More than anyplace else in Cuba I’d like to check out Finca Vigía (Lookout Farm) – Ernest Hemingway’s home 12 miles outside of Havana. It was here that he wrote For Whom The Bell Tolls and conceived his final masterpiece, The Old Man and the Sea. Even his famous boat (the Pillar) resides at the [...]
Our travelers tells us that one of the things they like most on their escorted tour is unique modes of transportation. I’m not talking replacing an aircraft to get to Europe. Rather, finding new and fun ways to incorporate the culture of the destination into the way travelers experience it.
Popular “rides” include:
A rickshaw through Beijing’s ancient [...]
I had two dates with destiny in Australia. The first was that I was rapidly approaching my 30th birthday and I had promised myself that I would travel to all inhabitable continents by 30. You’ll learn about the second shortly.
Being busy professionals, Amanda and I knew that we wanted to go to Australia and New Zealand for [...]
Collette Vacations new “Exotics” brochure highlights tours to Australia, Africa, Asia, South & Central America and Antarctica and debuts 5 new tours for 2012.
Inside the pages of the Exotics brochure are 28 tours to some of the world’s most sought out destinations including Namibia, Israel, Thailand, China, Peru, Panama, Costa Rica and the South Pacific.
New tours featured [...]
Israel: A Journey to the Holy Land is a 10 day guided tour that visits historic sites and cities such as the Mt. of Beatitudes, Masada, the Dead Sea, Jaffa, Caesaria, Nazareth, Cana, Qumran, Bethlehem, Tel Aviv, Tiberias, and Haifa. Also, Collette clients will visit Acre, the ancient crusader city and UNESCO World Heritage site; [...]
If you’r reading this blog post perhaps you have always wanted to travel to Southeast Asia and the beautiful country of Thailand. Or maybe you have already visited and are looking to return.
Collette Vacations’ new tour Flavors of Thailand is but one of the 15 new tours the company has unveiled for 2012.
“We wanted to introduce a new escorted tour to [...]
Last week, Collette released its 15 new tour itineraries for the 2012 – 2013 season showcased in the latest edition of the company’s comprehensive Worldwide Travel brochure.
The Worldwide Travel brochure or “big book” highlights more than 100 escorted tours through Australia, Asia, Europe, South and Central America, Antarctica, the U.S. and Canada, including holiday tours; [...]
One of the best takeaways of traveling is the memories we collect in photos.
Some are posed, some are more natural, some are of people we’ve met, some include complete strangers who happen to be in our lens view. Some photos are striking, some are funny, some are post-card perfect and some are just plain eery in [...]
Collette is introducing a new concept called modular touring and is launching it with their new Wonders of South America cornerstone itinerary which is on sale now with departures starting in May 2012.
Personally, I think the idea is a good one.
Cornerstone Itinerary
Essentially, travelers can purchase this 11-day South America highlights tour that will feature Rio, Iguazu Falls, Mendoza [...]
It’s not even Labor Day but my kids are already back in school.
Another summer comes and goes all to quickly and I realize that many of the things I had on our family travel list just didn’t happen. Which is why I am already thinking ahead to next summer and a family vacation experience that [...]
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