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Gloria and Mark
Jun 20, 20181 min read
Huahine - off the beaten path in French Polynesia
One of our favorite land stops on our Dream Yacht Charter trip was at Huahine, an island that we had never heard of before. Apparently,...
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Gloria and Mark
Jun 6, 20181 min read
Bora Bora - it really is paradise
Snorkeling with rays is one of Bora Bora’s unique attractions. Boats are the only transportation from the Bora Bora airport to hotels....
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Gloria and Mark
Jun 4, 20181 min read
Right off the boat optional excursions in French Polynesia
A picnic and two-hour stay on this private island (motu) in Bora Bora was memorable. A vanilla farm owner on Raiatea showed us how much...
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Gloria and Mark
Jun 3, 20182 min read
Yachting to Bora Bora - living life below deck
Strangers had become friends by our last evening together. We anchored frequently to swim and snorkel. Everyone wanted a selfie with the...
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Gloria and Mark
May 30, 20181 min read
Raiatea - undiscovered paradise
The path to our beach bungalow The pool and restaurant area at the Fare Vai Nui hotel on Raiatea Paddling to a desserted island The...
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Gloria and Mark
May 28, 20181 min read
South Pacific paradise
The Intercontinental Hotel in Papeete, Tahiti Sunset in Tahiti Bora Bora Of all the places we’ve visited, nowhere else has elicited the...
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Gloria and Mark
Apr 2, 20183 min read
Busy as Grand Central Station
Two hundred and fifty thousand people commute through Grand Central Terminal in New York City every day and half a million more walk...
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Gloria and Mark
Mar 7, 20181 min read
Walking through the original ghetto
The world's first ghetto was the Jewish quarter of Venice, and today it is a place full of history and pride a little way off the beaten...
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Gloria and Mark
Mar 1, 20182 min read
Island hopping from Venice
Since we had bought a week's worth of rides on the vaporettos (water buses), we decided to venture out into the lagoon. The boats to the...
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Gloria and Mark
Feb 16, 20182 min read
Carnival in Venice
We decided to end our Italian ski vacation with 8 days in Venice and we were lucky to experience 4 days of one of the most famous...
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Gloria and Mark
Feb 12, 20182 min read
Living the Italian ski life alpine style
The area has been blessed with abundant snow this season. The Alpen Hotel Corona in Vigo di Fassa is the perfect place for a dream ski...
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Gloria and Mark
Feb 11, 20182 min read
Ski week - Italian style
Our first stop was just up the road from the hotel at the base of our local Catinaccio mountain in Vigo di Fassa. We bought a 6-day...
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Gloria and Mark
Dec 13, 20173 min read
Top 10 gifts for savvy travelers
Before the last-minute gift buying panic sets in, sit back and take a look at our top 10 gifts to give yourself or to a fellow travel...
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Gloria and Mark
Oct 19, 20172 min read
Alghero - A little bit of Spain in Italy
We had heard that Alghero on Sardinia's northwest coast was unusual because many people still speak Catalan, the language of Barcelona...
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Gloria and Mark
Sep 30, 20172 min read
Get thee to a nunnery - and save some cash!
We've stayed in luxurious historical convents and monasteries on previous trips to Europe and South America, but we've never tried a...
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Gloria and Mark
Sep 28, 20173 min read
Bosa - the new Positano
The ramparts of the Malaspina Castle can be seen from any spot in Bosa. Most Americans haven't heard of Bosa in Sardinia yet. If you've...
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Gloria and Mark
Sep 25, 20172 min read
Indiana Jones in Sardinia
We weren't thinking of great archaeological sites when we started this trip, but we've already been surprised by massive Nuraghe ruins in...
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Gloria and Mark
Sep 19, 20173 min read
Trastevere for Foodies with Eating Europe
Italy and food are synonymous and Rome is Italy's culinary capital. We were lucky to experience the real food of Rome on a 4-hour tour by...
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Gloria and Mark
Sep 15, 20172 min read
Tasting the rarest pasta in the world
We decided to stop at another agriturismo on our way from the east to west coast of Sardinia. A two-night stay at Testone Agriturismo...
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Gloria and Mark
Sep 11, 20172 min read
Sardinian beach paradises
Some of the most beautiful beaches in the world are in Sardinia and are far enough off the beaten path that lucky travelers will find...
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