You all know that I love to travel. My love of travel is one of the reasons I’ve had the U.S. Registered Trademark America’s International Travel Expert® since 2010. Although my travels this year didn’t take me to as many places as in previous years, I still managed to visit and review 56 restaurants in…
Tag: Travel
Gardens — An Amazing Part of Travel
It’s no secret that I really do love to travel, and these days I’m doing a lot of it by speaking on cruise ships. Here it is the first day of June, and I’ve spoken on four cruises with seven more booked for the rest of this year. There’s no question that I’m visiting many…
A Nice Visit to Ho Chi Minh City, aka, Saigon
As we departed from our two-day stay in Laem Chabang, we sailed south in the calm waters of the Gulf of Thailand until we reached the open waters of the South China Sea. After another relaxing sea day we pulled into the industrial port of Phu My in the southern part of Vietnam. Our bus…
To Tip or Not or How Much or Why . . . ?
As I travel to various parts of this wonderful world — whether it’s speaking on cruise ships or just enjoying the beauty of the area — there are activities and customs that can be downright confusing to some. One of those customs has to do with leaving a tip for someone who’s provided a service…
How to be Treated Like a Local when Traveling Internationally
Would you rather be treated like a local or a tourist when you travel abroad? What I am referring to is whether you can get the good bargains, if you’re able to order off the locals’ menu, or be able to greet people in their own language. If you’re going to Canada, the U.K., or…