Oct 26th, 2009 at 2:00PM: In a country dominated by big box stores and strip malls, it can be easy to forget our past, but there are occasional spots that are so well preserved they overwhelm you with a sense of another age. Marblehead, Massachusetts, is one of them.
Founded in 1629, Marblehead soon became a prosperous fishing village. In the 18th century it was home to privateers (a politically correct term for pirates) ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Marblehead--colonial jewel of New England
Oct 26th, 2009 at 2:00PM: In a country dominated by big box stores and strip malls, it can be easy to forget our past, but there are occasional spots that are so well preserved they overwhelm you with a sense of another age. Marblehead, Massachusetts, is one of them.
Founded in 1629, Marblehead soon became a prosperous fishing village. In the 18th century it was home to privateers (a politically correct term for pirates) ...Australia's Wild West: El Questro
Oct 19th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
A short flight from Broome to Kununnura and then a shockingly loud and bumpy 80-minute drive down the Gibb River Road through the Kimberley, you'll find El Questro. Its not all that hard to find as exits off the Gibb River road are few and far between. What is harder to find is a definition for the faux Spanish name of this wilderness resort. And that's because it's a meaningless name. More ...Fifth free night at Antigua resort
Oct 2nd, 2009 at 1:00PM: January is a great time to head down to the Caribbean. The weather is just about at its coldest and dreariest. The days are short and cloudy. Disappearing for four nights of sunshine, warmth and bliss is pretty hard to turn down. Well, committing to four will get you five at Curtain Bluff in Antigua early next year. Book at least a junior suite for four nights between January 3 and 23 next year, ...100 urban adventures for the city dweller
Sep 20th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Looking for something to do today as the weekend quickly comes to a close? Then look no further than Outside Magazine's list of 100 Urban Adventures. As you can no doubt tell, it contains some of the best activities to do in the great outdoors while remaining well within some of the largest cities in the U.S. Outside turns its attention on such urban centers as New York, Boston, and Chicago, ...Go to Antigua with Curtain Bluff's "Power of 10" package
Aug 30th, 2009 at 8:00AM: I know we're still sweating the summer, and January seems like a lifetime away. But, think back seven or eight months. Remember how cold it was. It's hard to make the connection, but it really was that cold out, and you lived it. It's going to happen again before you know it. So, now is probably the time to book a retreat from the crushing cold. Curtain Bluff's new package, "The Power of 10," is ...Put your "Paws Up" and relax in Montana
Aug 9th, 2009 at 4:00PM: The Resort at Paws Up is among the most unique in the country, occupying 60 square miles along the Blackfoot River in Montana. The property boasts 10 villas of more than 3,000 square feet, not to mention smaller houses and canvas suites (i.e., luxury tents). This unusual destination, which offers a variety of outdoor experiences, is offering a few deals to the fall ... as if you needed even more ...Unleash your underwater hunter on the Snake River
Jul 12th, 2009 at 8:00AM: When the pressure cooker of daily professional live is about to squeeze the last out of tolerance out of your body ... go fishing. From what I hear, there are plenty of those meals-waiting-to-happen in the Snake River, and is there a better way to feel good than catching and eating a fish? Okay, you can probably tell that I'm not a fisherman (did it once 20 years ago and thought it sucked), but I ...18 unique travel experiences for the well traveled
Jun 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: So you think you've been everywhere and done everything? Is their something missing when you travel these days? Is the sense of adventure gone? Never fear, because the Times Online has compiled an interesting list of 18 unique travel experiences that are designed to give us a special experience on our getaways. The suggestions on the list run the gamut from adventurous to decadent to down right ...Work and play in Queensland, Australia: Aborginial Nature Tour
Jun 18th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
Many things make Queensland different from the other Australian states, including its tropical climate, the presence of the Great Barrier Reef and the fact that its population is the fastest growing in the country. However, the aspect that intrigued me the most while I was there was its indigenous population. The size of the aboriginal population in Queensland is second only to New South Wales. ...Adventures in the Amazon: Fishing for Piranhas
