Our recent trip to France involved a river cruise of the Rhone from the Cote d’Azur to Lyon and a land portion to Paris. We traveled on Avalon Waterways, and highly recommend them for this type of cruising. We were equally impressed with Avalon several years ago when we embarked on a similar cruise from…
Arriving at Cancun airport in the early afternoon, one was immediately conscious of the heat and humidity after leaving Canada with temperatures below freezing. For those who have not traveled to Cancun before, better to arrange your transport to your resort before you leave. When you pass through customs, you are (purposely) directed through a…
For local areas of interest and background to the El Dorado and Lomas Travel story, refer to my other post for the El Dorado Seaside Suites/Sensimar. After our one-week stay at Seaside Suites, we moved a little further up the coast to the Casitas Royale. We had visited this resort several years ago and enjoyed it…
Often called “Paris of the Middle East”, Beirut is a thriving hotspot for shopping, socializing and sightseeing, despite many wars and unrest. The city has been rebuilt several times, with modern architecture sharing space with Ottoman and colonial French buildings. Bustling streets such as Hamra and Ashrafieh provide hopping nightlife, while the National Museum and…
Traveling from North America to the UAE involves at least one leg of the journey taking 14 hours or more…and that is for those using an Eastern gateway (we had a flight time of 14 hours from Toronto but, surprisingly enough, due to the flight path over Greenland, it takes longer from US gateways). Due…
The Casa Velas is one of the jewels of the Velas Resort’s chain of hotels. This 80-room, adults-only boutique hotel provides a quiet and relaxing environment that is unmatched when coupled with the outstanding service and superb food. Approaching the hotel, one’s first impression was that of entering a wealthy person’s hacienda, with the large…
Traveling from one of the northerly parts of North America as winter approaches requires some acclimatization when you step off the plane in sunny Puerto Vallarta. It was a Saturday and probably one of the busiest times for the Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz airport, known to most North American travelers as Puerto Vallarta International Airport…