WAVEJourney Travel Tips, Tales, Deals & Steals November Newsletter
November 2012
WAVEJourney Travel Tips, Tales, Deals & Steals November Newsletter
WAVEJourney Travel Tips, Tales, Deals & Steals November Newsletter
Greetings,
In this month’s WAVEJourney Travel Tips, Tales, Deals & Steals November Newsletter we bring you lots of fun and exotic travel ideas – especially useful if you are starting to plan your 2013 adventures and need suggestions and/or inspiration.
After the recent chaos and upheaval caused by Hurricane Sandy along the eastern USA, you might want to consider how you can be prepared for a natural disaster. If so, take a look at the travel tips for safety and emergency situations.
Want to travel for free? Then 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…
FEATURED WJ TRAVEL TOUR REVIEW – GLOBUS LA FRANCE TOUR
WJ Tested: Globus La France Tour
France, the largest country in Western Europe, is the most visited country in the world. To cover a vast area of territory in a limited amount of time, Globus offers a comprehensive 15-day escorted motorcoach tour of this diverse country. WAVE Journey tripped with Globus this past summer on their La France tour (15 days from Paris to Paris) and came away with a better sense of this wonderful country, its distinctively different regions, traditions and delectable dishes.
TRAVEL TIPS – VIETNAM
Explore Ho Chi Minh City with Jean Wethmar
Last month we shared Vietnam travel tips by WJ Expert Editor, Jean Wethmar. If you missed Jean’s first installment take a look here: Discovering Vietnam – First Stop Saigon. You can then continue learning about all the wonderful things Ho Chi Minh City has to offer with these two articles:
– Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City II – We continue our visit in Saigon today, with shopping, food information, and hotels. A girl can’t live on Colonial Architecture alone now can she? Last time we looked at the French buildings. Today, we take a stroll down Dong Khoi Street, its previous name was Rue Catinat. This street is the oldest and most central of streets in Saigon. Get your purses out girls… we’re going shopping!
– Discovering Vietnam – Ho Chi Minh City III – We wrap up our visit to Saigon. Today we pack our bags and just to recap… our Journey started in Ho Chi Minh in the south of Vietnam and we’ll journey north ending in Hanoi.
TRAVEL NEWS
Boone Hall Plantation Wine Under the Oaks
– Coming Up Soon: Boone Hall Plantation & Gardens in South Carolina has a special event “Wine Under the Oaks” happening on December 2
Wineries providing complimentary samples
- Biltmore Estate Vineyards
- Shelton Vineyards
- Childress Vineryards
- Firefly-Irvin-House Vineyards
- Lure Ladies/FlyLine Wines
- Palmettto Pick-Up Vineyards
- Constellation
- Oyster Bay
- Samples also provided by 15 local wine distributors
- A wine and food pairing tent with Charleston’s
Debbie Marlowe – Owner of The Wine Shop
and Boone Hall Farms chef Steve Stone! - A “Holiday breads and spreads tent” by Harris Teeter
- A champagne tent with local desserts and sparkling bubbles supplied by Shelton Vineyards
- Ice-age Ice Sculptures will create a special design
Note: All of the above plus live entertainment is included with admission.
– Brendan Vacations has released their 2013 Boutique Journeys catalog. (PS. WJ is having a difficult time narrowing down which trip to take first!)
– Backyard Travel offers new 4WD adventure in Thailand’s northern hill tribe areas
– Trafalgar Invites Travellers to Celebrate Ireland With ‘The Gathering’
– Sam’s Tours Introduces New Liveaboard Dive Yacht, Palau, Micronesia
TRAVEL TIPS: SAFETY AND EMERGENCY SITUATIONS
By Jeannette and Dan Dudek
Travel Tips: Safety and Emergency Situations
At any time, at any place, nature or a series of mistakes can cause an unpredictable situation that can dramatically affect you and your loved ones. You need to be prepared! The articles in this series cover the basics that you must be aware of to ensure your safety during the most common emergency situations while at home or while camping. It also gives you a list of items you should consider taking with you when you must evacuate your home during an emergency.
TRAVEL DEALS
WAVEJourney Travel Tips, Tales, Deals & Steals November Newsletter
– Girls Only Getaway to Vietnam: Style and Shopping Trip in March 2013
– ItaliaOutdoors 2013 Culinary Ski Vacation in the Dolomites
– London for Christmas? Milestone Hotel Nutcracker Christmas Extravaganza
– Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco Holiday Shopping Package
– Irish Summertime On Sale – Book NOW!
– Wickaninnish Inn Storm Watchers Vacation Package
– Geringer Global Travel’s Unique Culinary & Tea Journey in India
TRAVEL TIPS – QUEBEC CITY IS FOR FOODIES
Foodie Finds in Quebec City
WAVEJourney suggests where to enjoy fine food in Quebec City:
TRAVEL CONTESTS
WAVEJourney Travel Tips, Tales, Deals & Steals November Newsletter
– Win a Uniworld River Cruise in Italy
– Win a Trip to Northern Ireland – for our friends in Australia and New Zealand
– Enter to Win a Cruise on Queen Mary 2
– Win a Trip to London – Find Rufus
– Explore the Beauty of Europe with Contiki and NYX Cosmetics!
Come join the fun with WAVEJourney on Twitter and Facebook. We look forward to connecting with you and sharing all the latest travel tips, photos, news and deals. We welcome your comments, questions, suggestions and recommendations.
Don’t forget to email us your tips, tales and recipes to share in future newsletters. Wishing you happy travels and wild adventures!
Cheers,
Viv & Jill – AKA: WJ
WAVEJourney.com
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Girls Only Getaway to Vietnam
March 9-14, 2013
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