Is a Visit to Kangaroo Island On Your Bucket List?

Kangaroo Island south of Adelaide is Australia’s third largest island, a haven of unspoiled parks, reserves, beaches, dramatic coastal cliffs and isolated beaches and a wildlife sanctuary for kangaroos, wallabies, possums, bandicoots, goannas, dolphins, echidnas, platypus, a multitude of birds and a large colony of rare sea lions which frolic at Seal Bay oblivious to humans. The island is popular for four-wheel drive touring vacations, self-drive and cycling excursions. We took a day trip there a few years ago but we can arrange overnight stays in delightful lighthouse cottages, small motels, bed and breakfasts, and camping grounds. The fishing and diving are excellent with established tour operators. Koalas have also flourished. You only need to look up to see one curled up and sleepy in a fork of branches.

The islands affected by the recent series of hurricanes are working overtime to bring their ports, beaches and resorts back on line. To keep abreast of the latest developments, we recommend that you check-out “The “Caribbean is Open” website:

Happy International Coffee Day! September 29, 2017 Nothing better than a cappuccino in Rome!

We are off to Europe leading a group from Italy to Spain. First stop, beautiful Venice. Please check out our Specials Page for our 2018 escorted tours and cruises.

Did you miss this year’s La Tomatina Festival - the biggest food fight you can imagine? Yesterday over 150,000 pounds of tomatoes went flying as town folk and tourists partied for over an hour just for the fun of it in the tiny town of Buñol near Valencia. Next year the festival will be held on August 29th. Photo by Wikipedia