Wild Guyana - Adventure Travel Paradise

includes excerpts of writings by Kirk Smock

Heading into the jungle without a local guide is foolish, if not suicidal—it’s possible to get lost straying from camp to relieve yourself, let alone trekking for miles. With a guide, you have a living jungle book - the first to spot a caiman on the banks, a jaguar print, or a poison dart frog; they know every tree, plant, and vine. And their relaxed nature in the jungle was refreshingly intoxicating, except when holding a pissed-off snake.

photo by Cheryl Hart

Boar's Head Inn - Charlottesville, VA

What do Boyd Tinsley of the Dave Matthews Band, Thomas Jefferson's neighbor, golf's Best Places to Play, and award-winning Virginia wines have in common?

All play a role in extraordinary experiences for travelers at the Boar's Head Inn, a 573-acre, AAA Four Diamond Award playground a few miles from the University of Virginia.

Photo by Boar's Head Inn

Tale of the Tape: Pebble Beach golf vs. Sea Island golf

Where do you fall on ‘east coast vs. west coast’? A re you Wall Street, or Sunset Boulevard?  Grapefruit League or Cactus League?  Larry or Magic?  Diddy or Tupac?  ACC or Pac10?  Ebbets Field or Chavez Ravine?

Sea Island, or Pebble Beach?

When it comes to top tier golf resorts, a precious few can combine the luxury, accommodations, natural beauty, history, and course quality found on these prime Georgia coast and Monterey Peninsula locales. But which is the one golf resort to have if you’re not having more than one?

Let’s see how they stack up against the Tale of the Tape: