- https://www.sata.pt/en/press-releases/grupo-sata-revises-surfboard-transport-fees
- https://www.azoresairlines.pt/en/information/baggage/sporting-equipment
Itinerary
Our Honeymoon: South Africa & Maldives – April 22-May 9, 2017
South Africa

- Address: Victoria Road, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa
- GPS Coordinates: 33º58’59.37” S , 18º21’31.43” E
- Platteklip Gorge 1.5 hours – cable car back down
- blue flag = clear visibility, no shark sighting.
- Black flag = water was cloudy/murky/poor visibility but no shark sightings.
- Red flag = shark sighting recently, but ok to get back into the water after 2 hours.
- White flag = shark sighting now; sirens will go off; everyone out of the water
43 Sandstone Drive, Boskloof Estate, Somerset West, 7130, South Africa – Show directions
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Phone: +27827831048
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- TripAdvisor recs
- * Enchantment Tours* – map and itinerary
- GoToAfrica.com
- Johnny Africa blog
- Lonely Planet
- Show Me South Africa
- African Budget Safaris
- Fodors
- Southern Circle
- Flyer talk
- Route 62
- Kuoni — definitely check out this list: http://www.kuoni.co.uk/maldives/hotels
- TripAdvisor
- Telegraph
- VirtualTourist
- Conde Nast Traveler
- CNN Travel
- Tiny Travellers Top 10
- Per Aquum Niyama: http://www.minorhotels.com/en/peraquum/niyama/offers
- Six Senses Laamu: http://www.sixsenses.com/resorts/laamu/experiences
- Baros Maldives: http://www.baros.com/
- Como Cocoa Islands: http://www.comohotels.com/cocoaisland/experiences
- Four seasons resort Maldives Kuda Huraa: http://www.fourseasons.com/maldiveskh/landing_3/?source=dis_mal_tripadvisor_acr_tabl-website
- Kurumba Maldives: http://www.kurumba.com/
- Constance Moofushi:
- Kandolhu Maldives
- Milaidhoo Island Maldives
- Constance Halaveli
- Gili Lankanfushi
- Taj Exotica
- Four Seasons at Landaa Giraavaru
Patagonia – December 2016
Company
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Cost pp
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W Trek
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Added activities
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All inclusive?
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tent?
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$3345-3500
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yes
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kayak iceberg
walk glaciers
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$3500 for porter, $300 for regional flights; can add rafting or horseback riding in Chilean Lakes District; wine country
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Tent vs. backcountry refugees
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Hotel IF Patagonia
Calle Magallanes 73, XII Región Puerto Natales, CHILE
Email: reservas@hotelifpatagonia.com
Phone: +5661 2410312, Fax: —
They have a sauna – super hip and modern!!
11am – meet at Eberhard #230 office for group orientation.
Day 1:
Starting from Puerto Natales at 12 PM or from Cerro Castillo at 1PM, we drive all the way to Torres del Paine National Park. We will drive through open pampas and huge ranches (estancias), and chances are we will be able to observe one of the most typical animals in this area, the nandu, (rare South American ostrich). We will follow an unpaved road heading to Refugio Las Torres to spend our first night. Upon entering the park we will have excellent photographic and bird-watching opportunities as we drive alongside lagoons frequented by Chilean flamencos and black-necked swans. Today’s hike is on a gentle trail following the border of the park and offers opportunities to see guanacos (Llama family) andthe Andean Condor.
2 hours private transfer to Torres del Paine
Hike duration: 3 hours
Accommodation: Refugio Las Torres
Day 2:
We will start our first day trekking to the base of the Towers, following the Ascencio River to enter the Ascencio Valley. Our walk will be uphill for one hour before stopping to observe the first glimpses of the valley surrounded by unbelievable beech forests (Nothofagus family), glaciers and waterfalls. We’ll continue through the valley for another hour and a half before ascending a huge terminal moraine to a lookout (900m), excellent for picture taking. At this point, we will be surrounded by three giant granite towers (2850m) and a lagoon with slurry waters due to erosion produced by glaciers. This amazing view will be accompanied by lunch to add to the enjoyment. After being awed by the towers we’ll start our descent, following the same path back to the hut.
