute). Somewhat more European looking than Mexicans since thereís [...]

Sea Turtles Retake Territories Lost in Their Fight with Man

Lea versión en español. Location: Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
By Orlando Jiménez, Biologist. Translation from Spanish by 17. Photos byJames Tracy.

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