By George Jenkins Planning your next vacation? Consider visiting a national park. This year, the United States National Park Service (NPS) celebrates 100 years of operations. The NPS was created to preserve: “…unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the National Park System for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future [...]
By George Jenkins You can be among the first passengers to sail from the United States to Cuba. Carnival Corporation announced on March 21 it had signed an agreement with the Cuban government allowing its Fathom cruise line to provide service to port destinations in Cuba beginning May 1, 2016. Carnival received authorization from the [...]
By George Jenkins March 2016 Royal Caribbean Cruise Line will introduce in May its newest cruise ship, The Harmony of The Seas. During the summer, the Harmony OTS will sail in Europe from Barcelona (Spain) to port destinations in Italy, France, and Spain. During the winter months, it will sail from Fort Lauderdale (Florida) to [...]
By George Jenkins January 27, 2016 My wife and I have used Atlantic Travel (AT) for several cruise ship vacations. We first used AT for a vacation in 2001 to the Southern Caribbean on the Carnival Destiny cruise ship. We sailed roundtrip from Miami with Emilio Valdez, the owner of AT, and several other customers. [...]
Thailand, the only Southeast Asian country that was never colonized by a European country. In fact, in the Thai language, the name of the country is Prathet Thai. Which means “land of the free.” Very fitting! Thailand is home to many, many animals. About a tenth of all of the animal species on the planet [...]
Los Cabos In Spanish, “Los Cabos” means “The Capes.” “Cabo San Lucas” translates to “Cape St. Luke,” and “San Jose del Cabo” translates to “St. Joseph of the Cape.” El Arco and the Arch refer to the arch-shaped rock formation that makes up a part of the larger Land’s End rock formation, also known as [...]
Did you know ? Chapultepec Park's Three Sections The park is very large, stretching over 1,600 acres (4 square km), it is separated into three distinct sections. Primera Seccion: You'll find the zoo, Chapultepec Castle (which houses the National History Museum), the National Anthropology Museum, Modern Art Museum, Tamayo Museum, and an artificial lake with [...]
Did you know ? The Walt Disney World Resort is about the same size as San Francisco. The Florida resort, which covers nearly 40 square miles, is only 10 square miles smaller than the bustling city of San Francisco. That’s also the size of two Manhattan islands. For comparison, Disneyland, in Anaheim, California, is just [...]