Air, Land and Sea

05/21/2023

We got to meet Archie tonight and he is so fluffy

01/02/2019

What happens when river levels affect your river cruise? What do the cruise lines offer?

I love both ocean cruising and river cruising. Unpacking once is very appealing to me. With ocean cruising you do make an impact in the port cities you visit particularly if there are more than o…

08/06/2018

Puerto Montt, Chile:

Excursions in General – my viewpoint For us one of the most challenging aspects of cruising is finding the perfect excursion at the price point that you want and the number of people that you…

08/06/2018

The beginning of our South America cruise from Santiago to Buenos Aires:

This past year Blogger Hubby and I went on a Princess Cruise around the southern tip of South America. We have been to the other famous cape, Cape of Good Hope and now we wanted to see Cape Horn &…

04/06/2017

Today's chuckle comes from travelers who have complaints: https://www.newsroom24.co.uk/2017/01/15/these-are-real-complaints-received-by-thomas-cook-holidays/

1. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food." 2. "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was

02/06/2017

I've often scoffed at bloggers who only stay at some of these higher priced hotels like Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, Westin, etc. I've more or less stayed at Holiday Inns, Radisson's and Hilton's. They were more moderate and just fine for me. That is until a year ago when Hyatt offered to status match me to the highest hotel elite level that they have. [ 898 more words ]

https://airlandandsea.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/i-think-im-a-hyatt-gal-and-heres-why

I’ve often scoffed at bloggers who only stay at some of these higher priced hotels like Hyatt, Ritz Carlton, Westin, etc.  I’ve more or less stayed at Holiday Inns, Radisson’s and…

01/25/2017

As a first timer to Paris, there were many places I wanted to visit and some that I would be willing to wait until my next visit. One visit that was not going to wait was my visit to Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny. His impressionist paintings gave a sense of peace and serenity to me, and I wanted to walk in his gardens and see what he saw. [ 671 more words ]

https://airlandandsea.wordpress.com/2017/01/25/a-morning-in-giverny

As a first timer to Paris, there were many places I wanted to visit and some that I would be willing to wait until my next visit.  One visit that was not going to wait was my visit to Claude Monet&…

01/23/2017

I love food and I especially love cookies and pastries. When I realized that we would be spending a few days in Paris I knew that I would have the opportunity to strike another item off my bucket list. I've always wanted to take a French cooking lesson and here was my chance!. Unfortunately I didn't have enough time to take all the classes that I would have liked to such as making pastries, croissants, macarons, sauces, entrees and so on. [ 631 more words ]

https://airlandandsea.wordpress.com/2017/01/23/a-cooking-lesson-in-paris

I love food and I especially love cookies and pastries.  When I realized that we would be spending a few days in Paris I knew that I would have the opportunity to strike another item off my bucket …

01/11/2017

So much to see and so little time to see all that I want to see, do and eat. That's how I felt about our time in Paris. Today I was going through our Paris photographs in preparation for our making our photo album through My Publisher. Looking at the photos brought back such wonderful memories. After we checked into the… [ 1,094 more word ]

https://airlandandsea.wordpress.com/2017/01/11/a-first-timers-experience-in-paris

So much to see and so little time  to see all that I want to see, do and eat.  That’s how I felt about our time in Paris. Today I was going through our Paris photographs in preparation for ou…

12/12/2016

Yes, can you believe that I had never been to Paris before this trip? I was anxiously looking forward to our four days in the City of Lights. I had my list of places I would like to go, and things that I wanted to see. I also knew that I wouldn't be able to do it all so I gave myself permission to deviate from the schedule I set up. [ 1,106 more word ]

Yes, can you believe that I had never been to Paris before this trip?  I was anxiously looking forward to our four days in the City of Lights.  I had my list of places I would like to go, and thing…

12/09/2016

I don't hide the fact, and my accent is a dead giveaway particularly since I live in the South (hey, I consider Virginia the South) that I am originally from Boston - about 14 miles north of the city. You'll hardly ever hear me pronouncing the letter "r". It's just the way it is. Fond childhood memories of being dropped off in Revere at the Wonderland subway station (blue line) to ride the subway into Boston. [ 1,161 more word ]

I don’t hide the fact, and my accent is a dead giveaway particularly since I live in the South (hey, I consider Virginia the South) that I am originally from Boston – about 14 miles nor…

12/08/2016

Our week long river cruise ended in Lyon and one of the things I had read on some travel forums is that many people wished they had more time in Lyon. We booked and extra two nights in Lyon before heading to Paris. Lyon was founded by the Romans and was the capital of the Three Gauls. Lyon is also famous for its silk and the silk workers. [ 1,003 more word ]

Our week long river cruise ended in Lyon and one of the things I had read on some travel forums is that many people wished they had more time in Lyon.  We booked and extra two nights in Lyon before…