By Cliff Locke When we decided to go to Branson in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri, all I heard was country music and backwoods. I mean, after all, the Beverly Hillbillies was filmed there, you know the episode when they went home to the hills? So what could be there that I actually wanted to […]
Guest Blog
New Experiences in the Grand Canyon
By Jim Hill, September 16, 2016 I feel like Lana Turner must have felt when she was discovered while sipping Coke on Sunset Boulevard. But unlike that, I was just walking my dogs around the neighborhood when out of nowhere I was being offered the chance to host a river trip! And this wasn’t just […]
Poems from the Colorado River
One of our July 2017 Splash! Grand Canyon Rafting launches inspired HE traveler, David Kelly, to do a little writing. We can’t blame him, the Grand Canyon is one of the most beautiful natural attractions the United States has to offer. It’s even more beautiful from the bottom, but you have to see it to really believe it. […]
New Zealand’s Māori Tribes Celebrate Their Gay Children
By Cary Harrison On my recent trip to New Zealand I learned New Zealand has a different relationship with their indigenous people than Australia. Australian aboriginals are still largely personae non-grata despite technical cultural protections. As Australia became settled, vulnerable aboriginals had no defense against British firepower and thin “promises”. However, neighboring New Zealand’s indigenous […]
Centennial Celebration of the ss Karim
By Philip Sheldon For the past 35 years, HE Travel has proudly had exclusive rights to cruise the Nile on the ss Karim during our Egypt tours. 2017 marked the Centennial for this proud ship, which is one of the last authentic paddle-wheel steamships in operation in the world! During its first 75 years after […]
Jacob Alexander’s Guide to The Perfect Date Night
Jacob Alexander: Man About Town I hope everyone has been enjoying their time here in The Keys, I know I have been! Between going to the beach before work, watching the chickens cross the road, and not having any tan lines, it’s hard to remember living anywhere else at this point. I’ve been in Key […]