THE BRIEF I hadn’t been cruising in quite some time. This one was going to be on a brand-new ship called Explora(launched in 2023) heading out to the Caribbean. I was looking forward to giving it a try. I had heard very good things about it. The ship features over 400 cabins with private balconies, […]
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THE BRIEF Last year, on a world wind tour of the Mediterranean, one of the stops was in Alexandria, Egypt. This gave me the chance to visit the Pyramids of Giza, located just outside of Cairo. That night was spent at the Fairmont Nile City Hotel, situated on the banks of the Nile River. Upon
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THE BRIEF I had my team find me a suitable place to hang my hat for a trip I would be doing to Da Nang, Vietnam. They chose a hotel right on the beach called the FOUR POINTS SHERATON. Now, for those of you familiar with the Four Points brand in North America, I should
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THE BRIEF A few firsts for me in my world travels included a vacation in Vietnam and a flight to the country on the national airline. VIETNAM AIRLINES flight 780 would be on an A350-900 from Melbourne, Australia (MEL), to Saigon(SGN), which is now called Ho Chi Minh City. I would transfer to an Airbus
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THE BRIEF I considered mixing my travels up a bit this year and decided to add some cruises to the itinerary. I hadn’t been cruising for many years so I used a cruise agent to give me some ideas. 7771. I would be crossing the Atlantic (the wrong direction for November) and stopping at all
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THE BRIEF I booked my first flight on Porter’s new E195 E2 for a flight down to Florida. When living downtown, I had flown Porter many times out of Billy Bishop Island airport. All of those flights are on the Dash-8-400 and were convenient and good value. I’m closer to Pearson Airport now where the
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THE BRIEF During my stay at MARRIOTT PALM JUMEIRAH RESORT, I was informed that buying a New Year’s Eve package was not an option. They don’t want a bunch of drunken tourists on the streets during the celebrations, so to curb this kind of activity they force everyone to buy some form of indoor dinner
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THE BRIEF During my stay at the Palm Jumeirah Resort in Dubai, I was invited to have dinner at Smoki Moto which is located in the hotel. Smoki Moto is Dubai’s first fully licensed Korean steakhouse. I had not been in a Korean restaurant for a long time, so I looked forward to sampling their
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THE BRIEF After my stay at the MARRIOTT AL JADDAF, I had my Ambassador Team snag me a beachfront hotel for Christmas and New Year’s celebrations which would wrap up my trip to the U.A.E. The MARRIOTT RESORT PALM JUMEIRAH DUBAI was the only hotel in the popular area with some vacancies. The resort, at
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BEST AIRLINES OF 2024 The Golden Cap goes to my choice of the best airline of the current year based on my personal experience with added input from other professional services such as Skytrax. My top airlines have changed very little over the last few years. The order may change, but it seems the best
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