It's not nice to fool Mother Nature. You'll only get in deeper trouble. Here's an example. We were watching a Netflix show the other night about the time where, in New Zealand, the country was taken by surprise by an completely unexpected volcano eruption. On 9 December 2019, Whakaari / White Island, an…
Oceania
Here's an obvious thought: We all have desires. Whether its sailing, or skiing, or even sleeping, it's all yours. You certainly deserve it, given all that you've done over so many decades. Work, children, charities or just plain being a good person. So why would you say "no" to yourself when…
Arrr. Erm, we meant ahhh. "Sailing takes me away takes me away to where I've always heard it could be" Many thanks to that smooth crooner, Christopher Cross for his eternally optimistic chanson, Sailing. He smoothly guides you to where you know that you have no choice. And that's a good…
We thank our lucky stars here at Matouring. We get to do what we want (which is to hopefully make you happy with the latest adventures, deals and news.) Even with our rather smaller footprint on the web, our affiliates and partners seem to like what we do. So when a company…
Oz? Aaahs. It's the place you want to be, even if it's a hike. Or, several flights, in reality. You can't say no. Our affiliate partners, Tui have just the right way to make your holiday go swimingly. How about an adventure where you are the wizard of Oz?…
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Sounds yummy, doesn't it? Frosty root beer bubbling up in your pre-chilled mug. Even better, you can have this concoction anywhere you can find it: root beer is a bit of an acquired taste, but when you love it, there is no turning back. So, above and beyond the puns, this is…
Anne Lamott’s quote, “Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining,” and George Bernard Shaw’s observation that “if I were to vow at all, it should be to build a lighthouse” as a symbol of altruism.
“To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don’t grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax
Napoleon Bonaparte noted, upon first seeing the island as his place of exile, “I would have been better off if I had stayed in Egypt,”
I’ve found beauty in such unexpected places. I think the most beautiful thing you can do is be yourself and to own it. Tom Robbins.
Not a Pitcairn. Geddit? Not a Pit care in the world. Ha ha.
“I take but I surrender”
“Headed to Fiji, be back never.”
Chasing waterfalls. and deals.
You’ll want to stay long’ga in Tonga.
You’re all wet!
Do something new. How about an underwater art museum? Roatán has it.
The more than 400 genuine Titanic artifacts in galleries display in The Titanic Museum Attraction at Pigeon Forge.
Keep on Chuuk’n baby. Sun, fun and quiet. Ahhh.