Our Personal Journeys
Firsthand trip reports and tips based on our personal experiences.
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SHARK!!! Shark!! There! And there! Wow, do you have to come so close?! Wait…come back – that was actually pretty cool. Yay…Hello again!! The standard diving schedule from the Avalon is 3 dives per day – all day time dives.…
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If you wake up at 3am on a Saturday morning in Havana and you are fortunate enough to have a view of the Malacon (the walkway along the seafront, or promenade), you will find many of the younger adult Cubans…
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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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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…..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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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…
