The Intentional Traveler

Home For The 4th, 2024

Independence Day In Winter Garden, Florida John Denver wrote a lyric that talked about ‘coming home to a place he’d never been before‘ and that expresses exactly how we feel about our adopted home town. There is no place we’d rather be on the 4th of July. Happy Independence Day 2024

Image Of The Day • An Island Of Faith

An Island Created By An Ancient Fisherman’s Pledge Our Lady of the Rocks is a man-made island located in the Bay of Kotor, Montenegro. It was built by the local seamen who keep an ancient oath by local fishermen who found an icon of Madonna and Child while fishing in the bay. The tradition ofContinue reading “Image Of The Day • An Island Of Faith”

Image Of The Day • Elephants, Elephants & More Elephants

As we spent two days on safari in South Africa’s Kruger National Park it was amazing the number of elephants we encountered. Sole bull elephants, large herds moving through the bush and families coming to watering holes to drink and bathe. Twice we had bull elephants challenge our truck for getting to near the herd.Continue reading “Image Of The Day • Elephants, Elephants & More Elephants”

Todays Image • Safe Harbor Castries

The Caribbean is the number one cruise destination in the world for good reason. It’s easily accessible from American cruise ports. It offers a wide range of interesting ports of call and it provides great winter beach escapes. A favorite cruise port of call is Castries, St. Lucia where you can bask in the tropical Sun, sail the coastContinue reading “Todays Image • Safe Harbor Castries”

Todays Image • Point Atkinson Lighthouse

For thousands of people each year seeing this Canadian lighthouse means they are on their way to Alaska. Most north bound Alaska cruise ships from both Vancouver and Seattle will cruise through this stretch of Canada’s Inside Passage bound for Alaskan waters. The Point Atkinson Lighthouse was built in 1888 on the western tip ofContinue reading “Todays Image • Point Atkinson Lighthouse”

Packaged Tour To South Africa • A Review

Traveling Again With Exoticca To South Africa After our experience traveling with friends to South America using Exoticca we booked another trip with them. This time we went to South Africa for almost three weeks, just the two of us. Our View Of Packaged Travel Tours We’ve always been skeptical of packaged travel tours andContinue reading “Packaged Tour To South Africa • A Review”