Bucket List Private Travel

10/29/2024

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/passport-mistake-travel-experts-ano_l_671abbbbe4b00589e7dc695a
It's VERY important to keep at least 6 months' validity on your passport; good article!

Experts weigh in on a common misconception about international travel.

09/20/2024

Some wonder travel ideas for the upcoming winter...

We rank the 15 Best Places to Visit in January. See which places our readers like the best, and vote for your favorites.

01/01/2024

https://www.travelandleisure.com/best-places-to-go-2024-8385979

Where to go in 2024, according to Travel + Leisure editors — for cultural immersion and major travel bragging rights.

12/24/2023

We love India, and especially the Rajasthan area - here is a new hotel near Jaipur, a former royal residence renovated: Villa Palladio.

Just a half-hour from Jaipur, the Villa Palladio boutique hotel and resort is its own little world, where Indo-Mughal heritage meets Italian Rococo style.

11/29/2023

There are so many wonderful places to travel to for Christmas - here are a few great ideas! (And we would add to these, in the USA, the Biltmore in Asheville, NC!

Are you looking for fun places to go for Christmas? If you like the holidays and you like to travel, then you’ll love these 15 spots overflowing with yuletide spirit.

05/27/2023

We like this cruise line!

RSSC.COM

07/05/2022

Because of the near-parity between the Euro and the US Dollar, Europe is more affordable for Americans.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/05/investing/premarket-stocks-trading/index.html

If you're an American visiting Italy, Greece or Spain this summer after a travel hiatus during the pandemic, you're in luck: Meals, hotels and tours are more affordable in dollars than they've been in two decades.

06/14/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/14/travel/budget-travel-dollar-euro.html
THE EXCHANGE RATE OF EURO TO DOLLAR is very low, meaning US travelers to Europe can have their money stretch much further...

"There are three essential financial steps to ensuring you’re getting the best possible exchange rate, according to Leigh Rowan, the founder of Savanti Travel, a travel management company based in San Francisco: Pay with a credit card with no foreign transaction fees (determine this by calling your bank); withdraw cash abroad, if needed, via an A.T.M. in the local currency (and skip the currency exchanges at airports, which offer poorer rates); and always select the local currency on a credit card purchase if offered a choice between it and U.S. dollars."

05/24/2022

We well remember this TV series and its influence on the cruise industry! We love cruising and love to help our clients experience 'life on the seas!' Over 75% of cruise ships are back in service now, hurrah!
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/love-boat-cruise-industry/index.html

In three decades from the 1970s, cruise passengers increased exponentially. According to industry insiders, that leap in numbers was mainly down to a certain TV show with a catchy theme tune. "Come aboard, we're expecting you."

05/22/2022

If you're thinking of a trip back to the wonderful, artistic city of Amsterdam, this is an interesting article about one of our favorite paintings!
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/lost-edges-of-rembrandt-s-night-watch-are-restored-using-artificial-intelligence?utm_source=pocket-newtab

In 1642, Rembrandt van Rijn completed a dynamic painting called The Night Watch, which depicts the captain of an Amsterdam city militia urging his men into battle.

02/28/2022

Australia is open again for international tourists...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-60457735

It allows tourists to enter and families to reunite for the first time in nearly two years.

02/28/2022

Wonderful article-
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/frederic-chaubin-stone-age-castles/index.html

For centuries, medieval castles -- hulking, isolated triumphs of masonry -- have held a special place in the Western imagination, evoking at once a sense of history, fantasy, war and romance.

10/07/2021

Exquisite and unique Dubrovnik-one of our favorite spots in the world (we've been there 3 times!)
https://www.cnn.com/videos/travel/2021/07/27/dubrovnik-old-pharmacy-lindo-dance-tradition-quests-world-of-wonder-spc.cnn/video/playlists/quests-world-of-wonder/

Protecting centuries-old beauty and tradition is part of Dubrovnik's identity.

10/05/2021

The Waldorf Astoria has long been one of our favorite hotels in the world!
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/waldorf-astoria-renovation/index.html

The luxury hotel in Manhattan is 90 years old this month, and it is currently undergoing a years-long renovation that will include opulent private residences.

09/06/2021

A lovely memory from Sun City Camp in spectacular Wadi Rum, Jordan.

09/06/2021

A number of 'over-loved' tourist sites in the world have taken the opportunity of the pandemic to create restrictions to promote responsible tourism:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/06/what-to-know-about-planning-a-trip-to-machu-picchu-after-the-pandemic.html

A new ticketing and touring system are helping some of Machu Picchu's overtourism problems.

08/12/2021

We've been in the travel business for a long time, so we remember those glamorous days!
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/golden-age-inflight-meals-cmd/index.html?fbclid=IwAR0glp6PdJjD-hZlwuokXX8yGJxnVJM1pTjp0n80N2e73YVk6MkII8O37pY

Inflight dining was far from its glory days even before Covid ensured everything was plastic-wrapped and pre-ordered. We look back on the golden age when plane snacks meant caviar and truffles, not pretzels.

08/07/2021

We have been to Egypt over a half-dozen times and have seen the pharoah's Solar Boat. Can't wait to return to Cairo to see it in the new Grand Egyptian Museum as soon as it opens!
https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-58088867

The Great Boat of King Khufu is more than 4,500 years old, and was found virtually intact in 1954.