Kohs and Sticky Rice Everywhere
KOHS AND STICKY RICE EVERYWHERE Islands Islands…Kohs Kohs everywhere on the west coast of Thailand…from solitary rocks to high cliffs with limestone to rock holes to national parks to inhabited, vibrant barrier islands. Bluish green crystal clear water, emerald rock caves, jungle mangroves, white fine sand to coarse coral beaches..small and secluded or stretching on […]
Continue ReadingYOLO! WE ONLY LIVE ONCE, SO TACK ON A SIDE TRIP
When traveling, I usually find that Americans travel 10 days while most other nationalities travel for 2-4 weeks. Oh, we Americans do love to work and I realize businesses do not encourage 2-4-week vacations. But, when one is traveling half way around the world with 30+ hours of travel time to reach tantalizing Thailand at […]
Continue ReadingIs Less More for You?
What might entice you into sailing the Star Clipper tall ship fleet or trying another smaller ship such as the Hurtigruten ferry line offering similar charisma? Doing a little less? Packing a little less? Enjoying the people around you a little more? Singles Travel International just headed back to the windward Caribbean in March 2018 […]
Continue ReadingExotics Defined
What is your definition of Exotic? The dictionary defines exotic as an adjective used to describe something originating in a distant foreign country or “of a kind not used for ordinary purposes or not ordinarily encountered.” Not conventional. This is where the word takes a turn in the travel industry — toward destinations off the […]
Continue ReadingKissing the No Solo Supplement Goodbye
It must have been our opening line… “There are 2 things that we do really well at Singles Travel International; we bring you into a community of singles in your age group who love to travel and we are excellent at saving our solo travelers big money by negotiating no single supplement offers.” We watched their […]
Continue ReadingBaby It’s Cold Outside!
As we stare at the Calendar for 2018 and think to ourselves, “How is it 2018??” we hit the ground running with resolutions, promises of a better life and planning to make it all happen. Some of us are staring at single digit temperatures and imagining warm sunny destinations and outdoor fun. Either way, ESCAPE […]
Continue Reading4 Tips for Leveraging Your Holiday Networking
It’s that FESTIVE time of year again. Everyone is out mingling and meeting new people. It’s the perfect time to make new friends and share the idea of singles travel. Why not make a little money on the Season? REFER FIVE FRIENDS WHO BOOK BY 12.31.17 and we will give you $500 off your 2018 vacation! Do […]
Continue ReadingTHE BIG FIVE…..Safari numbers Five Ways
The Big Five??? Life changing high fives…Five am wake up calls…Five p.m. Sundowner cocktails…Five star lodging and meals….Five new singles travel friends…five thousand pics of the Big Five to edit. Will you spend the time to find and photo shop your five best pics of each of the Big Five??…Heck yeah!!! You will be saying […]
Continue ReadingBucket List? Gulp– Going on Safari!
We dream of going to unusual parts of the world… and then reality really hits home when it really happens. I am sitting at Atlanta airport on my way to Johannesburg for a wild animal safari in Kruger National Park with a Thanksgiving Boma Style dinner at Jock Safari Lodge. OMG OMG LOL .. how […]
Continue ReadingFusterlandia: (Fantasyland) Where Art is Alive and Well in Cuba
Our tour bus meandered into a sleepy little seaside town on Day Two in the port of Havana that really didn’t look like much. People on the tour were chatting amongst themselves. Then they started to see colorfully tiled walls out the windows and the chatter subsided. It was as if we all were sprinkled […]
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