If you haven’t been, you must go. The city of Havana, in spite of its 50-years of neglect, is stunning. Withering facades of colonial buildings with colorful peeling walls, vintage cars that have outlived most humans and the city with so much charm – it’s everything we hoped it would be. Here’s a collection of tips…
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While Celebrity Cruises announces yet another mega-ship breakthrough by unveiling Celebrity Edge, I’ll remind you that bigger isn’t always better. Don’t let me mislead you, Edge looks stunning, and is clearly a breakthrough in modern luxury cruising. But lavish spas, Broadway-style productions, wave-pools and even skating rinks are not always attractive amenities to everyone. If…
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Stepping off the plane will be like stepping back in time. And we can’t be more excited. What’s lured this couple to Cuba is quite a contrast to what we and most Canadian snow birds have come to love about this island. Every year Cuba invites us to exchange our winter coats for warm white…
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We no sooner had set foot on dry land when Royal Caribbean’s first email hit my iPhone. We had just spent 7-days aboard Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas and RC was eagerly anticipating our feedback by way of an online survey. Of which we were most happy to respond and of course share with…
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Our Uber driver has us tucked safely into the back seat of his Lexus. And within a few moments of navigating a terminal plugged with cabs, we finally emerge onto a freeway leaving this cities airport behind us. From the back seat, I lean forward and eagerly (well, almost gushingly) inform our driver that we’re…
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We’re standing in a trance-like state, perched on an elevated plateau. Our eyes scan the tumbling grey stone facade that envelopes us like a backdrop to a movie set. Below us, lies an eerie urban-landscape of some 1,500 cave dwellings that flank a steep ravine that descends deep below us. There’s a reason why the…
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Have you booked your Caribbean cruise yet? There’s nothing like sailing away to a warm weather climate while the snow is piling up back home. We’ve done our fair share of cruising over the years, usually southern Caribbean with a few in the Mediterranean. We wouldn’t be considered uber cruisers but we do have some…
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Tucked neatly (and rather inconspicuously) in the foothills of Nice, just a stones-throw from the historic village of Vence and Saint-Paul de Vence, is a bed and breakfast gem. It’s called Le Bergerie, and I think it’s worth a recommendation. But, I’ll begin this blog with a quick side note: the gracious hosts at Le…
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They say that Tuscany is one place in the world that every person needs to visit, at least once in a lifetime. And even though this couple has proudly checked it off their bucket list, I can almost guarantee that our love for this region will draw us back there again, sometime soon. Why do…
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While the glamor and beauty of Monte Carlo, Nice, Cannes and St. Tropez still steal much of Riviera’s bravado, this region is also home to quieter, more authentic (like medieval authentic) destinations that make an impressive addition to anyone’s French Riviera itinerary. These cobblestone villages are perched on craggy cliffs (back in Antiquity, steeper sites…
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