January 2015 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter
Viv and Jill on Rovos Rail in South Africa
January 2015 Travel Tips and Tales Newsletter
Welcome to a New Year and More Exciting Travel Possibilities!
Greetings!
Where in the world will your travels take you in 2015? We’re putting together our list of top travel destinations for this year to cover, but we’d love your input as to where you want us to visit. So send us an email or tell us on Facebook, and we’ll do our best to add your requests to our itinerary.
Looking back on 2014, it was definitely an exciting year and we checked-off many of our travel bucket list experiences. How about you? What did you do that was on your bucket list?
WJs 2014 IN REVIEW:
- We started the year off in Laos, and travelled by boat up the Mekong River to Thailand.
- Back in the USA we did a 26-day, 5,634 mile (9,067 km) Southwest roadtrip through Oregon, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Texas.
- Summer fun was highlighted by a multigenerational horse riding adventure at The Hills Health Ranch in British Columbia, Canada.
- Fall travel started with a 49-day Holland America Line cruise from The Netherlands to South Africa – crossing 13,241 nautical miles, taking us to 16 countries or territories, and 23 towns or cities.
- Down in the Southern Hemisphere in November, we spent a couple of weeks living in style to celebrate Viv’s 50th in South Africa. That was beyond an epic adventure!
- December found us in Europe to join Viking River Cruises for their 2nd annual #VikingSocial cruise – Romantic Danube – from Nuremberg, Germany to Budapest, Hungary. We have lots to write about that cruise, but don’t wait… book one of their river cruises now – we know you’ll love it, too!
- We also visited a number of Christmas Markets in Germany, Austria and Hungary, they were so much fun. The Nuremberg Christmas Market was definitely our favorite and one we highly recommend visiting for a few days.
- Our year wound down with some relaxation in the south of Spain – in Marbella along the Costa del Sol. We found a really sweet apartment in a fantastic location near both the beach and the Old Town. The Spanish certainly know how to celebrate the festive season and ring in a new year!
We still have lots of tips and tales from our last few months of adventures to share with you, so stay tuned for updates. In the meantime, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Flickr, where we share fun travel photos, deals, tales and tips on a daily basis.
Until next month… Happy Travels!
Viv & Jill
AKA: WJ
SOME OF THE GEAR & GADGETS BEING USED ON WJ’s AFRICA EXPLORER CRUISE AND SOUTH AFRICA ADVENTURE
- Keep Your Internet Connections Safe and Secure At Home and Around the World with Private WiFi
- eBags TLS 25″ Expandable Upright
- eBags EXO 2.0 Hardside 24” Spinner
- eBags Packing Cubes
- RFID Blocking Sleeve for Credit Cards
- Norton Internet Security 2014
- SanDisk Ultra 16GB SCHC Memory Card Class 10
- Ceptics 110V to 250V Universal 3-Outlet Power Strip Surge Protector for Worldwide Travel
- Sea-Band Adult Wristband for Motion Sickness
- Pacsafe Carrysafe 150 Sling Camera Strap
- Pacsafe Venturesafe 300 GII Vertical Travel Bag
- Ahnu Women’s Montara II Hiking Shoe
- Clarks Women’s Kessa Betty Shoe
- Keen Women’s Venice H2 Sandal
- NetGeat Trek Travel Router
- iPod Touch 5th Generation 32GB
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 (10.1″)
- Nikon Coolpix s9700 16 MP Digital Camera
- Nikon D80 DSLR Camera (every trip since 2007)
- Intova Sport HD II Waterproof Video Camera
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