Hike duration: 7-8 hours 18 km
Accommodation: Refugio las Torres
Day 3:
We will start early morning to enjoy, weather permitting, a magnificent dawn filled with orange-pink colors. As we leave the campground we will arrive at Inge lagoon. Chances are, on this path, we may see the flight of an Andean condor or eagles hunting hares or small rodents. We follow a well-marked trail ascending (around 200m) from the base of Almirante Nieto Mountain (2750m), crossing the Bader River to arrive at Refugio Los Cuernos where we will stay overnight.
Hike duration: 5 hours 11km (500m difference of level)
Accommodation: Refugio los Cuernos
Meals: Breakfast, boxed lunch, dinner
Day 4:
We will start our day with a 2-hour walk going to an undulating path until reaching the French River for our first glimpses of the hanging glacier. Then we will ascend (300m,) for one hour through a surreal Japanese garden landscape, crossing beech forests, to reach the French Valley viewpoint gifting us with a magnificent view of both mountains and lakes. We will lunch here with good possibilities of seeing avalanches from the hanging glacier or simply observe the west side of the Cuernos (2600m), Espada (2400m) and Fortaleza (2800m). Our way back will be the same until we reach the entrance of the valley where we will continue on a different path around the South-West side of Paine Grande, the highest peak in the Park, through native forests of Chilean fire bush and evergreen beech (Nothofagus Bethuloides), up to the shore of the Pehoe Lake.
Hike duration: 7 hours 18 km
Accommodation: Refugio Paine Grande
Day 5:
We will begin early in the morning with our hike to the Grey Glacier. Initially ascending 200mts up a winding narrow path leading us to Laguna Negra, a place where we will observe the first glimpses of the South Patagonia Ice Field with its many unclimbed mountains. We will advance through forests and rivers, with possible sightings of spectacle and flying steamer ducks, up to the glacier viewpoint. We will have lunch at this place to and hopefully catch sight of ice calving from the huge glacier wall. Right after lunch we start an exciting adventure by boat. We will navigate for a while in front of the glacier in the hope of seeing icebergs calve. Our return journey offers views of Paine Grande with its impressive ice mushrooms and we sail through icebergs of different tones of blue. Then we will take a transfer back to Puerto Natales.
Hike duration: 4 hours 12 km
Boat trip duration: 2 hours
Transfer duration: 2 hours
Meals: Breakfast, boxed lunch
SALIDA | LLEGADA | SERVICIOS | PRECIO | ||
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Puerto Natales 30.12.2016, 21:00 Terminal Rodoviario Puerto Natales |
Punta Arenas 31.12.2016, 00:15 Terminal Bus-Sur Punta Arenas |
Telefono / Telephone: +56 61 2723100, Dirección / Address: Ignacio Carrera Pinto #351, Punta Arenas – Patagonia – Chile.
E-mail: reservas@ilaiapatagoni
FLIGHT | DATE | CLASS | CONNECTIONS | DEPARTURE TIME | ARRIVAL TIME |
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SKY 004 | 31/12/2016 | L | – | 10:10 | 13:30 |
8pMaralegre Restaurant
Higueras Street #133, Cerro Alegre
Valparaíso
Phone: (56-32)2365350 / +56969091501
Tues, Jan 3, 2016
- Fruity chards
- Sauv blancs
- Pinots
- Town of Pirque as central locale
Renaissance Santiago Hotel Avenida Presidente Kennedy 4700, Vitacura . Santiago 7630454 Chile Reservation Confirmation: 84481467 |
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Oregon – October 2016
- St. Innocent — 11-5p daily
- Brooks — 11-5p daily
- JK Carriers — Fri & Sat 11-4p
- Shea — the shit — Ressies Thurs, Fri, Sat
- The Rocks – Syrah
- Gramercy Cellars — syrah
- Resties: Wild Ginger, Canlis, EMP museum
- Pok Pok
- Distillery Row — ginger liqueur
- Double Mountain http://www.doublemountainbrewery.com/ – Hood River and Woodstock
- 10 Barrel Brewing http://www.10barrel.com/ – Portland and Bend
- Pelican Brewing http://pelicanbrewing.com/ – Cannon Beach and Pacific City
- Hair of the Dog https://www.hairofthedog.com/ – Portland
- Deschutes https://www.deschutesbrewery.com/ – Portland and Bend
- Multnomah Falls
- Get this guide: Scott Cook’s guidebooks Bend Overall and Curious Gorge offer detailed (and irreverent) info, direx, and fun facts about all kinds of adventures you can have in two of the areas we’ll focus on in this loop: Central Oregon and the Columbia Gorge respectively. They’re available at Powell’s in Portland and almost every coffee shop in the town of Hood River.
