The Dominican Republic is the Caribbean's top leader when it comes to all-inclusive resorts, with more than two dozen all-inclusive resorts designed to please any traveler looking either for a budget or luxurious dream vacation. Many of the so called all-inclusives are located mostly in beautiful locations such as Punta Cana,Cap Cana,Samana and Puerto Plata where big Spanish,American and French hotel chains have set foot building very impressive facilities. Most of them are managed by big names like Riu, Sol Melia and Barcelo.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fired darts from a crossbow at a gray whale off Russia's Far Eastern coast to cultivate the image of a macho leader.

Putin held his balance in a rubber boat that was being tossed around in choppy waters off the Kamchatka Peninsula, and eventually hit the whale with a special arrow designed to collect skin samples.

When you love something as much as I do, passion carries you along sometimes. I have a great love for the Orcas of San Juan Island and although we had traveled there countless times and seen them each and every time, I had a longing to show them up close and personal to our middle son who is extremely visually impaired/legally blind.