The Wandering Wife

02/02/2024

Good morning from Ngorongoro Crater. This is the sunrise view from our room. Many more photos to come later today!

18/01/2024

What was it like to fly in the 1960’s?

The golden age of air travel cultivated an inflight atmosphere akin to a cocktail party.

06/01/2024

Don’t let one of these scams ruin your trip.

Travel scams range from the merely annoying to the expensive and the downright dangerous, and can leave you with bad memories of otherwise lovely people and places.

12/12/2023

Thinking about a road trip?

The "Canyons of the Colorado Plateau" road trip is easily one of the BEST national parks road trips in the United States.

It includes no fewer than eight spectacular (and diverse) national parks, from the breathtaking Grand Canyon to the Mesa Verde cliff dwellings and hoodoos of Bryce Canyon.

For more national park road trip ideas, check out this blog post: https://www.travel-experience-live.com/greatest-national-park-road-trips-usa/

25/10/2023

#12 and #19 are my favorites.

THESE ARE ACTUAL COMPLAINTS RECEIVED BY "THOMAS COOK VACATIONS" FROM DISSATISFIED CUSTOMERS:
1. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax."
2. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food."
3. "We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi drivers as they were all Spanish."
4. "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our own swimsuits and towels. We assumed it would be included in the price."
5. "The beach was too sandy. We had to clean everything when we returned to our room."
6. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as white but it was more yellow."
7. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers in Puerto Vallartato close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time -- this should be banned."
8. "No-one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."
9. "Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."
10. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local convenience store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts."
11. "The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."
12. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home. This seems unfair."
13. "I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."
14. "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the resort.' We're trainee hairdressers and we think they knew and made us wait longer for service."
15. "When we were in Spain, there were too many Spanish people there. The receptionist spoke Spanish, the food was Spanish. No one told us that there would be so many foreigners."
16. "We had to line up outside to catch the boat and there was no air-conditioning."
17. "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel."
18. "I was bitten by a mosquito. The brochure did not mention mosquitoes."
19. "My fiancée and I requested twin-beds when we booked, but instead we were placed in a room with a king bed. We now hold you responsible and want to be re-reimbursed for the fact that I became pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."

22/10/2023

Would you stay in a haunted hotel?

Hotels with rich histories add a layer of intrigue to any vacation. That’s especially true when those histories are of the paranormal variety. Book a stay at these 19 hotels with haunted histories... if you dare.

15/10/2023

Here’s the story behind this passport hack.

24/09/2023

Add these charming destinations to your bucket list ASAP.

18/08/2023

Taking your shoes off on a flight could negatively impact your health, experts say.

16/08/2023

Karnak and Luxor exceeded our expectations! Here’s a short video about them and their surprising link.

The great temples of Karnak and Luxor sit opposite of each other, connected by a 3 kilometer long road that was once flanked on each side by Ram-headed figur...

27/07/2023

Starting in 2024…

JUST IN: If you previously traveled to Europe without a visa, you will now need to apply for authorization before visiting.

25/07/2023

There’s some very good advice here!

While the odds are good that you’ll come home unscathed and with pleasant memories, it’s important to heed certain safety precautions no matter where you plan to go.

29/06/2023

The Suez Canal is a man-made waterway connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. The 120-mile long canal took 10 years to complete, opening in November...

20/06/2023

Tempted to bring home some of that beautiful black Hawaiian sand or a piece of lava rock? There’s a very hefty fine for doing so. Read this article for other things you should be aware of when traveling.

These rules can get you into serious trouble — not just with glaring locals — but also with the law. Here are 10 rules you should never break as a tourist.