May 22nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: As I've mentioned in earlier posts, the Amazon Rainforest has an incredible diversity of wildlife. There are literally hundreds of different species of birds, amphibians, and mammals, and that doesn't change when you go beneath the surface of the Amazon River, where more than 3000 species of fish dwell. Fish like the pirarucu, which can reach ten feet in length and weigh over 400 pounds, or the ...Photo of the Day (5.17.09)
May 17th, 2009 at 11:30PM:
When you think of fishing, it's usually in the context of a leisurely afternoon. An old man crouched on a dock or boat, trapped in his own thoughts and the sounds of the sea. This fisherman capture, taken by Flickr user Michael JosephGoldst...etc near Sagres in Portugal, seems to perfectly embody that iconic visual. That's to say nothing of the unique setting for the photo, fishing off the edge ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Fishing in the Maldives
May 11th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Mohammed Jarrad and his four-man crew left the dock in their slow-chugging dhoni at five this morning. When I meet them unloading the day's catch just as they sun disappears it means they've been at it for fourteen hours, a typical day for a Maldivian fishermen. The haul? About 150 kilos (330 pounds). Not bad, he says, about average. "Though sometimes we have days when we catch 500 kilos ... but ...Go back to a simpler day at Beaver Creek Resort Summer Camp
Apr 30th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Once upon a time, you'd take off in the summer with a sleeping bag, a fishing pole and a pocket knife. Summer camp offered all the soft challenges you could imagine (such as stomaching awful food), but you always had a blast. No responsibilities weighed you down. Today, though, those days are gone. You worry about paying the mortgage, getting to work on time and keeping your kids entertained.
If ...Afghan wildlife refuge: no hand grenade fishing
Apr 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Afghanistan is going green. The war-torn country has declared Band-e-Amir its first conservation area. While it may be premature to book your trip to this spectacle, at least there's hope that you'll get to enjoy it someday.
Band-e-Amir, like the rest of Afghanistan, has had a rough run over the past 30 years. Let's face it: that's how long the country's been engaged in one war or another. The ...Amazing Race 14 recap 9: Guilin, China is a splendid place
Apr 20th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Watching the teams navigate Guilin, China was a splendid episode of reality TV. Whoever set up the tasks for Amazing Race, episode 9 nailed the best of what China offers in a series of aesthetic pleasures. It wasn't the choreographed, technological feats of the Beijing, Olympics, but the classic architecture, early morning ballroom dancing in a city park, bamboo rafts, and art, all with craggy ...Weird things in the woods
Jan 21st, 2009 at 10:00AM: The website for hunters www.ifish.net has a page devoted to weird things hunters have found in the woods. Browsing the comments where people describe what they've found on their outings reminded me of the cow bone in our freezer.
I think it's a cow bone. My son saw it on the side of the road in Montana between Anaconda and Philipsburg. He popped out of the car to get it while we were waiting at ...Fishermen witness dolphin "stampede"
How to spend your time in Todos Santos, Mexico
Jun 16th, 2008 at 8:30AM: Todos Santos, once Baja's sugarcane capital, is a small town located about an hour outside of Cabo San Lucas. Known for its laid back vibe, great surfing and large artisan community, this small pueblo has managed to retain some authenticity in spite of the huge growth of tourism here in the last 15 years. We chose to settle here for a few months so we could complete a work project before ...When You Catch a 844-Pound Shark, Size Clearly Does Matter
Oct 17th, 2007 at 11:00AM: Talk about a big fish story. Six guys go fishing in the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to catch some grouper in the Destin Fishing Rodeo tournament, and catch a 844-pound, 11-foot mako shark instead.
They couldn't even get the thing into the small fishing boat, so they had to tie it to the boat and bring it to shore. Of course, they "had to." Nobody would ever believe that it was really as big as they ...Alaska Float Plane Photo Gallery
Aug 31st, 2007 at 7:08AM:
If you've been enjoying Gadling the last couple of days, you may have read our two-part series highlighting the joys of float plane fishing in Alaska.
This was a once-in-a-lifetime vacation I recently took with a group of old friends from high school, most of which had never been to Alaska before. It was a do-it-yourself trip that turned out to be surprisingly inexpensive and expectedly ...
