by Beth Holmes | Apr 4, 2022 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
23 days to circumnavigate the globe in a private jet – the new over the top private tour available to the very wealthy. The “Cultural Treasures” tour, put on by luxury tour company Abercrombie and Kent, will begin in Seattle on May 5th. 48 guests aboard a custom...
by Beth Holmes | Apr 1, 2022 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Air New Zealand is now offering direct flights between Auckland and New York City, one of the longest nonstop flights in the world. The flagship airline of New Zealand intended to begin the route, which shuttles between Auckland and JFK International Airport, in 2020,...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 28, 2022 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Australia is open again, with the last of its pandemic-related travel restrictions removed on Monday. Australia closed its borders entirely to tourists and nearly entirely to residents in March 2020, with some of the strictest pandemic measures in the world. While...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 21, 2022 | International, Travel, Travel tips
Travel insurance isn’t just an add-on to try to scoop more of your money. 60 countries now require tourists to carry at least a minimum level of travel insurance, with 12 having made the rule just in the past year due to COVID-19. As borders reopen, some of them...
by Beth Holmes | Feb 14, 2022 | International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Angkor Wat is a trip of a lifetime – definitely not a stopover on your way to anywhere else. In November 2021, after more than a year and a half of closed borders, Cambodia reopened to tourism. The southeast Asian country has one of the best vaccination rates in the...
by Beth Holmes | Jan 17, 2022 | Art & Culture, International, Places On Our Bucket List, Travel
Prince Edward Island has a new tourist attraction, for those who like to walk and explore. Prince Edward Island, most often known as PEI, is Canada’s smallest province, a long, snaking island in the eastern reaches of the country. The site of Anne of Green...