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ANTIGUA & BARBUDA 2007-07-30 04:06:20 RON KAPON The island (an-tee-ga) has warm, steady winds, a coastline of safe harbors, and a protective wall of coral reef. In 1784 Admiral Horatio Nelson established Great Britain’s most important Caribbean base there. Now 233 years later those trade winds fuel one of the world’s foremost maritime events- Sailing ... Amp

Kapalua Is Getting Better Than Ever 2007-07-26 06:02:00 For Maui’s North End: Renovated Ritz Among Changes BY LARRY TAYLOR When you reach Kapalua, you’re near the northwest tip of the Hawaiian island of Maui, on the slopes of the West Maui Mountains. The slight increase in elevation makes it cooler by a couple degrees than in Wailea at ...

A New Yorker On the Way of St. James 2007-07-25 03:17:28 By Barry Bassis What’s a nice Jewish guy doing on a pilgrimage to the tomb of St. James? The answer is that, although the trip did not have religious significance for me, it was an opportunity to visit picturesque northern Spain, known to Americans mainly through the writings of ...

Kapalua Resort 2007-07-24 04:33:13 By Larry Taylor You’re near the top of the island when you reach Kapalua, situated on the slopes of the West Maui Mountains. The slight increase in the elevation makes it cooler by a couple degrees than the southern end. Also, there are many more trees here, including tall pines ...

Visitors heed siren call of seductive Sedona 2007-07-23 04:50:19 By DAN SCHLOSSBERG Sedona is a tiny speck on the map so stunningly photogenic that many residents attribute mystical powers to its rugged red rocks. Something must be drawing the crowds: why else would a town of less than 10,000 people attract 3.5 million visitors per year? Two hours north ...

Phoenix Revelations 2007-07-16 07:20:15 Story by Andrea Gross; photos by Irv Green Judi Irons had a revelation a few years after moving to Phoenix. It was run-of-the-mill as revelations go, but I'd been in Phoenix for less than two days, and she was the third person to tell me a mind-opening experience had changed ...

Cancun & Playa del Carmen 2007-07-12 04:00:44 The Mexican Mayan Riviera Ron Kapon The Mexican Mayan Riviera- what a public relation dream of a name. One might think of the French or Italian Riviera, but here it is all about the beach, sun and water. Let’s get the geography lesson out of the way; Quintana Roo is ... Amp

Editor's Column WITH FEW RESERVATIONS 2007-07-11 03:53:00 SOMETIMES IT’S WELL TO STAY DOWN ON THE FARM, EVEN IF YOU’VE SEEN PAREE A long-time professor now on permanent sabbatical, I still spend a considerable amount of time on university campuses in this country and abroad. But, unlike my earlier days, when most of my visiting stints were purely ...

Hotel Hana Maui 2007-07-11 02:30:11 BY LARRY TAYLOR For most Maui visitors, taking the road to Hana is top of the list of things to do. It takes about a two-hour drive from the resort-filled west side of this Hawaiian Island to reach the sparsely populated east side Hana area. One of the popular aspects ...

Wine Country 201 with Cruise West 2007-07-09 04:25:59 By Pat Woods “Wine cheers the sad, revives the old, inspires the young and makes the weary forget their toil.” --Lord Byron On a golden October afternoon we stood sipping champagne with new friends on the sunny terrace at Auberge du Soleil Restaurant perched on Rutherford Hill. Spread out below, ...

'08 World Expo to Spotlight Zaragoza 2007-07-05 03:38:36 Story and photos by Bob Schulman Two thousand years ago, Roman legions built a trading post on the banks of the Ebro River in northeast Spain. They named it Caesaraugusta after their emperor at the time, Caesar Augusta. The city fell to Goth invaders in the fifth century, to Moors ...

Dubai to Alexandria on Silversea 2007-07-02 02:25:48 From Middle East Glitz to Ancient Treasures BY LARRY TAYLOR Two years ago we took a trip to the Middle East. Beforehand, when we told our friends, they usually questioned why on earth we would go there- terrorists, religious strife and all. This year, however, when we said we going ...

Coasting in Connecticut 2007-06-28 04:59:46 by Sandra Scott There is no better coasting than along the south shore of Connecticut where visitors will find something for everyone: beaches, islands, forts, museums, romantic getaways, great scenery, and chocolate. To travel west following roads that hug the shore as much as possible is to follow history as ...

Editor's Column WITH FEW RESERVATIONS 2007-06-27 10:56:51 A ROOM WITH A VIEW Enjoy Mozart's Salzburg anchored at a palatial B&B "The hills are alive with the sound of music." And so is the entire city of Salzburg, especially during Festival Time, an annual event that brings world-class artists to this Austrian city. Now, since the year of ...

FROM UNDISCOVERED TO REDISCOVERED TREASURES 2007-06-25 03:53:32 MY TRIP TO VALENCIA AND RIOJA RON KAPON I have visited Madrid, Barcelona and Seville many times but this late spring I discovered “The Most beautiful City in Spain”- Valencia. Then my adventure took me to a familiar stomping ground- Rioja. This is the story of my 10 days in ...