Our Personal Journeys

Firsthand trip reports and tips based on our personal experiences.
  • Cuba Exploratory Trip – Part II. Havana

    To travel to Cuba legally as a US Citizen (or someone subject to US jurisdiction), your itinerary must qualify for one of the 12 general licenses established by the government in January 2015. Our trip qualified under Educational/People to People.…

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  • Cuba Exploratory Trip

    I am on my way to Cuba!!! I will be sharing my adventures over the next few days and advising how you can experience this amazing destination for yourself, but I feel there is something I need to address as…

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  • Finally arrived in Bali on Monday morning around 11 AM and much to my pleasant surprise, the Denpasar airport  resembled nothing as I left it nearly 10 years ago!  It was a breeze going through customs and immigration and thanks…

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  • Another case of travel improvising on the fly!  All started out wonderful departing Greensboro, NC on Friday morning with all connections running smoothly, my upgrades cleared to LAX and on the long haul flight from LAX to Melbourne, Australia.  I…

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  • This was my first experience on Japan Airlines and I have to say I’m impressed! While I don’t necessarily need my flight attendants buttoned up in a sharply dressed uniform, their incredible efficiency and courtesy along with it instantly transports…

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  • Fiji, Fiji, Fiji!  Bula!!!

    FIJI…..IT JUST KEEPS GIVING! All packed and ready to head from Waidroka to Lalati Resort and Spa on Beqa Island. Waidroka arranged everything for me and my car was waiting for me as soon as I checked out and said…

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  • It truly is a small world…sitting at breakfast getting ready to start our second day of diving, a nice lady at the table looked at me and said, “you look very familiar and I think I know who you are”!…

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  • Had a hearty divers breakfast of an omelette, bacon, and fresh fruit to fuel me for the day’s dives!  Brilliant blue skies, turquoise water and a little bit of a breeze was the setting for this mornings dives.  I was…

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  • Our last night on Mana Island was absolutely fantastic!  After the expo, we were taken by golf carts to western facing beach for cocktails and socializing while sitting on overstuffed cushions watching the rain come down on the horizon and sparing…

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  • Fiji Adventure Continued Day 2 I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived at The Terraces Apartments in Denarau. Of course, greeted with a smile and BULA as soon as I walked in the door. The Terraces are located right across…

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  • Fabulous Fiji Adventure Although this will be my 4th trip to the amazing country of Fiji, I will be visiting and diving from 4 different resorts which will be my first time. There are few places in the world that…

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  • Ok, so the best laid plans can have a wrinkle. This holds so very true in the world of travel. Does this mean stress and frustration? Yes, at times it surely does but why not make the best of it…

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