Day 3, 4, & 5: Venice
Previous: Paris Next: Croatia View from our Airbnb. Then we went for a walk.We had some amazing Italian pizza in Venice. We followed that with our first gelato of the trip. The famous Rialto bridge. View from the Rialto. Morning deliveries by boat. Italian pastries for breakfast. Then we took a gondola ride. We took the gondola ride during low tide. We met this cool artist and I bought a painting. We took a tour to Murano and...
Day 2 & 3: Paris
Next: Venice We arrived in Paris at 08:15. We took an Uber from the CDG airport to our hotel near the Louvre. It was hard to connect with our driver and the Uber was more expensive than the regulated taxis. I’d recommend taking a taxi from the airport. Architecture at the back of the Louvre. Hotel near the Louvre with beautiful architecture. Bridge over the Seine. Notre Dame Cathedral about a month after the fire. Famous...
14 European Cities in 21 Days
My daughter and I took a trip of a lifetime to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean. We did MONTHS of research and chose to take a cruise to see as much as possible in our three weeks. Itinerary Day Transportation Accomodations Sightseeing Food 1. Wed Travel 12:30 10.5h Delta flight Seattle Sleep on plane Canada from the air Airplane food 2. Thurs Paris 08:15 land in Paris 1.25h taxi to Louvre Uber Eiffel Tower to hotel Hotel Paris...
Preparing for a Dive Trip
Traveling as a scuba diver adds additional complications to a vacation. In addition to planning for your trip, you must plan to have the gear and paperwork necessary for you to dive. Planning After you have decided to go on a trip, you will know your destination, travel dates, and trip cost. You can then plan ahead for certain details. Pay trip deposits Buy trip insurance Place an alert on the airfare and purchase tickets ASAP Book...
Packing for a Dive Trip
Scuba divers need to pack not only swimsuits, clothing, and toiletries for a trip, but also heavy and expensive dive equipment. Because you don’t your dive gear to be lost, stolen, or damaged, it’s important to get as much equipment into your carry-on luggage as possible. A good rule of thumb for choosing in which bag to place an item is whether you can get along without it (by possibly purchasing or renting the item) at...
Scuba Gear for the Traveler
Whether you’re a new scuba diver that’s just discovering a new passion, or an experienced diver that is preparing for a dive trip, divers that travel have slightly different equipment needs than local divers. You should consider yourself a traveling diver if you regularly fly to your scuba diving destination. Even if you dive locally every week, and only fly once a year, you might want to consider smaller gear to make...
Making Fruity Cocktails in Your Hotel
For budget-conscious travelers, $8-$10 resort cocktails can break the budget. Learn how to make a vacation cocktail in your hotel. This weekend in the Weekend Series, try a little drink mixology. The goal: prepping for a weeklong beach vacation where you can mix your own favorite cocktail in your room. As you are planning your next vacation, you might have the option of a hotel, an all-inclusive resort, or a nearly-inclusive resort...
Plan a Vacation This Weekend
Part of the fun of going on vacation is deciding where to go, figuring out where to stay, and planning what to do. This weekend in the Weekend Series, you are going to plan your next international vacation. Author’s Example – As an avid scuba diver, I travel internationally as often as I can. In this article, I will be including a sample travel plan. Content: Flights Before you begin planning your next vacation, decide on...
Scuba Trip Packing for Women
How can a woman pack for a tropical scuba diving trip without checking a bag? It’s not easy, and you have to plan ahead. Lots of men will tell you how to pack your bag for a dive trip, but really, they don’t understand. Not to generalize, but they typically don’t pack makeup and hair supplies. They’ll wear the same two pairs of shorts all week. Their TSA quart bag contains deodorant and shave gel. So what can...
Taking your MacBook Air on Vacation
Previously, in the iPad Series, we talked about Taking Your iPad on Vacation. If you’d rather take your MacBook Air, it doesn’t take up significantly more space, but provides considerably more functionality. There are some activities that are more suited to a laptop, and some that are easier on the iPad. Work If you want to get a little work done, the most important thing to do is to make sure that you’re getting...
Taking Your iPad on Vacation
This week in the iPad Series, we’ll be talking about apps (and accessories) that you can use with your iPad on vacation. We will consider some of the basic activities that you might expect to have a laptop or other device to do, and we’ll cover why you can get away with just an iPad, a good camera, and possibly your mobile phone. While your iPad can’t take the place of a laptop under normal circumstances, it can get...
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Using Your iPad For Navigation [iPad Series #12]
This week in the iPad Series we’ll look that the possibility of using the iPad as a navigation device. Before we can do that you must understand the features and limitations of your iPad. As part of the iOS 7 iPad update, this article has been updated, but the screenshots might not be up-to-date. Wifi vs. Wifi +3G/4G If you have a Wifi +3G or Wifi +4G iPad you must pay for a data plan through your cellular or mobile provider to...
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