Archive for February, 2008
« Previous EntriesMaking Hotel Reservations on the Web.
Thursday, February 28th, 2008In making my research rounds visiting the hotels I recommend to my friends, I heard a reoccurring frustration from hoteliers. Slowly a bigger portion of their business is coming from websites that book rooms for travelers. Expedia is a powerhouse in this field. Hotels report that Expedia takes a 30% commission from the hotels and [...]
Temple of Hathor, Abu Simbel, Egypt.
Friday, February 22nd, 2008There is a second temple at Abu Simbel, also cut out of the rock. It is the Temple of Hathor and it is dedicated to Ramses wife Nefertari. It is smaller than the Great Temple of Ramses II, but still impressive. On the façade to the temple are six 10 meters high statues, four of [...]
Caye Caulker, Belize Barrier Reef.
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Even if you don’t want to go out or drink or do anything, you have to come here! Lazy Lizard is situated right at the split (the beach), and it’s a great place to hang out all day long. They also serve food so you can actually take sun and go swimming in the day, [...]
At the Paraguayan border…
Thursday, February 21st, 2008When backpackers draw up a list of ‘must sees’ on their South American trip there’s a good chance Paraguay isn’t on it. I’ll be honest it wasn’t on mine. But it felt rude not to take a small walking tour at the landlocked nation considering we were only a few hundred meters away in neighboring [...]
Aruba, one Happy Island.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008ARUBA is located off the coast of Venezuela and is part of the Netherlands Antilles, the ABC islands. The B & C are Bonnaire and Curacao.
The island is small, just 77 square miles, 19.6 miles long, 6 miles across. The average temperature does not fluctuate much during the year and stays around 81 F/27 C. [...]
Garment Bags.
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Garment bags can be exceptionally nice for short business trips. Some airplanes have little compartments with a bar that you can hang them on. Be advised, however, that those compartments fill up pretty quickly, and you may have to jam it into an overhead bin, wrinkling your suits and dresses.
However, garment bags are [...]