I had the pleasure of visiting Baha Mar in Nassau, Bahamas this past week. I stayed at the Grand Hyatt Baha Mar, but there are several properties connected all together. There is the Rosewood Baha Mar and SLS (which are both Virtuoso properties). During the covid period, they also spent over 200 million building a very large water park.
I just returned from Italy on Sunday, and walking through our airport in Denver, I was flabbergasted by the long security lines. They were wrapping all the way around the baggage claim areas. There were so many stressed travelers standing in these lines, that I thought this might be a moment for another blog post about the security lines at the airports.
Richard and I decided to get out of Florence for a day to visit a picturesque wine estate in Tuscany. The property was called Torre A Cona. It was built in 1066 originally as a castle, and later changed to a country estate . There are many buildings on the property now, to include an Enoteca, a large cellar and wine making buildings, as well as a hotel and some private villas/apartments. Torre A Cona has a large swimming (with a second on the horizon) as well a restaurant and bar area. This Tuscany wine estate is a great way to see the iconic Tuscan countryside.
Richard and I are off to Italy next week and we are so ready to go (well, except I haven’t started packing at all yet). But we cannot wait to be back in our favorite country together this time. While thinking about my blog for this week, I thought it should be about Italy in some fashion. I am actually returning to Italy in November too for a wine/luxury hotel conference, and we are staying in Barga, which is an area of Tuscany Italy I haven’t been to before.
Travel has come back with a bang! Since the pandemic hit, I think we all forgot about the visa that was to be implemented in 2022 for Americans to visit Europe. So I thought this week’s blog would be on this topic. ETIAS visa waiver stands for European Travel Information and Authorization System.
I thought this week might be a good time for a blog on London Highlights with the Queen’s passing recently. From a travel perspective it was either a great time – or – based on your opinion, a bad time to be in London. The crowds were massive with 5 mile long queues to visit the queen in state. British Airways reported that 15% of all flights were for the funeral. May she rest in peace after such an amazingly long and respected reign.
So how do you survive a road trip with your family while not going crazy? This is a very good question, and not an easy thing to do by the way. Long road trips are wonderful for creating new memories with your family, but they can test your patience to be sure. I am going to outline a few road trip tips to make your next car ride more enjoyable and memorable.
This has been one hot summer, am I right? I hear from many clients all over the continental USA as well as my clients traveling to other countries, that it is just HOT. This lead me to think maybe a few tips for how to stay cool while traveling the remainder of this summer might be useful. So, here are tips to stay cool while traveling for the rest of the summer.
If I asked you to picture the happiest place on earth, many of you would picture the same thing. You would think that the happiest country in the world is full of sunshine, tropical weather, and beaches, but if you’ve been to Finland you know different.
Every year the United Nations publishes a World Happiness Report. In this, Finland and its neighboring Nordic countries are consistently listed within the top 10 slots. That led to my learning that Finland is not only the number one happiest country in the world (Helliwell et al.), but they’ve been on top for four years in a row! Here are some interesting things about the world’s happiest country. Conclusion, world’s happiest country: Finland.
We can all acknowledge and appreciate the allure of traveling. Travel provides an escape from our everyday routines and systems. It also can provide immense comfort, relaxation, and enjoyment when approached in the right way. To practice self care while traveling is vital when you want your vacations and trips to last past your departure date. Here are some practical ways to practice self care while on your next adventure.
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