There are more than a thousand islands scattered off Croatia‘s Adriatic coast, creating between them a coastline that stretches to 3,600 miles in length. For nautical enthusiasts, this archipelago is heaven-spent. There are numerous yacht-charter companies along the coast that rent out vessels, whether you are after a bareboat charter or luxury yacht with crew. The waters are blue, the weather is gentle. Photo by: Blowing Puffer Fish
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Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. The river Nile passes through the country and offers the most extreme and wild rafting in Africa. However you should choose wisely. Nile River, with all those tranquil birds and flowers along the banks, violently disappeared while you are rafting. Watch the rocks!
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Taos Ski Valley, is an area in New Mexico, where a snowboarding saga taking place for decades. Nowadays Taos reversed its old policy of banning snowboarders from its slopes. For years, Taos used its skier-only policy as a marketing tool. It did appeal to a certain brand of hardcore skier, but the resort couldn’t continue to ignore the greater market. Snowboarding represents 30 percent of skier visits nationwide, according to the National Ski Areas Association. Families, college groups and ski clubs invariably include snowboarders.
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The 2010 Dakar is on the territories of Argentina and Chile and promises to each kind of driver a sequence adapted to their qualities. The long stay in the Atacama Desert will be the exciting point of a 9000 kilometres loop through the continent. But the global balance of the course with varied difficulties force all to be consistent and careful to the end. The days will be long and not only in road section. The most skillful competitors will find an opportunity to build on a position from which they will be able to capitalize.
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Scottsdale is a famous city with its golf courses, but in recent years is associated less with massage therapists and outdoor sports. Wright’s influence can be seen in much of the architecture, though a lot of it sits in the shadows of the telltale cranes erecting condos in this ever-expanding region of the West. Golf, if you wish. Or eat, explore and then float in an infinity pool, contemplating your next cocktail. The ways to get pummeled, peeled and rubbed in Scottsdale are endless.
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For a quarter century, Sri Lanka have been implicate in brutal civil war between the Sinhalese majority and Tamil minority. However the conflict finally ended last May, ushering in a new era for this teardrop-shaped island off India’s coast, rich in natural beauty and cultural splendors. The island has a population of 20 million and feels like one big tropical zoo. Elephants wander freely, water buffaloes idle in paddy fields and monkeys swing from trees.
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Surrounded by vineyards and the spectacular background of snow-covered Alps, Montreux is the most frequented resort in French speaking Switzerland. Located on the edge of Lake Geneva, Montreux has a mild climate that gives it a Mediterranean feel. The city offers luxury hotels, high gastronomy and wines, a natural beauty and a wide choice of sporting and cultural activities.
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In a high desert mountain, east of Los Angeles, meat was sizzling on the grill, and a group of people milled around an outdoor kitchen, sipping red wine and laughing. Some guests were sitting on comfortable chaise longues next to the rock fireplace, while others gazed at the flat-screen TV. It sounds as a party in the backyard of any upscale home but, this was an RV park.
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The southernmost part of the Abruzzi is occupied by the Abruzzi National Park (Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo) with its beautiful beech forests. The park was established in 1922.
The park headquarters are in Percasserori in the Province of L’Aquila. Its present-day area of 44,000 hectares, which is the result of several enlargements, includes 22 towns in the provinces of L’Aquila, Frosinone and Isernia. Thanks to the temperate climate, it is possible to visit the Park all year round!
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About 50 miles north of Manhattan in the Hudson River Valley, is located the Mount Peter Ski Area and seventy-three years later, Mount Peter, welcomes about 50,000 visitors a year, with a regular clientele from as far away as Long Island. The resort has been there a long time and struggled financially many years, but it never closed. The strange is how this small, mostly family-run ski area remains to the soul, spirit and financial future of the sport.
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