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Morocco Trip Report

Morocco blog In December 2011, we attended annual trade show in Cannes. After that since we already were in Europe, we decided to visit Morocco. It is been on my wish list a long time.I booked tickets from Marseilles to Casablanca. Our arrival was not as was elegantly stated in movie "Casablanca" To get to…...

Japan 2014 trip report including Hokkaido

JAPAN 2014 Japan Trip Report 2014 I’ve been fortunate to attend 2014 Japan ILTM – International Luxury Travel Mart. Only 60 travel professionals and journalists from all over the world were invited to come to Japan, meeting with suppliers and participate in most spectacular travel experiences. March 11. I flew to Japan on JAL business class…...

Portugal Trip Report

Portugal Trip report January 2009 The time have come for our January 16-24, 2009 study trip to explore Portugal in every single aspect: history, architecture, Jewish Heritage, gastronomy and wine. We have a small group of selected 9 agents from different parts of USA arriving Lisbon I flew from Newark to Lisbon (Lisboa) on Air…...

Hotel Paradies, Ftan, Switzerland trip report

I attended in December 2012 annual trade ILTM show in Cannes. While extremely dynamic and productive, it is high Living in Florida, I was missing winter and to spend few days in hideaway in Swiss Alps looked quite appealing so, here I was, all prepared with winter clothes – scarves, boots, fur coat – flying…...

London trip report

Family Trip Report to London, England. April 98 This is our family trip report to London a week in April. Our party consisted of 2 adults and 11 year old (Michael). George (my husband) and I been in Europe many times, but Michael traveled with us only in USA, Canada and Caribbean. This was kid’s first…...

Holland and Belgium Barge trip report on Princess Royale

Barge Trip Report, July 26, 2003 Princess Royale Amsterdam - Bruges In 2003, we celebrated our wedding anniversary by taking the barge cruise to Holland and Belgium. Ewaterways is the company which manages Barges and River Boats in Europe. I previously took a cruise in Burgundy, France and loved it, so next time I decided to bring my…...

Who is Sophia?

**** A special thank you to my son, Michael, for helping me formulate my story for you on paper. This bio is compiled from an essay that he wrote about me for a college course. My Mother, An American Dream, My Inspiration by Michael Kulich Most people know the story of James J. Braddock, the…...

Ukraine Testimonial 2020

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Iceland with Nik August 2021

This trip was so unique not only with the things we saw but having Nik as our guide. He is definitely a modern day Renaissance Man. He is a great chef, entrepreneur, guide, mentor and a friend to many. Nik gave us so many unique experiences that really gave us a glimpse into day to…...

Dubai trip October 2021

I was invited on travel conference Tfest in Dubai dedicated to recharge travel. It was my first trip abroad after pandemic. I flew on Emirates business class from Miami. United Arab Emirates (UAE) requires negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure. Since I was also flying from Tampa to Miami in the morning…...

Badrutt Palace Switzerland July 2022

Badrutt's Palace in St. Moritz may be the best hotel experience we've ever had. We were picked up at the train station by a gleaming Rolls Royce and that set the tone. The food, service, room were all amazing. Mark B, TX, client of Smooth Sailing Cruises...

Italy and Switzerland July 2022

The accommodations in Varenna, St. Moritz, and Luzern were excellent! The tour of Lake Como was really good. The the young lady's name is Alexandra and she did a very good job. The walking tour of Varenna was good as well. We enjoyed the Glacier Express experience and our time in the Lauterbrunnen valley was…...

Norway Private tour August 2022

Thanks for you and Nik for planning another great trip. Norway is beautiful. We had some rainy and cloudy days which didn’t stop us. Our flights on SAS went smoothly. Leaving Norway we waited in line for an hour but that was due to families traveling with large amounts of luggage and shortage of agents.…...

Pantelleria, a magical Sicilian Island

September 2022 I was in Sicily on tradeshow, and I was looking for some place afterwards to rest and enjoy in one of the Sicilian Islands. Yes, I know Sicily is an island, but I already been there and was looking for some retreat offshore. Aeolian islands came to mind, but it took time to…...

Lyon and Beaujolais, France

I spent 5 nights in Lyon, December 2022. I’ve been in France many times, but I overlooked Lyon. It is easy to get to Lyon from Paris by TGV train, or fly from different cities in Europe. I arrived Frankfurt from JFK on Singapore Air, business class on A380 was excellent – comfort, food and…...

Trip to Japan, June 2023

The experiences that were set up were perfect. It was the perfect mix of culture and exploration. The books they provide on the cities and for travel were extremely helpful. I loved the first 2 hotels. They were fantastic and great locations. I was disappointed with the Park Tokyo, especially after the first two…...

Latvia Heritage Trip July 2023, family of 6

Where do I start!!! It was wonderful! You know the first surprise was the amount of information that Rita (archivist) found. We are still sorting through all of that. Then Elena is wonderful! Of course her knowledge of Riga was great. I wish I could remember all the things she told us about each building,…...

Veneto and South Tyrol, Italy, November 2023. Part 1

I've been invited for a familiarization trip by local company to experience South Tyrol. The northern area of Italy was on my list to check out for a long time. South Tyrol (Alto Adige in Italian) aka Sudtirol in German) is in Northern Italy, close to Austrian border. It was Austrian until 1926. Majority of…...

A Polar region journey by private jet!

If Polar Region is on your bucket list, join this once-in-a-lifetime polar journey by luxury jet. On Itinerary Iceland, Greenland, Sonora Island Canada, Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Anchorage and Katmai, Alaska, Alta and Trondheim, Norway. 21 days Journey by Private Jet, only 50 seats, July 16-Aug 5. Contact us for more information! 727-254-4373,…...