My Favorite Things to do Maldives (Male and Hulhumale) – Introduction Male is the Maldives commercial center with a population density exceeding that of Hong Kong. The capital island is now connected to the former backwater of Hulhumale by a newly built bridge that also connects both islands to the airport island. After this extension, […]
My Favorite 26 Things to do Colombo, Sri Lanka – Understand Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, can’t escape its comparisons with India. It constantly happens and you will do it, too – trust me. Colombo is the better India; everything is a little more organized, more friendly and more clean but it’s also more […]
My Favorite 7 Things to Do in Gan Island, Maldives – Understand Gan Island (a.k.a., Gan) is part of the southernmost island of the Maldives. It’s so far south, you are actually on the southern hemisphere (most of the Maldives are on the northern side). Gan Island stands out because it is now easily reachable […]
My Favorite 15 Things to do Brisbane – Understand Brisbane is a city of two million on Australia’s east coast. Brisbane is just an hour inland from the sun-kissed Gold Coast that has tons of beaches (as you’d expect in Australia). Brisbane has a beautiful location along the Brisbane River and the city council seems […]
My Favorite 13 Things to do Queenstown, New Zealand – Understand Queenstown is a ski resort town (that also doubles as a summer lake resort) far down the South Island of New Zealand. Queenstown is ‘just’ at 41 degrees south but the air gets cooled down thanks to the Antarctic currents out in the ocean […]
My Favorite 21 Things to do Auckland, New Zealand – Understand Auckland is New Zealand’s most populous city in a country of 5 million people spread out on two huge islands in the South Pacific. Auckland tries hard to be a real ‘city’ but it’s a spread-out suburb that does not have much of an […]
Priority Pass is a runaway success – in a way, it is a new credit card. Consumers can get an unlimited number of Priority Pass visits with many consumer credit cards all over the world. US banks are the most generous; I myself have three of these cards and have been enjoying many lounge visits at […]
The Canary Islands are located in the Atlantic, just 75 miles off the coast of Southern Morocco, north of the Cape Verde islands. The Canaries consists of seven islands – Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Both Tenerife and Gran Canaria have major urban centers (Santa Cruz and Las Palmas) […]
My Favorite 12 Things to do Kochi (Kerala, India) – Understand Kochi (also known as Cochin) is the Tampa, FL of India – it’s an endless array of strip malls and suburbs and villages that span across the many islands and peninsulas separated by waterways. Kochi is India but with more space, fewer crowds and less pollution. […]
I just spent two weeks in Lima; here is what I learned about Peru: It has strong tourism Peru is no longer off the beaten path; major destinations such as Machu Picchu have become mainstream now and are required itineraries for everyone before retirement. There’s long-term stability Peru is a country where people invest long-term […]
My Favorite 36 Things to do Lima – Understand Lima is a jewel of a city. The weather is temperate here year-round (though winter and spring see the most fog). The city has several clean, urban and still affordable neighborhoods right by the sea. The views are spectacular and the locals are friendly. To sum it […]
My Favorite 15 Things to do in Namibia – Understand This was my first time in Namibia – an enormous country twice the size of California and with just 2 million citizens. Namibia is located northwest of South Africa. It is a former German colony and still has many Germanic roots and signs, though English […]
My Favorite 20 Things to do San Diego – Understand San Diego is located all the way down in California, just a few miles north of the Mexican border. There is a bit of a Mexican resemblance in the city, but it’s very muted. San Diego is a mix of Las Vegas (in the Gaslamp Quarter), the […]
I do get a lot of questions about which places I would recommend for certain types of activities. We recently started a series for Digital Nomads, but I soon felt we needed to expand on that to: My TOP 10 Places to Travel for Coffee My TOP 10 Places to Travel for Food My […]
My Favorite 12 Things to do in Monterey, California – Understand Monterey, CA (not to be confused with the city of Monterrey in Mexico) is located right on the coast between San Francisco and Santa Barbara. Monterey (and the neighboring Carmel-by-the-Sea) is well-known for its picturesque coastline just north of the Big Sur coast. Monterey is […]
What are Hilton Travel Agent Rates? Like other major hotel brands and travel providers, Hilton Hotels & Resorts is known for offering preferred lower rates to travel agents, either for the agents themselves or for them to book on behalf of their clients. Launched ten years ago, Hilton Worldwide Travel Agents does more than just offer travel professionals […]
My 25 Favorite Things to do Maui (Lahaina, Kihei) – Understand Maui is home to great beaches and one of the tallest craters on the Hawaiian islands. Maui has built a reputation for upscale tourism in Lahaina and Wailea, but also misses the modern city environment that Honolulu provides on the nearby island. Maui is more touristy, but […]
The Hyatt Regency Maui is located in Kaanapali, a major stretch of resorts on the western shores of Maui. Don’t be confused – the Hyatt Residence Club is right next door and shares almost all the amenities. Kaanapali is home to a Marriott, a Westin, a Sheraton and a number of independent hotels. The good news […]
My Favorite 15 Things to do Honolulu and Waikiki – Understand Honolulu and Waikiki certainly suffer from mass tourism, though given the sheer numbers they have managed the crowds exceptionally well and provide one of the cleanest and best big city beach experiences anywhere in the world. Where else can you get awesome, cheap, ethnic cuisine from all […]
Things to do Abu Dhabi – Understand Abu Dhabi shares many similarities with Dubai, but it is less crowded, less frantic and has more of a ‘small town’ feel to it. This is changing rapidly though and the city keeps adding attraction after attraction that draw similar crowds as Dubai. As with Dubai, more ‘development’ […]
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