QuickTrips

Featured QuickTrips

January 24, 2023

Elephants and Elegance in Thailand

Air Canada’s new flights between Vancouver and Bangkok are the only non-stop service between North America and Thailand. Norpeo happily allows me to slather her with […]
January 24, 2023

How to vacation eco-chic on the Mexican Caribbean

Yoga, the full moon and mangrove cycling anchor a new-agey vacay. As soon as I stretch up into my first sun salutation, the regret melts away. […]
January 24, 2023

Overseas Highway

The Florida Keys were largely unscathed by Hurricane Ian in September 2022. The Overseas Highway and all tourism operations are open and welcoming visitors By Steve […]
July 4, 2022

Snorkeling the continental divide in Iceland

The island of fire and ice is chock full of natural wonders You can sense it. There’s something supernatural at play as we snorkel the Silfra […]
July 4, 2022

I’m Irish. What’s your superpower?

Find out on a pubs-and-castles romp around the Emerald Isle Normally, I never accept rides from strangers. Yet, here I am in the passenger seat of […]
April 18, 2022

Forever Summer in the OC

Somewhere between Emerald Bay and Seal Rock we achieve ocean-kayaking nirvana. The sun is burning off the morning marine mist and we’re slicing through the smooth […]
April 18, 2022

How to find Hidden Beach

The elusive crescent of sand is tucked away on Marietas Island off the coast of Puerto Vallarta. All of a sudden, all that was dark morphs into […]
April 18, 2022

Island Hopping in Greece

Is Hydra famous for its donkeys? Or, are the donkeys famous because they’re on Hydra? Essentially, the answer is moot, as this Greek island (pronounced: EE-dra) […]
January 27, 2022

Football and the Philharmonic in L.A.

By Steve MacNaull I’m no star quarterback like Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams. But, let me on the football field of the Ram’s SoFi […]