While at the New York Times Travel Show last weekend, I stopped by the Nova Scotia Tourism booth to see what was new and had a great chat with their sales rep Michele. One of the things we talked about was Nova Scotia’s Celtic culture and history and its vibrant music scene. There are as[…]
This past summer, my neighbors took a once in a lifetime family trip around the world, visiting 15 countries during a relatively short period of 35 days. The Rickards’ modes of transportation during their great adventure, according to rickardstravel.com, included “traveling via planes, cars, elephants, taxis, trains, metro systems, camels, boats and buses.” Accommodations included[…]
One of our favorite areas in Wellington, New Zealand is the Cuba Street District. Once the route of the Wellington trams, the middle section of the street was closed to traffic after the removal of the rails in 1969 and is now one of the busiest areas in Wellington. This is a cool neighborhood full[…]
The charming township of Akaroa sits at the edge of a pleasing harbor inside the eroded crater of a gigantic, extinct volcano. Akaroa is located an hour and a half drive southeast of Christchurch on Banks Peninsula, the South Island’s most impressive volcanic feature. The peninsula has two prevailing craters which form Lyttelton and Akaroa[…]
It was very sad to hear the news regarding the sudden closure of Tripology late yesterday. Despite being lauded throughout all areas of the travel industry, and apparently having just achieved one of its best revenue months in January, the award winning company (and novel idea) had to suddenly terminate all staff and start looking[…]
The Global Bloggers Network (GBN) is designed as an interactive exchange of ideas and resources to support the business side of independent and corporate blogs. Members have the opportunity to take part in webinars and ask questions of and get ideas from a panel of experts as well as from each other. Topics relate to[…]
Last month, I spent three days at the Sydney Airport’s International Terminal. I was flying “stand by” and there were no empty seats. During this time, I began to think about my past 40 years of flying stand by. As an airline employee and now as a retiree, I have been able to fly all[…]
For some crazy reason, I just saw this article for the first time over the weekend. I remember sending a picture to Matador Network just before the #FollowMeAtSea Twitter cruise. I must have then missed this list of 12 travel tweeps since it came out during all of the excitement of the cruise itself. Matador[…]
Here is a list of links to some of the content produced as a result of the Catalunya Experience BlogTrip09. If you have a link you would like me to add to the list, please feel free to contact me.
It was a sincere pleasure to participate in the BlogTrip09, sponsored by Turisme de Catalunya. My role on the blog trip was to have a great time, enjoy a remarkable Catalunya experience and then blog about it on Brilliant Tips from BrilliantTrips.com. Our group consisted of nine travel bloggers, including myself, as well as our[…]