Another last minute opportunity came about for me for a very reasonable price of $1400 cruise for 12 days going from Southampton, England to Miami, Florida. A little bit of research to find reasonable airfares to London and back from Miami and I am in! The ship was the NCL Joy which had gone to … More Transatlantic Cruise #5 NCL Joy
With continuous efforts to find the best Business Class fares among the airlines, I discovered a very good deal with Avianca from Mexico city to London Heathrow via Bogotá, Colombia. For only $1475 usd, so I booked it! Using aeromexico miles, I was able to get to Mexico City a few hours before, but … More Avianca Airlines Business Class Yes or No?
As I sit in front of the computer and start to look around again for another Business Class airfare that I feel comfortable with, I decide to write this new blog discussing some of my strategies. I start out by using a general travel search site such as Kayak.com to get the information to see … More My Secret for Booking Business Class Airfares
A last-minute surprise extraordinary cruise on NCL Jewel that was too cheap to pass up became my next cruise costing me only $323 USD ($823 less $500 in Cruise Next Coupons) for 14 days! It was cheaper to cruise than to stay home I told myself. Then there is always the airfare to get there … More Tromso, Norway to Reykjavik, Iceland Cruise 2023
After cruising for the last 21 days from Miami, Florida it was time to take a break and wait for the next cruise in about 6 days from now. I had booked a nice little 1 bedroom apartment via Airbnb in the convenient neighborhood of Cais de Sodre below Barrio Alto. It was important for … More Lisbon, Portugal-My Top 10 Things to Do!
Looking forward to this cruise since last year when I booked the brand new Norwegian Cruise Line Prima! Due to delays at the shipyard, the ship was delayed and subsequently canceled cruises in August of 2022, but luckily we ended up being on the inaugural paid cruise from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Copenhagen, Denmark. After 3 … More NCL Prima Cruise in the Baltic 2022
The short but sweet 5-day cruise took us from Venice, Italy (actually Trieste) down the Adriatic Sea into countries to the east of Italy; like Croatia, Montenegro, and Greece. As per my previous blog we had spent a few nights in Venice and made the 2-hour train ride to Trieste to catch our cruise ship, … More NCL Gem Cruise into the Adriatic 2022
Always on the look out for the best Business Class options to fly nowadays, has put me on American Airlines from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Athens, Greece for a reasonable price of about $2400USD roundtrip, although, it was in Business Class one way and then Premium Economy on the return. I could always wait list … More American Airlines Business Class to Europe
After a good night’s rest and breakfast buffet (very vegetarian) at the Prima Kings Hotel in Jerusalem, we board our mini bus for the 1 hour drive to Dead Sea. We end up using a seaside resort by the name of Kalia Beach for access to the Dead Sea. From the parking lot it is … More Israel—Day/Part 2
Since my new travel plans continue to get canceled for this year, I will reflect one of my past travels that included this Polish border town called Wroclaw (pronounced vrots-wahf). As a part of my research for the heritage of my father’s escape from Poland right after WWII, I traveled by train to this historically … More Wroclaw, Poland