Hiking in the Wild; Relaxing in Natural Luxury

What could be better than natural luxury? A lovely hot spring under the night sky is great and even better after a 17m "moderately challenging hike." Too bad it's in New Zealand. Take me there! I promise I'll be good for the rest of my life.

A Real Vacation

Next week I'll be spending a few days in Coralla NC, part of the Outer Banks vacation area. Even though we have Virginia Beach close by, many from the Richmond area seem to end up at the Outer Banks (if the number of OBX stickers on cars is any indication). I'll be staying in one of those beach rentals with my mother and visiting my son and his family. Hopefully I will get a lot of sun – not that I've had a lack of it this year, yet more is always good. Hopefully I will get to lay on the beach and do some salt water swimming.

Take a Giving Vacation

And you will give. But you'll also get: language learning, exotic travel, unique experiences. Have a lot of money and time? Try this.