Why the French Alps Has It All

Why the French Alps Has It All

    By Dave Gordon Can you imagine it – in a single day, trekking through the French Alps, eating the food of your dreams, chilling by an outdoor heated pool, and feeling your body float from a professional massage?   That’d be a vacation of a lifetime,...
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: A Bucket List Vacation

Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: A Bucket List Vacation

    By Dave Gordon   Famous for its rum, cigars, resorts, beaches and tostones (twice-fried sliced green plantains), the all-season holiday destination of Dominican Republic should be on anyone’s bucket list. For a country with so much to see and do,...
Real Life “Jurassic Park”

Real Life “Jurassic Park”

Stay in a clear bubble at a Real-Life “JURASSIC PARK” on La Reunion Island Jungle Adventure Also Includes Helicopter Flight over the Volcanoes and Tours through Lava Tubes     Off the Map Travel introduces an adventure to “another world,” taking guests...
Johannesburg will leave you wanting more

Johannesburg will leave you wanting more

By Dave Gordon   Three rambunctious lion cubs were only too happy to have a new friend to play with. I didn’t know what I was in for. Each the size of a four year old child, and just as energetic, they crawled all over me, nipped at my arms, grabbed on with their...
Chile is a treat for the senses

Chile is a treat for the senses

By Dave Gordon   They were making out in the grass, teenagers and adults alike, as we biked past them in Forestal and Bustamante parks. It is a scene, our guide tells us, that grew out of youth who weren’t able to use their parents’ homes for liaisons. It’s a...