Cuba: Day 1 and A Warm Welcome in Cuba?
As a US citizen, we still have outdated restrictions on travel to Cuba imposed by the US government. This has been changing a bit recently, with the Obama administration, so I would recommend checking government restrictions for the latest if traveling from the US. Generally,…
Cuba: Air Chance and The Randomness of Air France
Airlines, in general, don’t have the best reputation and I’ve had a few debates with people as to which is the worst. Funny that we rarely debate which is the best. Most people in the US are divided on the subject but in Europe, it…
Star Wars Celebration 2015
Approximately 60,000 people descended on Anaheim, California this April for the 2015 Star Wars Celebration, and I was one of those people. Day 1 of the event started off like many of these events – waiting in line to then wait in another line before…
My Airline Rankings
Over the years and many miles traveled, I have found that I have flown quite a few airlines. So of the airlines, I have flown here are my rankings from highest to lowest based on my experience. 1. Delta I have found the service when…
Observations of Berlin – Or A Drive Through Berlin
After a recent weekend in Berlin of being raced through the city in the back seat of a car as various sites were pointed out to me, I made a few observations about the city. Streets are long wide and straight. Pedestrians stop and wait…
Northern Cyprus – Getting Home
Saturday at 5:00 am our alarm went off, and we readied ourselves for the last day in Northern Cyprus. The checkout was painless, and they actually had our bill correct. Something we were surprised by, fully expecting them to charge us for stuff we didn’t…
Northern Cyprus – The Korineum Golf and Beach Resort
By Friday things were looking up. After a rough night of no air-conditioning and vehicle noise from the window we had to keep open so as not to sweat to death, we were off to The Korineum Golf and Beach Resort. At the resort we…
Northern Cyprus – Where’s The Beach?
Wednesday night we received a note in our room mentioning an offer at another resort The Korineum Golf and Beach Resort. It said that they were having some promotion for golf resorts and were offering a free night’s stay. After the experience we had been…
Northern Cyprus – First Full Day and Seeing Some Sites
Sure, the toilet seat was broken and the button to flush it had to be pushed multiples times, once to flush another to stop it from flushing at The Malpas Hotel & Casino. And yes, the shower drain didn’t work, causing the basin to overflow…
Northern Cyprus – Getting To The Hotel
The morning started with an early rise to catch the London tube to the other tube line, to the train station, to the airport, to the check-in counter, to some food, to the plane. A long morning and the day just started before boarding our…
