Timeshares are great for frequent travelers, but be very selective about the corporations that own/manage the timeshares. After several fitful starts at timeshare ownership, we came across the Hilton Hawaiian Village; they are professionals in the lodging business, they are clearly not going to go out of business tomorrow, they manage properties and trades around [...]
Princess offers more cruises to more destinations than any other cruise line and she currently has a long list of cruises out of San Francisco (our home base). We dislike flying from Point A to Point B so much now that we decided to see what ships sailed from the City. Princess now has the [...]
In the event you’ve never kayaked, this would be a great year to start . . . we don’t have any rain, so might as well play in/on the water. I went with on a Sea Trek-Baja trip some years ago, didn’t think I’d like Baja (too hot/dry), but ended up loving the whole experience [...]
Online Exclusives – Find the Perfect Cruise, including Family Cruises, Last Minute Cruises and featured deals from Norwegian, Carnival, Princess, Celebrity in popular destinations so that you can escape from the cold to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Hawaii or Mexico. Princess is offering reduced deposits on most upcoming cruises and cruise tours. Many sailings also qualify for shipboard credits of [...]
The way to see any city is via a walking tour if you are able to stroll. Amsterdam’s Walking Tour includes the home of Anne Frank and the Amsterdam’s Royal Palace and Dam Square The “de Wallen” Red Light district of Amsterdam Munt Tower The House of Anne Frank and Descartes Rembrandt’s Home Old city [...]
Never had a botched flight. Ever. And this in good weather from San Antonio, Texas to Phoenix after a superb time in San Antonio. Travellers’ Caution We’ve been on overseas flights roughly 70 times and around the U.S. dozens of times during all seasons in all types of weather. We’ve never had a glitch with [...]
Living overseas has always been a great desire of ours. But it’s also mind-boggling when you begin dealing with the ins and outs of America’s federal system for receiving benefits that you’ve worked for in the U.S. That said, even though some aspects are daunting, absolutely everyone we know that has moved to live and [...]
Back to dreams of travel. Just came across a maritime museum new to me: Aegean Maritime Museum in Mykonos, Greece, which is a place I’d like to revisit . . . especially to stay in one of the classic white Cycladic houses like this one in Thira’s Imerovigli neighborhood: Heliotopos. CruiseDirect features online cruise exclusives [...]
Ever kayaked? Ever thought of padding San Francisco Bay (or the San Juans, Sea of Cortez, various fjords)? Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking in Sausalito just sent the following eMail: What could be a better gift for friends or family than some peaceful paddling time and healthy exercise? An additional benefit: Water imparts negative ions, which [...]
Try this! A dozen of us lived out of kayaks in the Sea of Cortez for ten days guided by Sea Trek Ocean Kayaking out of Sausalito, California. It was an amazing way to vacation with a group of fine people. Sea Trek organizes the trips each Spring, they are on their 30th year to [...]
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