There are several reasons the majority of our travels involve visiting UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The reasons are: Brunette not only does the trip research but she’s a small walking, talking human version of Wikipedia and her content knowledge of UNESCO World Heritage sites is astounding and more than a little odd. UNESCO World Heritage sites, particularly the ones in … [Read more...]
Possibly heaven on earth: The Maldives!
You may deny it, but you know you have fantasies. And, if you're over the age of 35, you secretly fear that if your fantasy actually happened it would never live up, in reality, to the fantasy version. This is one case where it not only lived up to it but exceeded it! Blonde and Brunette had dreamt and schemed for years about going to the Maldives but it was always just too … [Read more...]
Why we want to go on an eight-day Emerald Waterways river cruise through Europe
Our girlish hearts yearn to go on Emerald Waterways’ Classic Prague and Danube Delights cruise. Why this yearning, this passion, this desire? Well, why not? Have you heard about Emerald Waterways? Have you dreamt of being on a “starship?” Well they have some! Emerald Waterways is a daring new entrant in the river cruise market and they are here to provide, as their Managing … [Read more...]
Reefers at Kurumba, Maldives!
The coral reefs in the Maldives, at least where we were stayed at Kurumba, are generally healthy. They have more kinds of fish swimming around than the number of STDs we assume Charlie Sheen has flowing through his tiger blood. OK, there probably aren’t that many kinds of fish but you get the idea. However, changing ocean temperatures and a combination of naturally occurring … [Read more...]
Whiskey, a hooker then a gun – 18 hours in the west of Ireland!
There's an old Irish proverb that God invented whiskey to keep the Irish from ruling the world. We don't have any data to back up this statement but after an evening at Zetland Country House Hotel spent sampling (with enthusiasm) their whiskey, sushi and chocolates we can't imagine that ruling the world would be more enjoyable. We were on a trip in the Wild Atlantic West … [Read more...]
5 Reasons to Take a River Cruise with Scenic Cruises
They’re from a good family –Scenic Cruises is privately owned. As such they do the things they believe are best for their customers and the environment, not their stockholders. That can make all the difference in the world! Also, with their more than 25 years of experience we would feel confident that they could quite capably deal with any unexpected development that might … [Read more...]
Day trip from Dublin
Blonde and Brunette were in Dublin to attend a two day travel bloggers' conference. After Day One our extraordinary intellect had already absorbed the critical information from the conference for both days (remarkable) so we played hooky and went on a day trip out of the city. Our first day in Dublin we'd met with with Simon O'Connor who is the co-director of the City of a … [Read more...]
Places we’ve loved: Kangaroo Island, Australia
When we began to plan our trip to Australia, Brunette - who has a ready mental to-do list in her head for at least 123 countries - announced that we had to go to Kangaroo Island. Blonde had never heard of it but she's generally pro kangaroos and islands so agreed. Kangaroo Island is Australia's third largest island after Tasmania and Melville and it has less than 5,000 human … [Read more...]
Phangna Bay and James Bond Island, Thailand
Back when Roger Moore was James Bond and making the 10th Bond movie, “The Man with the Golden Gun”, it was filmed, in part, on an island near Phuket, Thailand. Even though the film was shot close to 40 years ago, was a critical dud and one of the lowest ranked films of the Bond franchise, the rock is somehow still a major tourism draw. The gun may not have been golden but the … [Read more...]
Our Marco Island, Florida Everglades jet ski adventure with Captain Ron’s
Brunette has always enjoyed Florida and has migrated here for at least a brief period of time every winter for nearly 20 years. Blonde saw Florida as consisting of the Disney crowd of bed wetters or the Codger crowd of bed wetters. Then last summer Brunette and her grumpy hubby purchased a condo on Marco Island in Florida. Blonde thought they were nuts. (She still thinks … [Read more...]