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It is March 2017. Low season on Lake Como. I've been fortunate to spend 2 nights at this fabulous hotel. Located on the shore of Lake Como, the Northern Italy, Lombardy, at footsteps of the Alps. Or Pre-Alps? It took more than 1 hour to arrive from Milano Linate Airport (Malpensa is closer). While we…...

Sophia Kulich of Sophia's Travel in Palm Habor, FL (www.sophiastravel.com) is delighted to announce that her agency is a 2016 Gold Travvy Award Winner! Sophia's Travel won the coveted Gold "Oscar of the Travel Industry" as Best Small Retail Travel Agency Worldwide! ABOUT THE TRAVVY AWARDS The annual Travvy Awards, presented by travAlliancemedia, recognize the highest standards of…...

This report covers my latest trip to Croatia – to Dalmatian Coast. I visited Split, Trogir, Brac, few wineries and Zadar. Other parts of Croatia which I visited before are Dubrovnik and Zagreb which are also worth to visit but not visited this time. The sites listed here are not in particular order. Trogir is a…...

Naples FAM trip October 2016 Naples Slideshow This was just the third part of our Italy trip in October.  Our trip started with a Travel Market business meeting in Rimini,  a seaside town of 145K inhabitants on the Adriatic Sea.  My partner and I  then split up.  I went to Cinqua Terre region and he…...

In June 2005, we took a trip on Seadream Cruise . We are mostly land travelers, however occasionally we prefer relaxing atmosphere of small ships. We do not like large cruise ships. Our previous cruise trips included barges in Europe and Thailand, Expedition in Costa Rica, small ship Windsurf. This time we tried SeaDream since this small…...

Japan 2011 trip report Intro February 14. JLTF organizers booked me on CO flight from Tampa through Houston to Tokyo. I liked Houston airport since connection are very well thought over. I arrived terminal gate 7 and next flight to Tokyo was on gate 7 in CO terminal. I had small breakfast and spend next…...

GRANADA AND ANDALUCIA, SPAIN OCTOBER 2012 TRIP REPORT Granada, Spain October 2012 I arrived Malaga from London October 3rd for Cultour conference. This is yearly International conference which showcases different culture region of the world each year. In 2012 it was Granada. Most participants were European travel professionals and journalists. I was met with others arriving participants at…...

Barge trip report Introduction This November my friend Marian and I took the barge cruise in France with Ewaterways. Ewaterways is the company which manages Barges and River Boats in Europe. The trip we took on November 10-16 (last of the season, lower price) was originally scheduled on River Boat Anacoluthe, 50 passengers, on Seine…...

NOVEMBER 30, FRANCE – AVIGNON AND CARPENTRAS Nov 30, 2012, I arrived Frankfurt and hardly makde short connection to Marseilles flight. This time I decided to do something different. Instead of staying at hotels, I booked a stay at Sabine’s L’ombre du Palais B&B next to Palais des Papes – right in the center. I often…...

Trip report December 2010, Cannes, ILTM (International Travel Leisure Market) conference. December 5-14, 2010 International Travel Leisure market it is a premiere event in travel industry, by invitation only and provides an opportunity to connect and network with luxury worldwide travel suppliers, agents and tour operators. It takes place annually in December in Cannes in…...

I've never been in Malta. Great opportunity came up – to inspect the island with a group of 9 travel agents.  When I told people where I am going, many asked me: "where is Malta?” Even more people asked: "Why Malta?" According to Word Atlas, Malta is (quote) This inland sea is bordered on the north by…...

Hong Kong Trip Report, September - October 2004 Intro We are back from our Asia trip which was very exciting. We had attended 3 day convention of travel industry and Hong Kong tourist board sponsored it. It was nice to meet local representatives and learn more besides what we learn as we usually travel.  The part of…...

TUSCAN SPAS REPORT Review of Fonteverde Spa Collection resorts Background. I am a travel consultant so I travel on business trips often. I inspect hotels so that I may personally recommend and promote my favorite properties. I know, tough life   but someone has to do it! I do not take chances of sending client to places…...

April 2015  I attended a tradeshow in Cape town, so I used this opportunity to see Africa. It was my first trip to Africa below Sahara. When I told my African colleagues that I’ve been in North Africa, they said it does not count! Hence, I can tell it is my first time to Sub-Saharan Africa.…...

Myself, my husband George and our 12-year old Michael headed for a new adventure to Italy on June 1999. We have been in Italy before (and even lived there for few months a long ago), so this trip was to get re-acquainted with this fabulous country and people and introduce our typical all-American kid to it.…...

Thailand 2004 trip report Intro After a week in Hong Kong (see my Hong Kong trip report), on Sunday October 3rd, we took 8am flight from HK on Thai Airways. Unlike Hong Kong which we explored on our own, for Thailand we designed our itinerary ourselves, but booked our own private guides with drivers. First 2 nights…...

The Manohra Song, dubbed ‘The Orient Express of the River’, is a 20-meter-long river rice barge that has been lovingly restored and lavishly converted into an ultra-deluxe river cruiser, designed for up to four couples to explore Thailand’s famous Menam Chao Phraya, ‘The River of Kings’, in unmatched luxury and comfort. Built upon the original 100-year-old, solid Teak…...

Costa Rica Temptress trip report This Thanksgiving week we spent untraditionally. We (myself, my husband George and 12 year old Michael) took 7 night Temptress Adventure Cruise in Costa Rica. Temptress is not your regular cruise. There is no glitz, casino, midnight buffets and Las Vegas style show. It is an expedition type cruise. It allows you,…...

Bosnia September-October 2010 Monday, September 29 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) Trip is sponsored by government agencies of USA – USAID, Norway and Turkish airline to help Bosnia to develop infrastructure . Part of the project is tourism. From Bosnia side, it is sponsored by TK airline, which has 49% stake in Bosnia air and local…...