Cruise Alaska This Summer... It s Not Too Late

The skipper had made the mistake the day before of promising me he would take me out on the runabout to photograph the sun rising over the boat, so at around 5:00am I knocked on his cabin door and although a little bleary eyed he got up and assisted me without complaint. The photos came out nice, but the memory of watching that sunrise is priceless.

boats lover South African township culture is vibrant and colourful. Get a taste of rural Africa, by taking a guided tour through one of South Africa's largest informal settlements. The Soweto Tour is particularly popular, as you pass previous homes of former President Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Make sure to try a traditional African meal at one of the local 'shabeens'.



sailing tours The Yucatan Peninsula gives you a good alternative for sailing in Mexico. There are just too many places that you can visit, including the colonial towns. In Izamal, you can look for the Franciscan convent built by Fray Diego de Landa. There is also the Museum of the Community near Cinco de Mayo Park. It has countless Spanish artifacts that speak of the history of the town and Mexico. The best place to shop, meanwhile, is in the Motul Market, close to Municipal Palace. Produce are known to be fresh. Tizimin is seldom visited by tourists, so if you're looking for privacy, you may want to stay here.

private catamaran Starting with the easiest, at the airport you will find the major car hire operators so renting a car is quite easy indeed, driving not so much though. Malta is like the United Kingdom - we drive on the left hand side of the roads with right hand drive cars. So if you are from another country, you need to be careful until you get used to it.

Brown, brown, run aground; yellow, yellow will ground a fellow; green, green, family vacation go between; blue, blue, come on through! - is a chant that locals use. The color coding tells them how to deal with a particular area in the water.

Florence, a Renaissance city in the heart of Tuscany, is home to some of the country's best museums, cathedrals and churches, and therefore perfect for a luxury holiday.