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Contributor Lynn Rosen set out on a walk and ride through Vancouver last week to experience the Olympic spirit coursing through the city’s streets. Vancouver seemed to be one long frat party and street celebration during the Olympics. Her video shows another side of the Olympics, a gathering of the world’s citizens. The competition provided an excuse to party.
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Contributor Lynn Rosen while traveling in Mexico had a chance to experience a hard-core sweat lodge. Here is her story. The temezcal or Mexican Huichol sweat lodge is a traditional native aboriginal cleansing ritual where water is poured over hot rocks and steam is enclosed inside an igloo-like shelter.
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Although most everyone is familiar with the charms and attractions of the city of Vancouver, just across Burrard Inlet lies a hidden treasure of adventures and another world – North Vancouver.
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Lynn Rosen who discovered the baby bald eagles nest has found a playful baby panda bear at the San Diego Zoo. It is not the same wild show that the eaglets presented with Ma and Pa bring home flipping fish and their first flying adventures, but entertaining none the less.
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Some people fly to collect miles, other need to fly for business and yet others jet across the country to meet friends an family. Lynn Rosen and Steve Giordano both will travel at the drop of a hat, but they always try to discover something out of the ordinary. This time they met the Flying Wallendas!
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Some travelers loathe what they consider the most wretched choice of flights — the red-eye. Others claim these flights are the only way to travel. Lynn Rosen finds 5 reasons overnight flights can be perfect for some.
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We’re bringing the baby bald eagles back. People love ‘em, and their getting bigger and bigger. We have been watching since mid-April. British Columbia, Canada, has long been in the forefront of preservation of bald eagles. Right now (June 2009) an amazing webcam is capturing the unfolding progress of baby eaglets as they grow are nurtured and raised. They are about to fly!
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Tyrolian-clad doormen greet visitors at the entrance with a tray of chocolate truffles and room rates start at $139. Compare this to a $900 range for slopeside at Deer Valley, and staying a 15-minute free shuttle ride away starts to look mighty attractive.
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Want the posh experience of Deer-Valley-luxury on a more realistic budget? Think Snowbasin. For a $63 lift ticket, you won’t get a ski valet who carries your gear from your car, but you will find 2,650 acres of varied terrain, a vertical drop of nearly 3,000 feet, plenty of elbow room and lots of elegant touches.
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After a day of skiing at Sun Peaks in British Columbia, Lynn Rosen is still dreaming about her Swedish massage. Nothing feels better than having knots kneaded out of sore shoulders, kinky calves and forgotten feet.
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