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If you get bored of the all-inclusive resort life on the Mayan Riviera, a trip into Playa del Carmen is easy and cheap. Originally a small fishing village and artists’ colony, it’s increasingly catering to the tourists that flock there for scuba diving and shopping. You could take a cab into Playa. The 25-minute trip from [...] Like Hong Kong, Macau is a former European colony. Portugal controlled the region from the 16th century until it was transferred back to China as a special administrative region in 1999. Macau was China’s first and last European colony. Just an hour’s ferry ride away from Hong Kong, Macau is an easy getaway to a very [...]
Guilin (桂林), which literally translates to “forest of osmanthus flowers,” is famous for its karst terrain where jagged limestone cliffs rise dramatically above shimmering emerald rivers. Guilin is featured on China’s 20 yuan note — and was used as the planet Kashyyyk in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. I didn’t see any [...] Having thoroughly enjoyed Japan Air Lines (JAL) a few years ago and our flights with Cathay Pacific this time around, there are obviously many things Asian airlines are doing that Air Crapada could learn from. A smile when you get on the plane. Stylish uniforms. Pleasant flight attendants. Not waiting 45 minutes after you land for [...]
We were blessed by the travel gods this Christmas as airports across Canada were paralyzed by snowstorms. We managed to fly out of Calgary to Vancouver with only a few hours delay, when the day before and after were filled with cancellations. Then I think we were one of only half a dozen flights in [...] |
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