Author: Jennifer Crites

Originally from England, Jennifer Crites has been a writer/photographer for more than two decades, including several years as Managing Editor of ALOHA, a national magazine. She’s a consummate traveler, and her work has appeared in books by Dorling Kindersley, Oxford Press, Aboard Publishing and HCI Publications; Fodor’s, Northstar Travel Media and other guides; and numerous magazines including Travel+Leisure; Honolulu, Hawaii and Hana Hou!; The New Yorker, TravelWorld and many more. She is the co-author of a nature book, Sharks and Rays of Hawaii (Mutual Publishing 2002) and is currently working on a mystery novel set in Hawaii.

You Gotta Have Seoul

Seoul is often seen as a pass-through city by travelers flying to various parts of Asia. And that’s how my husband and I saw it until, in late 2019, we decided to spend nine days there and see what Seoul had to offer. Turns out, it has a lot to offer. Traditional, modern, colorful, and […]

Four Faces of Argentina

Mist soaked, we clung to the railing of the wooden platform, watching in awe as tons of water thundered over the horseshoe-shaped precipice and plummeted 350 feet down into the chasm of Garganta del Diablo (Devil’s Throat) on the Argentina side of Iguazu National Park.

Cruising Norway in the Footsteps of Vikings

Nothing says Norway like massive glaciers, deep and winding fjords, and, of course, Vikings—those fearsome seafaring warriors who once terrorized inhabitants of the North Atlantic. Less well known, perhaps, is that Vikings were also explorers.

Southeast Asia by Sea: Hitting the Highlights on a 17-Day Cruise

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the 1969 movie, “If it’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium,” a busload of tourists travels across Europe at a whirlwind pace, spending only a day in each country. At the time, seasoned travelers poked fun at the idea of such a madcap itinerary. After all, how could anyone experience a country’s culture in a […]