by Brant Gigas | Feb 25, 2016 | Destinations
Bermuda We hope that many of you can escape your winter training grounds to enjoy the island charm of this British colony. You have your choice of the marathon, half-marathon on Sunday or the 10K on Saturday. Or you can participate in the Bermuda Triangle Challenge...
by Brant Gigas | Feb 19, 2016 | Destinations
Costa Brava Spain The Costa Brava; “Wild” or “Rough Coast” is a coastal region of northeastern Spain, in the province of Girona. The Costa Brava stretches from Blanes, 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Barcelona, to the French border. The area has a...
by Brant Gigas | Feb 15, 2016 | Destinations
Haute Route The Haute Route is a spectacular and demanding summer hike: a strenuous high-level traverse in the French and Swiss Alps, walking from Chamonix (France) to Zermatt (Switzerland) in 10 -12 days (varies with group abilities). The route traverses below the...
by Joe | Feb 15, 2016 | Destinations
Havana - Cancelled!! Havana, Cuba’s colorful capital, is known for the Spanish colonial architecture of its 16th-century Old Havana core, including Castillo de la Real fort, now a maritime museum, and the pre-revolutionary Capitolio. 1950s American-made cars line the...
by Joe | Feb 14, 2016 | Destinations
Japan Japan is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean with dense cities, imperial palaces, mountainous national parks and thousands of shrines and temples. Shinkansen bullet trains connect the main islands of Kyushu (with Okinawa’s subtropical beaches), Honshu...
by Brant Gigas | Feb 14, 2016 | Destinations
Médoc France The Médoc is a region of France, well known for it’s wine growing, located on the left bank of the Gironde estuary, north of Bordeaux. Its name comes from Medullicus, or “country of the Medulli”, the local Celtic tribe. The region owes...
