Quintana Roo – Mexico

After scaling the very steep, almost ladder-like steps of the three-story tower, I was granted 360-degree views of lush jungle laying across the flat peninsula, stretching to the horizons in every direction. After taking in the view, our guide hooked me into the zip line, I unhooked the carabineer that clipped me into the safety line for the climb up the tower, and I ran off the platform into open air. I flew across the zip line for almost 200 meters, flying high over the lipid blue waters of a cenote, hollering the entire (exhilarating) way down. Adventures abound in Quintana Roo, the Mexican state on the eastern shore of the Yucatan peninsula, where cenotes (sink holes created by underground river systems), zip lines, ocean and flat-water kayaking, rappelling, hiking, and cultural encounters with the Mayan people abound. Cenotes: The Yucatan peninsula is a flat limestone slab that allows surface water to seep through the stone to carve subterranean caverns below the earth. (Because of... Read More →

Classic Journeys Sends Single Supplements Packing For Solo Travelers

Solo guests can avoid extra charges by being first to book adventure tours La Jolla, CA – Call it a necessary evil or simply a fact of life; for solo travelers on tour, there’s no getting around the single supplement. Until now. Effective immediately, on trips to more than a dozen of Classic Journeys’ most popular tour regions, the first two solo travelers to reserve their spots will pay no single supplement, representing a savings of up to $800 per person. “We’re sweetening the deal for solo guests in 2009 for one main reason,” explains Edward Piegza, president and co-founder of Classic Journeys. “This valuable market segment comprises 35 to 40% of our total business in any given year.” The company’s newest promotion encompasses cultural walking adventures, culinary tours and family journeys to such destinations as Tuscany & the Cinque Terre, Prague to Budapest, Croatia’s Istrian Peninsula and Peru & Machu Picchu. And, it... Read More →

SARDINIA: Italy’s Most Untouched Island.

The people, the nature and the food is what sets Sardinia apart from any other island in the world. In D. H. Lawerence’s book “Sea and Sardinia” he is quoted as saying that “Sardinia is left outside of time and history”. His affirmation has a certain “poetic” truth, which captures the sensation that unites everyone who goes to Sardinia. It is the sensation of finding oneself in a region where the stunning beauty of nature, the genuine character of the people and the exquisiteness of their cuisine and ancient traditions will never change. Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean after Sicily and actually 10km closer to Africa than mainland Italy. The natural beauty of this island is enough to take anyone’s breath away. From sand dunes and wheat fields to pine forests and lakes, the view is constantly changing and always inspiring. The island is covered with hearty, green Mediterranean plants that dot the landscape with hundreds... Read More →