From Outside Magazine: best state parks per state:
THE ITINERARY
Ph: 1-800-633-3466 | Fx: 503-436-9711
info@stephanieinn.com | www.stephanieinn.com
Please review the following information for accuracy.
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• The Inn provides a completely smoke and pet-free environment.
• We welcome children over the age of 12.
• Check-in time is after 4:00pm. Check-out time is 12:00 noon.
• All reservations with a credit card on file will be guaranteed for late arrival.
• Reservations will not be honored if credit card declines or a deposit check is returned for any reason.
• Cancellations: We adhere to a 7 day cancellation policy. Should you have a change of plans, please advise us no later than 7 days prior to your date of arrival. This will enable us to refund your entire deposit.
Alaska: the last frontier
I needed a nature getaway. With work and wedding planning, I felt nature was a great way to connect to the very thing that “resets” me. So here’s an itinerary I took with a childhood buddy of mine in an RV for two weeks.
Italicized verbiage was my journal while there.
THE REAL ITINERARY
Mon, Aug 29
Fly out to Anchorage and pickup RV from Great Alaskan Holidays.
Flew in and picked up RV. Grabbed groceries from the local Walmart and Costco in Anchorage. Dinner at 9p at 49th State Brewery: beer flight — the Smoked Marzen was smokey and delicious. Beer battered halibut and fries. Drove until midnight; looking for side rest areas. Hard to see at night.
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Tues, Aug 30
9am – 14:30p — White water rafting @ 6 mile creek
http://www.chugachoutdoorcenter.com/six_mile_rafting.htm
We had some changes to our itinerary where instead of the 9am start, we started around 12:30 and it was perfect. So before the rafting, we opted for a really close hike with a view of Turnagain Arm.
Description: Three Canyon Six Mile Creek Rafting6 mile creek most challenging. On way from Anchorage to Seward.
OUR OFFICE FOR SIXMILE CREEK RIVER TRIPS IS LOCATED AT MILEPOST 7.5 ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOPE HIGHWAY.
TO GET THERE FROM ANCHORAGE GO SOUTH ON THE SEWARD HWY. TO THE HOPE JUNCTION, TURN RIGHT (NORTH) AND PROCEED 7.5 MILES DOWN THE HOPE HIGHWAY.
THE HOPE JUNCTION IS 70 MILES FROM DOWNTOWN ANCHORAGE.
SHUTTLE VAN TRANSPORTATION IS AVAILABLE FOR GROUPS OF 2 OR MORE FROM GIRDWOOD, COOPER LANDING, WHITTIER AND SEWARD.
PLEASE CONTACT US FOR PRICING.
CALL TOLL-FREE AT 1-866-277-RAFT (7238).
ANCHORAGE AREA RESIDENTS CAN DIAL LOCALLY AT 277-RAFT”
Exit Glacier:
Google Map: 1h 18m
https://www.nps.gov/kefj/planyourvisit/exit-glacier-area.htm
Ice Climbing Exit Glacier: ?8hrs — we opted for an easy 2 mile hike up to see Exit Glacier since we would be having our own ice hiking/climbing adventure at another glacier.
Post up in Seward for the evening:
http://www.rvparkreviews.com/regions/alaska/seward
http://www.cityofseward.us/index.aspx?nid=864
http://www.cityofseward.us/DocumentCenter/View/2969
http://www.themilepost.com/features/ipad-and-android-apps
Tuesday, Aug 30
Hope
Drove into Chugach National Forest — so beautiful! Tall mountains, tall trees and pines, gorgeous lakes and creeks. This morning, we were supposed to have a 9am white water rafting trip down 6 mile creek (class 5 Rapids)…. But there was a miscommunication. But, it got worked out — we ended up going to do Hope Point hike and saw some amazing views of the Turnagain Arm. After we did our hike, we went down to grab a coffee and snack at Kayak and Coffeehouse. The owner, Levi, was super helpful in explaining to us the bore tide as well as answering questions on what to do in town and what Alaskans think about the pipeline. After a bite and convo, we headed to our whitewater raft company to get suited up and do the 6 mile creek class 5 Rapids at 2p. It was an incredible experience. You do a practice swim…in a dry suit with a life vest…and then get in your raft with your guide. Canyon 1 and 2 are fun. The class 5 occurs in the 3rd canyon — Staircase is a 5 foot waterfall drop. And then there’s the other two right after (Sucker hole? And ZigZag). So rad. Just do it! Dinner in Seward at Chinook — yummy halibut. Fresh caught.
