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EUROPEAN VACATION PART 6 – ROMANIA

Teri B.

May 28, 2024

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International Travel, Things I Love, Things You Should Know, Wining/Dining

This is the 6th in a series of posts. See previous here. Our long-delayed visit to this country finally happened. We had planned to be here as part of our 2020 travels, but the obvious derailed our plans. Thus we finally came to the Balkan countries as part of a big European Vacation which includes […]

EUROPEAN VACATION, PART 1 – PRAGUE

Teri B.

April 21, 2024

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**This is the first in a series of posts. Off we go into the wild blue yonder. Where? Specifically Europe, but with a great many stops. I will be in 11 countries over the month (the hubby 10) — seven of them for the first time. How does one create the itinerary? Romania & Bulgaria […]

A SIMPLE REQUEST YIELDS BIG BENEFITS

Teri B.

April 1, 2024

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International Travel, Things You Should Know

It’s no secret that I regularly emphasize the importance of connecting with your hotel’s concierge. These seasoned, well-trained professionals have one job: to find answers for guests’ requests. As soon as I have our flight information, I contact the hotel for transportation options. If what they offer is too pricey, I will investigate other options. […]

SPRING TRIP 2023: NEW ZEALAND

Teri B.

May 30, 2023

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Stop number four was quite a big change from the prior destination (Bali – read HERE). Not only was there a considerable distance, but a time change of four hours and cool, rainy weather. For this return visit to New Zealand, the focus was the south island – specifically Queenstown. This was a deliberate choice […]

SPRING TRIP 2023: SINGAPORE

Teri B.

May 1, 2023

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Did you know that Singapore has four seasons? They are hot, hotter, extremely hot, and monsoon rain (resulting in just mildly hot weather). Frankly, I don’t know how people manage. After the brief stay in Tokyo (in case you missed it, click HERE), we made a return visit to this center of remarkable capitalism. Since […]

RESORT FEES (AGAIN) & KNOWING YOUR FELLOW TRAVELERS

Teri B.

March 21, 2023

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I promised a follow-up and I do try to keep my word! My last post covered a WSJ column on the bane of most if not all travelers: resort fees. The post concluded with a promise to write about how the hotels view the subject. Forthwith, a direct quote from the American Hotel and Lodging […]

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