It is no secret that Alaskan cruises are incredibly popular. Why is that? Let’s try to find out why. Scenery Alaska is all about glaciers, mountains, wildlife and gold rush history. The scenery in this last frontier is breathtaking. Also, some of the most amazing places in Alaska like Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay national…
Memories for a Lifetime Most people when conjuring up images of Africa have the vast open grasslands of the Serengeti in mind. This iconic African landscape has become famous over the years for the biggest wildlife spectacle on the planet, The Great Migration! With the introduction of Rhino, the Serengeti now boasts the Big 5….
Asmara, the Capital City of Eritrea, was converted from scattered villages to a modern city by the Italians by the turn of the last century. The art Deco’s of the 1920s is spectacular, and it attests the feat of engineering of the Italian colonial era. Thus there are more than 400 buildings to be recognized…
Not far from the Masai Mara National Reserve, Olarro is an entirely private wilderness. Venture into our conservancy and 20,000 precious acres open up before you, aching to be explored. Big game roams freely over our reserve’s endless plains and gathers under the cover of darkness. Come September, our lodges enjoy exclusive views of…
Our safari holidays in Tanzania visit a vibrant and beautiful country with world-class parks. Safaris have been a way of life in Tanzania for decades; the country is blessed with the winning combination of both superb big game and stunning tropical beaches. You can fly from a Tanzania safari camp in the morning to an…
Cruise lines often offer perks to passengers at the time of booking to make the cruise more appealing. What are those perks and how they work? Most importantly are they worth it? Let’s take a closer look. Free gratuities Gratuities are the service charges that get added automatically to your cruise account at the end…
Basing myself in Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland, I took the Bernina Express to Tirano, Northern Italy, over the Landwasser Viaduct and through the Bernina Pass at 2200m where the Bernina glacier is. The train rarely travelled next to a road, so you really are in the stunning Swiss countryside, passing the flower-filled meadows…
ASMARA Things to see and do in Eritrea – Asmara there are few cities so suited to the simple pleasure of walking and exploring as Asmara. The climate is perfect, the streets are clean, refreshment is widespread, crime is very rare, the architecture is stunning, the distances are manageable, the sights are varied, and the people…
I got tons of questions about my Vietnam trip from people planning their own and so I decided to share my notes and opinions on places I visited. My journey started in the capital city of Ho Chi Minh and I made it all the way up north to Hanoi in about 30 days. This…
If you’re planning on visiting Italy for the first time, it’s natural to want to visit as much as possible. Italy has so much to see and offer. In fact you can spend one week in Rome alone and still not being able to see everything. While it’s technically possible to “see” the Leaning Tower of Pisa,…
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