20 Highlights of my travels in 2023 Last week I published a detailed review of all my travels in 2023. In brief, I spent the year continuing my two-year explorations of South America, visiting seven countries in total. Along the way I also reviewed 162 luxury & boutique hotels. Yep, 2023 was another year of …
Category Archive: Cruises
The Unusual Cruise Guide for 2019
The Unusual Cruise Guide for 2019 If you’re into cruises, then you’ve probably heard about the more popular cruises such as the Hawaiian, Bermuda, and Thailand cruises. However, there are so many more areas that offer luxurious cruises aside from the more mainstream travel destinations. For instance, have you heard about Burmese River Cruises and …
Travel Tales: Round Up of My Best Day Cruises
Travel Tales: Round Up of My Best Day Cruises Over my 14 years of travels since 1998 I’ve joined several fantastic day cruises- on rivers, in bays and on seas. Most were pleasure cruises, but a few were more or less transportation service which just happened to be very interesting, unusual journeys. Here’s a round-up …
TRAVEL STORY: MY AMAZON RIVER CRUISES
TRAVEL STORY: MY AMAZON RIVER CRUISES A loud hushed gasp ran through the boat. Fingers pointed excitedly on outstretched arms. A pale pinkish white sleek back arched up from the dark Rio Negro waters. A rare white Amazon dolphin. In my experiences with dolphin sitings passengers quickly plunge into the sea, hoping to swim with …
SUNSET DINNER CRUISE IN LANGKAWI ISLAND- A REVIEW
When Crystal Yacht Holidays graciously invited me to join their sunset dinner cruise in Langkawi Island, I wasted no time accepting the invitation. I had just enough time to ‘powder my nose’ – no, grab my bathing suit, sarong, camera and tripod- and stroll to the roadside to await my pick-up. No sooner did I …
TRAVEL STORY: TRIP FROM HANOI TO HALONG BAY VIETNAM
TRIP FROM HANOI TO HALONG BAY, VIETNAM Back in Hanoi, exhausted after bus-ing independently around Vietnam’s rugged northeast mountain region, I excitedly prepared for my boat tour of famous Halong Bay, which is scattered with thousands of limestone karst peaks and islands. It’s the one place in Vietnam I’d been waiting to experience for several …
PHOTO GALLERY: TRIP THROUGH HALONG BAY PHOTOS
PHOTO GALLERY: TRIP THROUGH HALONG BAY PHOTOS Exotic boats, water, tropically-plumed rocky crags, densely-packed mountains, and an isolated beach marked my fantastic journey through Halong Bay in northern Vietnam. Journey’s end was quaint Catba Island, where I opted to stay 5 nights and days, soaking up Catba’s beautiful scenery and unique boat culture, before returning to …