As a child I was very fortunate to have parents that loved to travel. My mom was from Germany and spent 9 years in Paris as a kid. My dad is of Russian decent and spent 14 years in Paris going to school. As a kid I spent most summers in Europe. Most of the […]

The Dominican Republic has many great reasons to visit if you are looking for a vacation. First of all it is one of the 3 best places to go to if you are looking for an all inclusive. The Dominican Republic is the 2nd largest Island in the Caribbean. It is surrounded by the Caribbean

Rocky Mountaineer is a first class operation offering train vacations to the Canadian Rockies. They have 3 main offerings. One can also do roundtrip from Vancouver for example. If you are planning an Alaska cruise vacation from Vancouver, one can do one of the Rocky Mountaineer excursions either before or after the cruise. Go to

There are many ways to look at travel. One is interested in Adventure Travel, Expedition Travel, Culinary Travel just to name a few. Today I finished the Australis Specialist Course. It was a lot of fun and very educational. They offer 4 and 8 night cruises. One can combine the two to make it a

When planning a cruise, working with a cruise specialist is key in my opinion. Today I received my Celebrity 5 Star Academy Certificate. Celebrity now requires cruise advisors to renew every year. I find these courses very interesting and helpful. During the year things change. Ships leave the fleet, new ships join the fleet. Some

Having just cruised on the Symphony of the Seas to the Western Caribbean 1/18-1/25/2020, it was difficult to come home to say the least. Sailing on the largest cruise ship in the world (at least for now) was amazing. The ship itself is a destination. From a Broadway show to a comedy club, the Aqua