Spring in the City Fun in Madrid is year round, but spring is especially exciting.  It is hard to describe the energy you feel when you walk around the city.  The downtown streets are already crowded with tourists attracted to fun in Madrid, even though it is only the middle of April. The temperature is perfect:  sunny and […]

Ticket Pricing Questions Beware of air fare confusion once again if a bi-partisan bill introduced in Congress and supported by the airline industry is voted into law.  Until slightly more than two years ago, the common practice was to advertise a low air fare in large bold type without including the additional required taxes and […]

Luxury River Cruises for Mature Travelers ……… Not So Long Ago Luxury river cruises for mature travelers have changed dramatically in the past five years.  Instead of the small cabins that used to be the standard with perhaps a couple of slightly larger junior suites and one truly comfortable master suite, the new boats are […]

The Center of Glitz and Glamor Hong Kong luxury travel places you in a world of giant skyscrapers and expensive retail stores.  It is bustling, dynamic and glitzy as you move around the major downtown streets.  The high end shops are busy with people not just looking but purchasing the expensive merchandise displayed. International visitors […]

Watch Out For The Fine Print With New Frequent Flyer Requirements Watch out for the fine print when comparing changes in some of the airlines’ frequent flyer programs for 2014.  Delta Airlines shocked its frequent flyers with a shift from using the number of miles flown by a passenger to determine his preferred status with the […]

Enjoy Preferential Treatment Like A VIP To travel like a VIP when you are re-entering the country from your trip abroad, you will want to belong to the TSA’s Global Entry program.  It allows you to bypass the long, slow immigration lines and head right over to the special machines that let you quickly check yourself through by […]

Manila……….. Supreme Hospitality Luxury travel for world peace is a powerful weapon and was never more apparent than at our sailaway from Manila Harbor. The bands had been entertaining us with popular music on the pier for at least an hour and, I am sure, would have gone on much longer if we had not […]

Where is Palau? ……… And Why Would You Care? Finding undiscovered luxury adventure destinations worldwide always makes travel exciting and fulfilling. One of these wonderful surprises is the Republic of Palau with a population of only 21,000 on 30 islands in the Pacific Ocean. Most Americans would probably be surprised to learn that the U.S. […]

Defining Exotic Luxury Travel Adventures Exotic luxury travel adventures to off-the-beaten-path places are exciting benefits of traveling around the world.  It is an opportunity to eat local food, learn about native cultures, and become educated on the history and geography of little known countries.  There are many interesting places we never learned much about in school.  Although the living […]

What to Expect at Worldwide Ports Easy luxury cruise boarding in Sydney is one of the real pleasures of embarking in Australia’s main port city.  Ships can dock in the center of town at Circular Quay allowing passengers to enter and exit the ship immediately into one of the principal tourist areas. From Luxury Hotel to […]

Luxury Hotels in Sydney With Excellent Locations Luxury hotels in Sydney are found in several areas of the city, but three of the most highly recommended are conveniently located in the Rocks area close to Circular Quay. This preferred location allows for easy walking to luxury activities such as the Sydney Harbor Bridge Climb, the […]

Luxury Lifestyle Experience In Sydney And How To Get It The luxury lifestyle experience in Sydney is a state of mind, as well as the chance to physically enjoy the best the city has to offer.  I am reminded of this as I walk around Sydney on my annual visit Downunder. VIP Taronga Zoo ….. […]