Crossing the North Atlantic in six hours by air is contrasted with crossing in five to ten days by ship. Ship wins.
Palm beach at Preveli - so unknown like from the movie "The Beach".
When winter winds howl, the perfect island vacation with blissful days and nights in a pleasant temperature climate can be an invigorating boost for body and soul.
Travel can be splendid. Exhilrating.
In November 2006 I have attended a work meeting on a boat on the Baltic Sea: cold, short days, always in a hurry. But wonderful colours!
If you're looking for something more luxurious than the usual rust buckets offered for cheap cruises, than a cruise on a traditional Turkish wooden gullet is probably the best option.
. a paradise with hammocks, palm trees and a blue hypnotic sky, surrounded by a blue-greenish sea .
Plagued by decades of war, the tiny Mediterranean country of Lebanon continues to surprise and survive, finding its own way in the turbulent Middle-Eastern region and 21st-century.