Volume 6, Issue #6 - June 2013

By Barry Gregory The Strand lies at the end of Gregory Street in Townsville, Australia’s suburb of North Ward. The area was developed after Tropical Cyclone Sid severely eroded the foreshore in January of 1998.               The attractions start with a marina and follow on to a waterfall, the Tobruk Memorial Baths, … [Read more...] about Townsville’s Strand, Family Fun

By Jennifer B. Graham I’m about to sample my first forkful of Chef Rosario Rubio’s Chicken Waldorf Salad -- Hispaniola style. Yesterday, I had the good fortune of meeting the chef to ask what he would serve a couple on a romantic getaway at the Marina Sands Luxury Resort near Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. With the aid of Elven and Regino, through frowns, gesticulations, … [Read more...] about Romantic Dinner in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

By J. Mike Rogers When my wife and I started traveling to the Caribbean over 10 years ago, we agreed not to visit the same place twice -- to see as many islands and resorts as possible. Palm Island Resort in the Grenadines made us break that rule. We just returned from our second visit, and it won’t be our last. Palm Island is not for everybody. If you need flat-screen … [Read more...] about They Made Us Break Our Rule

By Sean Hillen ITWPA Member Photos by Columbia Hillen If you walk too fast, you might miss it, and that would be a shame. For Aroma Workshop (www.aromaworkshop.com) operates out of a small, glass-fronted store off trendy Halsted Street in the Lincoln Park area of Chicago. The delicate smell of perfumes lingers in the air as you open the door and walk down a few steps to … [Read more...] about Aroma Workshop Chicago: Slinging Oils, Making Smells

By Connie ReedITWPA MemberI’m driving through the splendor of one of the world’s largest arboretums, surrounded by the beauty of trees, shrubs, and plants collected from around the world, 1,700 acres of them, when I see a giant ant -- make that two -- no, three. They must be 10 feet tall! The monstrous ants posed on the hillside seem ready to stampede toward my … [Read more...] about Morton Arboretum Offers Much More than Trees