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Wed, Aug 31
Seward
TripAdvisor: Things to do in seward
Fox island kayak and cruise:
7am: Check in at Adventure Center (1302 4th Ave, Seward)
8am:Depart Seward on a Kenai Fjords Tours boat
9am:Arrive Fox Island
Drive to Soldotna (possibly stop thru Cooper Landing on way?)
Wed, Aug 31
Seward
Woke up early for the kayak and fjord tour and found out that it was really windy and choppy on the water, so the kayak portion of our trip was cancelled. But we still got on the boat and checked out the fjords with glaciers! There were tons of wildlife out: sea otters, seals, puffins, bald eagle, northwest humpback whale, and Dall’s porpoise. So many incredible views and sceneries. After that, we did a little hike out at Exit Glacier. Then we rolled into Fred Mayer grocery store — which is like a combo of Super Walmart/Costco. We picked up our fishing license and then RV’d in the driveway of our fishing place for tomorrow in Soldotna. Seward was decimated by an earthquake back in the early 1900s and had to rebuild. But before that, it was on it’s way to becoming a big town!
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Thurs, Sep 1
-drive to Soldotna
Check out Cooper Landing:
https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g30971-Activities-Cooper_Landing_Alaska.html
Trip Advisor: Things to do in Soldotna
High Adventure Air: salmon
High Adventure Air Charter
38675 Longmere Lk Ct, Soldotna, AK 99669
(907) 262-5237 https://goo.gl/maps/AA39paQDgcw
buy fishing license there
Fishing in Alaska
Soldotna to Glacier view: about 5hrs (Google Maps)
Drive as far as possible…
Thurs, Sept 1
Soldotna
Took a fishing trip with High Adventure Air. Our guides were so wonderful!! Gorgeous seaplane flight from Soldotna to Crescent Lake. We flew over big lush trees and crater-like mountains. It was a beautiful takeoff and landing from the seaplane! We started casting out immediately and my first fish was a dead one. ;P. The next fish I caught was a silver salmon. Vinoop caught several Dollys and a lake trout. Overall, it was a terrific day with gorgeous sunshine and a beautiful backdrop of landscape. We also saw several bears including a mama bear and her two cubs. In fact, the fish we caught were kept in the lake water bc it was so frigid, but we had to gut and fillet them so the guts were thrown back in the lake which seemed kinda like a nice flowing river. The mama bear started swimming toward us and made it halfway across the lake to snatch up the guts of the fish we cleaned. It was pretty scary. Otherwise, the Bears did a good job of just keeping on their own. We checked out Kenai River brewing and then made the 4.5h drive to Glacier View for tomorrow’s ice climb!
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Fri, Sep 2
Glacier View
10:30a – 18:00 Ice climbing
https://micaguides.com/#_=_
https://micaguides.com/activities/ice-climbing/
(907) 351-7587
info@micaguides.com
Milepost 102.5, Glenn Highway
Glacier View, Alaska
Google map
Glacier View to Valdez
Glacier View
We arrived to the Matanuska glacier and Mica Guides for some ice trekking/ice climbing. They gave us our gear and strapped us into some gators, ice climbing boots, crampons, waterproof gloves that looked like dishwashing gloves, and a helmet. Once we hiked out to the glacier, they gave us lil activities to check our skills. First was learning how to walk in crampons. You want to dig your feet into the ice — stomping, kicking, anything to get a good grip. Duck walk to go up the ice…and the cowboy to go down the ice. Next check off was how to use a ice climbing pick. Reach behind like you’re doing triceps (keep your elbows in) and extend the pick up overhead and use the wrist to snap it down for more power. The key is the wrist snap. We practiced our safety grips as well. Always have the leash on — just like a beginner surfer! After getting familiar with the ice climbing pick, we practiced traversing a glacier free style (just a couple feet off the ground). It’s important to be able to kick into the glacier to get the 4 teeth on the front of the crampon to grip the ice. Test the bite and make sure it’s stable and then kick your other foot in. Our first test, we went down a glacial crevasse. It was spectacularly beautiful. We used our foundation that our guides Emily and Brett taught us. It’s difficult not to marvel at nature’s beauty. I felt like my rock climbing skills really helped. After that pass, we went to a more difficult pass known as a moulin ( like Moulin Rouge). It was a glassier, more iced over face that was shaded and had a different texture and feel. It was more difficult to get the ice pick and crampons into the ice. BUt, you just gotta make your tools stick. I felt like a real ice climber. It was such a wonderful experience!! After the ice climb, we got back into the RV and made our way to Valdez — stopping by Tok Thai — an awesome Thai place we found on Yelp. We settled in overnight at Copper Center along the road at a picturesque spot where you could see Mt. Sanford and mt. Wrangell.
