Adventure is our state of mind
Sightseeing tours aren’t limited to your basic tour bus. Our travel writers bring you sightseeing adventures via bush plane, speedboat, hydrofoil, double-decker bus, and hot-air balloons, not to mention your own two feet. Plus, don’t forget that even a bus tour can open new worlds to you with the right guide and the right companions. BucketTripper hint: a two or three hour overview tour is a great way to get your bearings in a new-to-you city.
Thus far thick traffic and having to watch my back had made me wary of the city but after a leisurely walk up the Sugar Loaf, I took in the view and suddenly understood the spell that visitors as well as Cariocas – Rio de Janeiro's residents – … [Read more...]
On the ferries to Princes’ Islands, I would always drink copious amounts of tea. Waiters with dangling trays roamed up and down the decks touting chai for less than a dollar, delivering a tear-drop Turkish tea cup on a little glass saucer, complete … [Read more...]
At first, I was troubled at the thought of a tour of a black township. Wasn’t it simply voyeurism staring at a way of life we were fortunate enough not to have to live? But I wanted to see for myself how much, if anything, had changed in the new … [Read more...]
From my vantage point in the field below, the structure rising from the riverbed looks like a bridge—a magnificent one, certainly, with graceful 200-year-old stone and iron arches. But wait a minute and an incongruous sight appears: A boat slowly … [Read more...]
Standing at the corner of Taksim Square, I gaze into the multi-faceted soul of Istanbul: Istiklal Cadessi (Independence Avenue) is a wide pedestrian-only street that stretches about a mile and half, from Taksim Square to Galata Tower, and from about … [Read more...]
The High Line, one of New York City’s most unlikely tourist attractions, has been an overnight sensation that was almost 30 years in the making. Its life began in the 1930s, when a railroad spur serving Manhattan’s West Side industrial … [Read more...]
From atop Temple IV, above the trees of the jungle, the noisy morning sounds of animals went on for ages. “Little” Cesar, our tour guide, had instructed us all just to listen. “Don’t talk,” he said, holding his hand next to his head as if … [Read more...]
When in London, listen to the stones. The Tower of London says, "Power comes from the King and his army." Westminster Abbey says, "Power comes from God." You would expect the Houses of Parliament to say, "Power comes from the people", but that's not … [Read more...]
It had seemed like such a pleasant idea: spend the day strolling around Geneva Lake. Yes, the path encircling the lake was long — some 20-odd miles — but we had the whole day. Plus, we'd have one of the prettiest lakes in Wisconsin on our left to … [Read more...]
An hour before sunrise, a van pulled up to our cave hotel. I had had trouble sleeping that night so rather than pace around the well-appointed stone room, I sat outside appreciating a view so different that I knew I’d never see anything like it … [Read more...]
