This guest post comes from Christine Alestra, our Director of Partnership Marketing.
I finally made it to India!
Seeing the Taj Mahal had been on my wish list for years and now having traveled there, I can say that India is one of those destinations you have to experience for yourself to even begin to understand how a [...]
Want to be part of the experience of the decade? If you miss it in 2012 – you will have to wait another 10 years! No, I’m not talking about Oberammergau’s Passion Play which just ended last fall but rather, Floriade 2012, designed for travelers passionate about culture in some of Europe’s most breathtaking cities.
During [...]
Congratulations to Istanbul! The Turkish city has been designated the 2010 European Capital of Culture, a title bestowed by the European Union, which designates a European Capital of Culture to recognize a city’s cultural development and history.
It’s no surprise that Istanbul was recognized with this esteemed acclaim. With a number of must-see sites like the [...]
Mt. Rushmore – North by Northwest
Classic Hitchcock.
Paris – Breathless by Jean-Luc Godard
A movie for film buffs that captures 60’s Paris.
Egypt – Raiders of the Lost Ark
This was actually filmed in Tunisia but you get the idea.
American Southwest – Easy Rider
A great American movie.
New Zealand – Lord of the Rings
Very cool to see where Hobbits live.
Kenya – Out [...]
Tonight was our bittersweet farewell dinner. These dinners typically are where the tour manager toasts to a wonderful trip and basically gives everybody one last chance to reminisce and say their good byes. There was only one problem with tonight’s farewell dinner…it also included an amazing tango dance show!
The music, provided by a small band [...]
Today we headed out of Buenos Aires for a bit of fresh air in the countryside.Our journey took us across the legendary pampas, the flat fertile plains that stretch from Argentina’s Atlantic coast to the Andean foothills.Our guide told us some interesting information about the history of the gauchos (hard working horsemen) and Argentine ranches [...]
After our Porteños city tour yesterday, we had the afternoon and evening free! As much as I enjoy the guided parts on tour (where else can you learn so much covering so much ground in such a short time), the free time is exciting because you have a chance to see things that interest you. [...]
After arriving in Buenos Aires and checking into our room at the Panamericano Hotel & Resort, right on the famous Avenido 9 de Julio (9th of July Boulevard), it was a welcome respite to have the afternoon free before this evening’s home hosted dinner. Avenido 9 de Julio is the widest road in the world [...]
Outside Mendoza city, we wind and weave along Los Camino del Vino through vast dry valleys with the beautiful snow-capped Andes dominating the breathtaking views. Fabian tells us that melting snows and glaciers in the Andes Mountains runs into the Mendoza desert through extensive man-made irrigation systems. The question on my mind was how wine production [...]
Debbie and I are repeatedly asked, “Who decides and plans everything we are seeing and doing in South America?” Answer: Allison, Collette’s product manager for South America. The passengers are very intrigued by Allison’s job and we tell them about the product department and what the product manager’s job entails (as best we marketers know!). [...]
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