Travel Tips, Tales, Deals and Steals January Newsletter
January 2013
Travel Tips, Tales, Deals and Steals January Newsletter
Travel Tips, Tales, Deals and Steals January Newsletter
Greetings,
Welcome to a new year! We hope 2013 takes you to exciting and interesting destinations and you get to cross at least one thing off your travel bucket list.
This month’s Travel Tips, Tales, Deals and Steals January Newsletter brings you travel tips for staying at a B&B and outdoor safety suggestions. Also, exciting travel tales include destinations in Vietnam, Turkey, Mexico, USA and Canada.
Have you started to plan your 2013 adventures? Do you need inspiration, suggestions or recommendations? Make sure to take a look in the archives to get your travel juices flowing, or email Viv and Jill with your questions.
Want to travel for free? Be sure to enter the contests listed below – somebody has to win and it just might be you!
We recommend you grab your favorite beverage and settle in for some armchair travelling…
WAVEJOURNEY RECOMMENDED – UNIWORLD EASTERN EUROPE EXPLORER RIVER CRUISE REVIEW
WJ Tested by Viv and Jill
Uniworld Eastern Europe Explorer River Cruise Review
If you are a regular WAVEJourney follower you know that we LOVE to explore by river cruising. The convenience of unpacking once and then touring for days along historic rivers is hard to beat. When it is time to set sail, the stress is gone and the journey begins. The summer of 2012 WAVEJourney adventured into new territory — Eastern Europe with Uniworld on the River Princess, a shining star in their Boutique River Cruise Collection. We called this luxurious ship “home” for nearly two weeks as we cruised the Danube from Bucharest to Vienna.
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TRAVEL TIPS: BIG FAMILY BIG WHITE BIG SAVINGS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA
By Jane Cassie
Big Family, Big White, Big Savings – Ski BC, Canada
When our five children were young, choosing the perfect holiday was a challenge and, with an age span of eleven years, reaching consensus was not an easy task. But because they had grown up close to ski lifts and had all made the successful transition from baby booties to ski boots, whenever a mountain getaway was suggested, we’d inevitably get a ten-thumbs up approval. Fast track a couple of decades…
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TRAVEL TIPS: TIPS FOR STAYING AT A BED AND BREAKFAST
By Cheryl Smyth
Tips for Staying at a Bed and Breakfast
This past summer, while on vacation in Newfoundland, I stayed at a Bed and Breakfast for the first time. After making a couple of blunders — arriving too early and walking right into the house — which the owner politely refrained from commenting on, I decided to look into the subject of B&B etiquette for future travels. Most of what I found is common sense; however, for those of us not used to lodging in a stranger’s home, it helps to be prepared, especially when your brain becomes road weary and sleep deprived like mine had.
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TRAVEL TIPS: DISCOVER VIETNAM – MEETING THE LOCALS IN NHA TRANG
By WAVEJourney Vietnam and Cambodia Expert Editor, Jean Wethmar
Discover Vietnam – Meeting the Locals in Nha Trang
Aah, Nha Trang. What time is it? Where was I? Who is that talking outside my door? What day is it? Do you wake up in a strange room feeling totally strange as well?
Memories instantly fill my mind! I am in Nha Trang, a beautiful seaside town – a one-hour short flight from Saigon. I had a good nights rest, peaceful, and I felt great! I was well rested! Guess it must be time to get up, anyway. OK… First things first, bathers on, then let me investigate who is talking so loudly. Oh, I see, the locals all gather to exercise – walk, talk, swim, Tai Chi. And by the looks of things, I was late!
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TRAVEL TIPS: ANCIENT APHRODESIAS IN TURKEY BECKONS ADVENTURERS
By Vikki Gibson
Ancient Aphrodesias in Turkey Beckons Adventurers
We woke to the sounds of the Aegean surf lapping against the rocks below our deck. On the sea, calm and glass-like, a monster of a cruise ship was gliding into the port of Kusadasi. Within the hour it would belch up thousands of tourists. Let’s get out of here and get ahead of the crowds, please! The Charisma Hotel served up a huge, Turkish breakfast and by 8am we were in the van and on our way to a remote excavation site, Aphrodesias.
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TRAVEL TIPS: ASTORIA IN QUEENS – A DIFFERENT VIEW OF NEW YORK
By Rose Walker
Travel Tip: Astoria in Queens – A Different View of New York
Who doesn’t love New York…bright lights in Times Square, Great Restaurants, Central Park, The Statue of Liberty and all the other fantastic tourist sights? A trip to New York usually means staying and spending all your time in Manhattan, where you can do all the normal tourist things. What if you go to New York and do not go to Manhattan, but go to one of the other boroughs. My last trip to New York, I spent the entire trip in Queens, in the neighborhood of Astoria.
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TRAVEL TIPS: PART 3: OUTDOOR SAFETY ITEMS!
Things You Should Know When Your Travels Involve Camping and Hiking!
By Jeannette and Dan Dudek
Part 3: Travel Tips: Outdoor Safety Items
Anyone who spends time outdoors should know the basics for staying safe; and how to help others in distress. This article lists these basic emergency situations; what you can do to avoid being a victim; and how best to respond to someone in need.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: WAVEJourney CRUISES THE RHINE GORGE
WJ Tested by Viv and Jill
WAVEJourney Cruises the Rhine Gorge in Germany
We would rather be waking up to castles and vineyards on the steep terraces along the Rhine Gorge! The beautiful 65 km section of the River Rhine between the German towns of Koblenz and Bingen is known as the Rhine Gorge. The steepness of the slopes upon which vineyards are planted amazed us. We wouldn’t want to be the ones tending the vines in this area – although, we’d be mighty fit.
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TRAVEL CONTESTS
- Travel Fit in 2013 & Win a Caribbean Fitness Trip
- Win a Trip for 2 to South Africa
- WIN Your Dream Getaway to Reno Tahoe USA!
- Win a Dream Trip to France
- Enter to win a luxury getaway for 2 to the Gansevoort Turks & Caicos
TRAVEL NEWS
- Uniworld Introduces in 2014 All-Inclusive Luxury Boutique River Cruises in Europe
- Travel News: andBeyond Translocates Six Rhino from Phinda to Botswana
- ExperiencePlus! Bicycle Tours Celebrates ‘The Gathering Ireland 2013’
- Palau, Micronesia: One of the World’s Best Ethical Destinations 2013
- Explore Ancient Yunnan: Dali, Shaxi & Lijiang with Backyard Travel
TRAVEL DEALS
- African Travel, Inc.’s Great Zimbabwe Adventure Showcases Natural Wonders and The Big 5
- Secret Paradise Affordable Maldives Adventure Travel
- Insight Vacations Launches New Early Bird Promotion
- Create Your Dream Wedding at the Magnificent Victorian Milestone Hotel
TRAVEL TIPS: FOODIE FINDS – ELBI BRAND BULGARIAN YOGURT
WJ Tested: Yummy Yogurt!
Elbi (Елби) Brand Bulgarian yogurt
UNTIL NEXT MONTH…
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Don’t forget to email us your tips, tales and recipes to share in future newsletters.
Cheers,
Viv & Jill – AKA: WJ
WAVEJourney.com
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