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Sat, Sep 3
Valdez
Valdez
Walked around the pier here — home to the great Valdez derby. This derby is a contest to see who can catch the biggest halibut as well as the biggest salmon. We caught it on its last day — and so far the biggest salmon was 17.8 lb and the biggest halibut was 253 lb! Small quiet fishing town where the Alaskan pipeline ends. Seems to be a bit smaller than Seward.
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Sun, Sep 4
Evening close to Denali
Sun, Sept 4
Drove from Valdez to Copper Center thru Wasilla (home of Sarah Palin) to Bodenburg Butte. We did a lil hike there and then ended up heading to Denali Brewing Company in Talkeetna. Excellent Belgian strong there.
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Mon, Sep 5
call for wonder lake shuttle tickets 8am (alaska time) shuttle
http://www.alaska.org/detail/denali-park-shuttle-bus
Drive to Denali
Camp in Denali Riley creek site.
Mon, Sept 5
From Talkeetna, we drove into Denali national park. We stopped for lunch at Prospector’s (it was rainy and cold). Excellent craft beer on top — like 40+ beers! Excellent pizzas as well! After lunch, we walked around the park and then decided to make the sled dog demo. These dogs are so excited to pull!! They’re Alaskan huskies who love to pull a sled. We saw the 6 week old pups! This is the only working sled dog kennel in any of the national parks. These dogs work hard in the winter freeing up debris from roads, hauling supplies to hard to reach places, helping keep the roads maintained — but they love what they do! Gotta say, they’re the hardest working federal employees! We stayed the night in Riley Creek campground (yes you still get a cell signal on AT&T).
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Tues, Sep 6
Tues, Sept 6
Early early morning shuttle bus ride to Wonder Lake — we saw beautiful views of bears, caribou, and moose. It was super rainy and drab…cloudy. We got to Eielson center and decided to take the 12p ranger led hike up Alpine trail. Although we got soaked from the rain, it was worth the 1000+ ft elevation gain to see the different terrain. We learned from Ranger Nick (which this was the last ranger led hike of the season) that there are a ton of earthquakes or at least seismic activity happening in the Eielson area. But we didn’t feel anything that day. Do take a moment to stop and check out Eielson center. It’s full of info and a great stopping point to watch a movie on climbers to summit Denali — 3 weeks, no Sherpas, and you carry your own waste in the freakin’ cold! I don’t think Denali is in the cards for me. We took the return bus (we didn’t make it to wonder lake)…cold and wet. Once we got to the RV, a change of clothes and a beer did the trick to turn our frowns upside down! We hit up Prospector’s again for dinner and it was fabulous!! Night again in Riley Creek Campground.
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Wed, Sep 7
Wed, Sept 7
We decided to fill up our RV with fresh water and then check out of Riley Campground and park in the Visitors center lot (just for the day). We opted for the Mt. Healy Overlook trail — which is a strenuous 2 hour trail, one way, 2.7 miles, 1700ft elevation, 25% grade, 2 feet width, with native soils with roots and rocks. It was totally rad!! Great way to see the various terrain at the different altitudes. Pack a lunch and have it at the top of the trail as the views are beautiful — even on a partly cloudy day. The descent is much faster than the ascent. There are edible blueberries along the way for a great snack! Dinner tonight at Karsten’s — a new restaurant that has a yummy caribou burger as well as awesome sweet jalapeño cornbread! After dinner, we drove to Savage River campgrounds to RV for the night. No AT&T cell phone reception here.
