Alexandra Owens

2 weeks ago | nypost.com | Alexandra Owens

Imagine spending the small fortune it costs to go on an African safari and not seeing a single elephant, baboon or dung beetle. Could you even still call it a safari? Camps can build over-the-top wine cellars and art galleries all day but, “It’s not often people are excited about a luxury property if it doesn’t have the guides and trackers to match,” said Tamsyn Fricker, director of Travel Artistry Africa.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Alexandra Owens

Imagine spending the small fortune it costs to go on an African safari and not seeing a single elephant, baboon or dung beetle. Could you even still call it a safari? Camps can build over-the-top wine cellars and art galleries all day but, “It’s not often people are excited about a luxury property if it doesn’t have the guides and trackers to match,” said Tamsyn Fricker, director of Travel Artistry Africa.

3 weeks ago | foodandwine.com | Alexandra Owens

Credit: Vincent Pommeyrol / Getty Images From glamorous, overwater bungalows to coral reefs thriving with fish, French Polynesia offers unique wonders across its five archipelagos in a nautical area the size of Western Europe. Yet you don’t have to go far to experience the country’s diverse dishes. Out of 118 islands and atolls, few boast a culinary scene as vibrant as that of Tahiti.

3 weeks ago | scubadiving.com | Alexandra Owens

06/01/2025 -  An avid diver and Aggressor Fleet patron, Wayne Brown took over the company in 2007 and built the brand from there. Courtesy Aggressor Adventures Growing up on a small, rural farm in Orange Park, Florida, Wayne Brown never asked for help when equipment broke down or the animals needed feeding. The youngest son of a long-distance truck driver, the owner and CEO of Aggressor Adventures knew, “It was up to us to figure it out. We didn’t call a guy.

1 month ago | imbibemagazine.com | Alexandra Owens

Exiled on St. Helena in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, Napoleon Bonaparte had little to comfort him, one can imagine, except a daily bottle of his favorite wine: Constantia Wyn. Reportedly, the disgraced emperor even requested a glass of the South African dessert wine—rather than a French Bordeaux or Champagne—on his deathbed. Le Petit Caporal wasn’t the only one with a sweet tooth.