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A Day in Western Nebraska
Nebraska isn’t a state that comes to mind when one thinks of road trips and summer vacations. Just north of Colorado most of it is quite empty, with small towns, railroad depots, and large cattle ranches and feedlots. We spent a couple of days (and one night) in the western part of the state, arriving…
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Scuba Diving the Maldives, Resort or Liveaboard?
The Maldives is a bucket list destination for many, both divers and non-divers alike. With its numerous atolls in the Indian Ocean, it makes a great place for an island escape or a live-aboard dive destination. As an island escape, the Maldives is paradise with its 5-star resorts and impeccable service. Overwater bungalows are the…
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Top 5 Scuba Diving Destinations
The surface of planet earth is more than 70% water, which provides a lot of places to explore. And yet there is less than 1% of the population that scuba dive and only about 2.5% that snorkel. (Source: 2022 Diving Fast Facts, Diving Equipment and Marketing Association) I consider myself fortunate to be part ……
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Journey to Meteora (Plus Delphi and Thermopylae)
Meteora in Greece is where the monasteries are “suspended in the sky”. In reality, it’s monasteries built on top of rock formations, but they really do look like they’re suspended in air. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and shows up in the 1000 Places to See Before You Die and the Lonely Planet…
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How to Book a Yacht Charter
Chartering a yacht is a wonderful way to see places that are most easily accessible by water. We booked our first yacht charter in 2010 with friends. It was a short 3-night trip on the Joanna K, a 70-foot motor sailer, in the Saronic Islands, Greece. Since then, we have booked charters to Croatia, Amalfi…
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Benefits of Loyalty Status through Brand Commitment
Loyalty status provides enormous benefits when traveling. This includes free upgrades, priority boarding, late checkout, spending credits, bonus points and miles, and much more. Loyalty status is so important to some that at the end of the year, they’ll make the one last trip to get the miles or stays needed for the next level…