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If you have been following DesignDestinations, you know that Sue Schroder took a long dreamed about trip to Paris with teenage granddaughters and lived to tell about it. In fact, last week and this, she shares her experiences and what she learned during this magical week. Enjoy! by Sue Schroder, guest blogger Overview of what […]
By Sue Schroder, guest blogger Travel has always been my gateway to new worlds: Exploration of the unknown creates an energizing internal high-alert openness; a life-changing richness inaccessible without leaving home. My parents opened that gateway when I was 13 with a cross-country train trip to California. fast forward 6 decades: As I sat in […]
Our visit to Singapore didn’t go as planned. I booked a cruise to end in Singapore adding on five days to be able really explore this intriguing city/state. I wanted to see it all…..and then I got sicker than I have been in years. I spent two days in bed in the hotel, basically canceling everything, […]
I had never heard of a minority group called the “Peranakan” until I went Singapore last winter. It is a group of people who are mixed Malaysian and Chinese, with a very strong presence in the fascinating city state called Singapore. I learned about them on a lovely tour given by Tribe Tours, a company […]
by Guest Bloggers, Ann and Leonardo Inspired by the New York Times travel series, it’s a delight to share our recent experiences in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Hilton Head is a part of a series of barrier islands that span the Atlantic Ocean across theCarolinas. Lying on the Intracoastal Waterway, Hilton Head Island has […]
by Kate Dernocoeur, guest blogger If you are unfamiliar with Praia, Cabo Verde, you are not alone. From my journal, 4/19/2025: “I had never heard of Praia when this voyage was being planned, and today I am going there!” Located on the south coast of the island of Santiago, Praia is the capital city of […]
Last winter we stayed at the Raffles Hotel in Singapore. Expensive and posh? Yep. But I decided YOLO, it was my birthday and I like pampering. Who doesn’t? The hotel, synonymous with the city/state Singapore, was originally built in 1831 as a private home on Beach Road. In 1887 at the Dawn of the Golden Age […]
Kota Kinabalu provides an interesting mix of venues to write about. My gosh, I’m not sure how tours on a cruise ship get put together. There’s no rhyme or reason to this one. Hopefully it gives a snap shot of this Malaysian port. Kota Kinabalu is on the island of Borneo in Malaysia. Kota means […]
I’m learning that blogging about traveling by cruise ship has some special challenges. Every day or so you are in a different port with a different focus making the excursions or tours feel a bit eclectic. A little bit of this and a little bit of that. It’s a great way to see a part […]
If you want to learn about WWII history, a trip to the Philippines is a good one to make. It seemed like every stop we made on our Asian cruise last winter in the Philippines involved some kind of War Memorial and/or museum. Puerta Princesa was no exception. We were welcomed as we […]
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