I recently had the opportunity to travel across Japan, utilizing the famous bullet trains, regional trains, private drivers, buses and planes during my two week trip. While in Japan, I was able to visit fourteen cities and was exposed to
Caribbean
SeaDream Yacht Club: A Small Ship Experience Not to be Missed
My mother would always ask our business and client guests, “Are you a mountain or sea person?” Growing up in this business, I am thankfully both, as is Kristene. As much as we love to be on (or in) the
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Caribbean
Rerouted to Antigua: Three Wonderful Days at Hermitage Bay
Earlier in the year, we decided to book an early winter escape with SeaDream Yacht Club, one of our favorite cruise recommendations at Frontiers. Ten days in the Lesser Antilles Islands seemed like a great way to start the month
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California
Time to Visit Napa Valley
Napa First Hand November in Napa Valley is bursting with the signs of fall; the yellow leaves are more golden, and the reds are more russet. Of course, the scintillating scent of grapes permeates the crisp harvest air. The devastating
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Argentina
Argentina Glacier Experience
I recently had the chance to travel to Argentina, and never having visited the country, I was thrilled to go. A few days before my departure, I had a minor accident and fractured my foot. Instead of cancelling my trip
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Australia
Gorgeous Gorges and Winning Wine
It was an overcast morning in Adelaide when we boarded our 4WD bus, a cup of flat white coffee in hand. This was my first visit to Australia, and I was feeling on top of the world, despite being “down
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Asia
The Himalayas Beckoned…
We’d had nothing but cloudless “Carolina-blue” skies in Lhasa so it was a bit of a shock to awaken to poor visibility, but the raindrops and fog did nothing to dampen our spirits as we set out in a 32
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Asia
Exploring Lhasa
Our exploration of Lhasa began with a visit to the Potala Palace, a world famous symbol of the enigmatic power of politics and religion in this region. Being that it was a Sunday, there were scores of domestic tourists and
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Asia
Tibet: Roof of The World
Confession: I am not a mountaineer myself and have no desire to “summit any peak.” In fact, in spite of my adventurous spirit, people who know me well might even categorize me as a “bit of a wimp,” but bizarrely,
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Mollie Fitzgerald
Kathmandu Revisited
It is less than an hour’s flight and a quirky 15 minute time difference from Paro to Kathmandu. In spite of being neighbors, sharing the Himalayan range and long borders with India and China, Nepal and Bhutan could not be