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Get Inspired! Santa Barbara Celebrates Public Gardens in May: Santa Barbara Public Gardens Group Offers County-Wide Activities Throughout May 2014
“Get inspired!” is the rallying cry heard from Santa Barbara’s many public gardens, who have collaborated to offer special tours, free admission, exhibits, lectures, and other activities in conjunction with not only National Public Gardens Day on Friday, May 9, 2014, but also for the whole month of May at various locations in Santa Barbara […]
Aranui Adds Bora Bora to Revamped 2015 Program
#expeditioncruising Aranui 3 in Bora Bora (Lionel Gouverneur) Bora Bora’s impossibly blue lagoon is set to become a regular highlight for Tahiti’s freighter cruise line Aranui, which has added the famed Society Islands to its 2015 program. For the first time, every 14-day Aranui roundtrip cruise from Papeete will call at Bora Bora as well […]
Rare voyage to the high Arctic aboard classic vessel
An in-depth exploration of Svalbard with Henrik Løvendahl Adventure Associates is offering a rare 9-day expedition of the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, the wildlife capital of the High Arctic, on board the historic 12-passenger ice-strengthened Swedish vessel M/S Malmö. The M/S Malmö is a classic vessel built in 1943 for the Swedish National Maritime […]
Four Seasons unveils hotel industry’s first fully branded jet
#FSJet Four Season’s branded B757 The sky is literally the new limit as Four Seasons continues to reimagine luxury hospitality with the introduction of the Four Seasons Jet, the industry’s first fully branded private jet experience. With Four Seasons on the fuselage and the iconic Four Seasons logo on the tail, the completely retrofitted Boeing […]
Philip Game cruises the Mekong on an unusual vessel
#expeditioncruising MV ‘Mekong Islands’ (P Game) One of the world’s great rivers is often overlooked. Rapids and waterfalls – accidents of geography – render the mighty Mekong largely useless as an artery of trade and commerce, thwarting the heroic efforts of French colonists and empire-builders in the late 19th century. The Mekong delineates the border […]
Spirit of Spitfire lives on
SPITFIRE PROVES ‘PERFECT’ WWII FIGHTER David Ellis EIGHTY years ago on an icy February morning in 1934, a small group of British aircraft chiefs and engineers huddled at the-then Eastleigh Aerodrome (now Southampton Airport,) to watch the first test flight of a new fighter aircraft they hoped would ensure Britain’s military superiority in the air […]
South America and Antarctica Cruise on board Holland America Line
ms Zaandam Save $2,458*pp on this 19-night Valparaiso to Buenos Aires cruise on board ms Zaandam which include cruising the Chilean Fjords, Strait of Magellan, the Drake Passage, Cape Horn and the Antarctic Sound. Beautiful scenes on Antarctic Sound (Allan Hansen – Panoramio) Book by 15 June and receive: Bon Voyage Sparkling Wine per stateroom, up to […]
World’s Busiest Airports
Just part of Atlanta’s massive airport. Rank Airport Location Code(IATA/ICAO) TotalPassengers Rank % 1. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 94,430,785 1.1% 2. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, China PEK/ZBAA 83,712,355 2.2% 3. Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 72,368,030 3.3% 4. Tokyo International Airport Ōta, Tokyo, Japan HND/RJTT 68,906,636 […]
New Fiji Cruise Brochure unlocks secrets of remote Fiji
#expeditioncruising A holiday cruising the picturesque waters of Fiji and experiencing true Fijian culture is now easier than ever to plan with the release of Captain Cook Cruises Fiji’s new “Fiji Islands Small Ship Cruising” 2014/2015 brochure. The 12 page brochure includes accommodated cruises around the Yasawa Islands, Fiji’s remote north and Lau islands, wedding […]
Free Five Star Hotel In Istanbul
EUROPEAN holiday specialists Beyond Travel are offering a free night pre-tour in the fabulous five-star Crowne Plaza Harbiye hotel in Istanbul as a bonus on their 14-day Marvellous Turkey tour during July and August. The 14-day fully escorted package features four and five star hotels, first class coach travel, transfers, comprehensive sightseeing and many meals within the $1935 per […]
