Archive for December, 2006

2007 Travel Predictions and Trends

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

As we embark on the New Year soon, I’m going out on a little limb to make a Five great and probable Travel Predictions for the splendid year of 2007.
US Lifts Cuba Travel Restrictions Fidel Castro’s eternal rule over Cuba ends with his passing mid 2007. Diplomatic relations immediately improve between the US and [...]

HotelReservations.com Review

Sunday, December 17th, 2006

The following is a paid review:
HotelReservations.com is a online travel booking website which prides itself, like most travel sites, on low rates and helpful travel tools to help customers plan their trips.

First, and most importantly, I tested their claim to offer the cheapest prices. After a quick comparison with Expedia regarding hotel prices in Amsterdam, [...]

Fiji Travel Warning, still in trouble

Monday, December 11th, 2006

I waited to report on the Fiji political situation, as I expected it to blow over. However, almost a week later, Fiji still faces political unrest. Basically, the military is in the middle of an overthrow of the government. After it started, many countries posted travel warnings because of the potential dangerous conflict.
This has [...]

Inspiring Travel Photography, Peru

Sunday, December 3rd, 2006

When I started this blog, I planned to include interesting and inspiring travel photography, but I seem to have forgot to do that until now.
I ran across some really good photos of Peru from Andre Gunther Photography. My favorite photo is that of the Andean Explorer, a train that takes riders through the awesome Peruvian [...]

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