Barbara King, ASAGreat Getaways Travel913-338-2244barbara@greatgetaways.travel Greetings from Barbara King, ASA — We're bringing the best of the world's hottest destinations to you this month and are certain you'll find the vacation you've been daydreaming about. Our expert travel advisors have ...
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Virtuoso Travel ASAP – Featured Fall Getaways
Sightseeing in NYC: Coney Island
Coney Island is called "the playground to the world." From Narthan's Hot Dogs to The Cyclone Rollercoaster find out what makes Coney Island special.
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New Luxury Spa Opens On Hamilton Island
The newest spa in Australia’s Whitsundays, Spa wumurdaylin (”woo-mer-day-lin”) opens this week on Hamilton Island. The name ‘wumurdaylin’, meaning dragonfly, symbolises renewal, freedom and beauty. The new luxury spa is the Island resort’s first full service day spa and complements the world-class accommodation and...
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Laura Dekker in Lanzarote
Laura Dekker is a 14 year old Dutch girl who is sailing solo around the world and she arrived at Marina Rubicon in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote on Thursday. Laura has had a year long legal battle with the Dutch authorities, they placed a supervision order on her until she could convince them that...
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Lake Titicaca, Bolivia – Backpacking Photo of the Week
On the border of Peru and Bolivia sits a beautiful, shimmering lake that will coem as a welcome restbite if you've come from cycling the World's Most Dangerous Road in La Paz or from hiking to Machu Picchu in Peru. You can visit the floating islands on the Peruvian side of the lake in...
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Dominica, West Indies – An Enchanting Tropical Island
Dominica, West Indies is located in the Caribbean. Dominica is one of the few places in the world where the coral is in beautiful, perfect condition. Dominica is a beautiful island with a high mountain range, underwater hot springs, waterfalls, tropical rain forest and lush vegetation. This ...
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Nadi: Beat the End of Summer Blues with a Volunteering Trip to Fiji
Summer may be winding down, but don't get out those winter coats just yet. If a couple of weeks in a warm climate helping kids sounds like a better option than schlepping through the snow, take a look at Projects Abroad's voluntourism trips to Fiji . Projects Abroad is one of the leading...
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(Sir) R Allen Stanford – The World’s Biggest Bank Robber – Mondaq News Alerts (registration)
(Sir) R Allen Stanford – The World's Biggest Bank Robber Mondaq News Alerts (registration) Stanford provided members of the Class (sic the Stanford crime victims) with deposit instructions indicating that they could make deposits in Antigua -based ...
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Translocating Kiwi eggs — Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
Brizi's Round the World trip
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Underwater Suite in the Maldives
The famously luxe Conrad Maldives Rangali Island resort has recently rolled out one of those amenities that’s truly out of this world. Spread out over two islands in the Alif Dhall Atoll of the Maldives, the Conrad is known for (among other things) its underwater restaurant, Ithaa. The all-glass dining room is submerged...
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