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Best Travel Sandals for Beach, City and Adventure
Going on a trip? Then you want the best travel sandals that are both stylish and comfortable. We’ve sussed out these 15 great travel sandals (plus 16 more bonus choices) for both women and men.
Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit: A grand stay in Bangkok
If you love to shop, you’ll love Bangkok and the Grande Sheraton Sukhumvit. It’s smack-dab in Bangkok’s luxury shopping hub; it also boasts a fab pool in a lush resort-like setting.
A photo tour of the colorful Tetouan Medina in Morocco
Market day is the best day to explore Morocco’s colorful Tetuoan Medina – see everything from squawking chickens and mounds of spices to sheep and goat heads!
Grand Hyatt Singapore Review: An oasis of calm in the glitzy shopping city
The Grand Hyatt Singapore places you smack-dab in the midst of Orchard Road’s shopping; when you’ve exhausted your credit cards, cool off in the rooftop pool.
Bargaining in Mexico? It’s fun! Here’s how to haggle like a pro
“Necklaces! Bracelets! Cheap Mexican junk!” The cries of the vendors ring out on Mexican beaches. And bargaining in Mexico is part of the shopping fun.
Flora Farms dishes up yummy farm-to-table eats
Drive along a sand road beyond San Jose del Cabo, and you reach Flora Farms – an organic farm with an outstanding farm-to-table restaurant.
Snapshot Story #12: The lovely Istanbul flower passage
If you’re in Istanbul craving raki and mezzes at a cheerfully noisy meyhane, or you just want a few good travel pics, duck into Cicek Pasaji – the Istanbul Flower Passage.
Aloha! Hawaii cruises for families
Whale watching, volcano exploration and surfing! There are loads of fun things for kids to do on these Hawaii cruises for families.
Cruising the Pacific Islands: Blue Fiji
Cruising Fiji? It’s about watching firewalkers tread barefoot on red-hot coals. Chugging kava with a village chief. And basking on secluded beaches.
More new reasons to visit Kauai (Part 2)
Continuing our story on what’s new on Kauai, five more new reasons to visit Kauai include the new Josselin’s tapas resto and stand-up paddleboarding on a river.
Stone Town, Zanzibar: Haunting slave markets and palaces
We walk through Stone Town’s twisted alleyways, ogling crumbling limestone palaces, mosques and faded mansions. What a storied past!
Zanzibar Calling
Exotic. Sultry. Mysterious. Such is the spice island of Zanzibar – or so we imagine… In fact, Zanzibar, part of Tanzania, is a collection of islands off the east coast of Africa.
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We’re Janice and George. Luxury lovers. Adventure addicts. Cruise fans. Oh, and award-winning travel writers and photographers! Read more…