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Tips for Planning 3G Trips
Tips for Planning 3G Trips: Authentic luxury travelers know that planning any customized trip takes considerable time, and when multiple generations are involved it makes the process even more challenging. Having said that, the popularity of “3G” (three generation) family vacations is soaring because so many busy people want an opportunity to re-connect with kids, […]
Ride On, Pull Along Suitcase for Pre-Schoolers
The popularity of family travel has caused parents, grandparents, and toy manufacturers to come up with creative ways to keep kids entertained and engaged en route to their destination so the whole family can enjoy the journey. One of the best ideas I’ve seen yet is the Trunki – a durable plastic suitcase suitcase for […]
5 Best Hotels in Costa Rica
Best hotels in Costa Rica? This beautiful, eco-friendly country offers some wonderful choices – often surrounded by beautiful gardens. Here are a few of my favorites: Finca means “farm” and Finca Rosa Blanca is a charming 13-room country inn overlooking an organic coffee plantation just outside of San Jose. The artistic décor includes hand-crafted tiles, colorful murals, and […]
Recipe: Reduced-fat Carrot Peanut Butter
Luxury spas and retreats are fun. After all, who doesn’t like a great massage? This type of travel is good for our physical well-being and for our mental health – especially if we learn new behaviors that we can practice at home. Over the years when I’ve visited spas, I’ve collected recipes that I can […]
Voluntourism and the Joy of Travel
The Africa Foundation supports schools in Kwa Zulu Natal, South Africa Customized itineraries are an important aspect of Authentic Luxury Travel. We like to focus on our individual interests and leave room in the trip plan for spontaneous detours. This flexibility may enable staying longer than expected at a colorful marketplace or hiking farther than […]
Child and Pet Water Safety
The Safety Turtle wristband helps keep kids safe around water. Keeping kids and pets safe around water is critically important and can be a challenge – especially when the family vacation is to a resort with a swimming pool or to a lake. Now I’ve learned about a wireless wristband alarm called “Safety Turtle“ that […]
Personalized Tours: Snorkeling in Palau and Yap
Personalized Tours: Snorkeling in Palau and Yap. This is Jellyfish Lake, Palau. Sometimes the most authentic way to experience a destination is with a small group led by an expert guide. Such was the case when my neighbor Daira Paulson went snorkeling in Micronesia last year. “We took a Sea for Yourself snorkel trip to […]
How To Avoid Getting Sick On a Flight
This post is courtesy of my colleague, Marybeth Bond, National Geographic Author and Founder of the popular website Gutsy Traveler — If you’ve flown with me, you know I’m a germ freak. I wear an air purifier around my neck for ion technology clean air and use a tissue to touch anything in the bathroom. […]
Getting Home If Sick or Injured on Vacation
MedjetAssist specializes in getting travelers home safely if they are injured or become seriously ill on vacation. It’s every traveler’s worst nightmare: you’re having a great time on your vacation, then – boom – a fall or a fever sends you to a local hospital. After initial treatment, the big question is: “Now how do […]
Last-Minute Deals on British Airways Business Class
Bargains on Business Class seats are few and far between, so I want to make sure you know that BA is offering discounted Club World fares from 20 U. S. gateways to London and select worldwide destinations. These fares normally require a 14 day advance purchase but during this limited period, the fares are available […]
Travel Trends and Hot Topics
Travel Trends and Hot Topics is reprinted with permission from the SATW TRAVELER, the newsletter of the Society of American Travel Writers. Gazing into the future: destinations, travel trends and other hot topics to ponder… Remember when no one talked about bespoke travel? Now it’s everywhere and the USTOA (United States Tour Operators Association) says […]
Vitamin D Deficiency
Hawaiian green sea turtles don’t need to use sunscreen, but you do. Since reminding you to practice safe sun, it has been brought to my attention that Vitamin D deficiency is on the rise these days because more of us are using sunscreen and wearing sun protective clothing. I live in Southern California and I’m […]
Your Travel Expert in the American Southwest
Patrizia Antonicelli is a travel expert in the American Southwest. Her company Seven Directions Cultural and Sustainable Tours offers customized journeys throughout New Mexico, Arizona and the surrounding states. Patrizia is based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and prides herself on offering authentic experiences designed for individual travelers’ interests and needs. ”We are a sustainable tourism enterprise […]
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite
I love traveling in the developing world, but I don’t love dealing with insects – and I especially don’t want to bring them home with me. However, as more and more travelers vacation in exotic places, that’s exactly what’s happening. As suitcases move around the world, insects get a free ride. In the U. S., New York […]