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Thurs, Sep 8
Thurs, Sept 8
From the Savage river campground, we walked to the trailhead to Savage Alpine trail. This trail can be started either at the campground or at the end by savage river. If you have trouble with steep descents, I recommend starting at Savage river (from the campground, you can catch a shuttle to take you there) — it’s a steeper ascent by more relaxed descent closer to the campgrounds. The Savage alpine trail is strenuous, 3 hours one way, 4miles, 1500ft in elevation, 25% grade, 2 feet width, and has native soils with roots and rocks and gravel. So, from the campground going up you start a gradual ascent with tall grasses initially that breaks open to subalpine/alpine tundra that’s short. We didn’t’ see any large wildlife along this trail — but there are plenty of warning signs for bears. Once we got to the top (no more elevation gain on the maintained trail), we saw a rocky peak that we wanted to get to for a better look at Denali. So, we forged our own trail. It was rocky and barren and was an extra 400ft or so almost straight up (>25% grade). The wind was fierce and strong — but we made it. At the top, we had an Alaskan Summer Ale beer to celebrate the climb and enjoy the peace of the area around us. Our descent was tricky — super rocky terrain with steep areas. We went carefully and slowly down the mountain back to the maintained trail. I spotted an alpine squirrel who didn’t seem to be scared or even interested in me — he was going after some grub in the ground! The descent was super steep even once we got onto the main trail. After we got down from the savage alpine trail, we opted for an extra 2 miles along the savage river loop trail. Nice and relaxing 45min trail around the river with minimal elevation change. I’m still amazed at the sheer beauty of Denali and could easily come back here. We drove into town to see if we could arrange a flight for tomorrow to circle Denali. Looks like we’re a go with Talkeetna Air!
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Fri, Sep 9
Denali to Talkeetna
Fri, Sept 9
Today we drove from Denali to Talkeetna to catch a plane that will go over some glacial ice fields and then circle Denali from Talkeetna Air. Impressively spectacular views from the plane! I highly recommend it! Dropped off the RV back at Great Alaskan Holiday and arranged for a taxi to Moose’s Tooth — a must stop for awesome pizza and craft brew in Anchorage! After that, we took a taxi back to our RV and then picked up our luggage and then headed to the airport for a midnight flight.
Talkeetna to Anchorage: about 2 hours
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Sat, Sep 10
Sat, Sept 10
Flight home from Anchorage waaaaaaaay early!
Northern Italy, Southern France, and Northern Spain by car
We were looking for a wonderful two week vacation that was Zika virus-free. In fact, we had to cancel our last vacation to Panama because it has become such a pandemic! So, we researched and landed on a lovely European vacation via car! A lot of it was based on the reservations we could land using the Top 50 Restaurants in the World. It was an incredible way to see the countryside and try some wines as well as have some spontaneous adventures along the way! This would be a fantastic honeymoon (in fact, it was our “pre” honeymoon!).
Our Itinerary:
Friday, May 13
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Day, Date | Flight | Class | Departure City and Time | Arrival City and Time | Aircraft | Meal |
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Fri, 13MAY16 | UA370 | X | SAN DIEGO, CA (SAN) 3:20 PM |
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 4:57 PM |
737-800 | |
Fri, 13MAY16 | UA926 | X | SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 7:00 PM |
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (FRA) 2:55 PM (14MAY) |
747-400 | Dinner |
Sat, 14MAY16 | LH302 | X | FRANKFURT, GERMANY (FRA) 4:25 PM |
TURIN, ITALY (TRN) 5:40 PM |
ERJ 190 | |
Flight operated by LUFTHANSA CITYLINE. |
Pick-Up
HERTZ
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May 14, 2016 – 18:30 |
TORINO CASELLE AIRPORT DESK IN TERMINAL MUST HAVE FLIGHT INFO – TORINO , IT |
Tel: 39 011 5678166 |
PIAZZA MAFALDA DI SAVOIA 10098 RIVOLI (TO)
TEL +39 011 9565225 – FAX +39 011 956524
Hotel Carla, Levanto – May 15 |
Via Martiri della Libertà 28, Levanto, SP, 19015 Italy |
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They don’t need to pay anybody and Gaja doesn’t touch the dough. It’s all about philanthropy so if they’ve already donated to anther charity this year that would work or they could pick one of the Italian charities suggested by the winery. Just need a receipt or invoice.
In Serralunga for hotels the Il Boscareto is decadent right in the amphitheater of vineyards.
In the same town Centro Storico is where I would go for a really authentic experience.
Wines from the owner’s friends that we’ve never heard of, tableside prosciutto carving, and so reasonable $$.
In Barbaresco town, send them to Antica Torre at the top of the hill past the Gaja Winery. Lunch or Dinner.
Order Tajarin, the famous egg yolk pasta or anything else and they’ll be stoked. Once again, reasonable $$.
Over towards Bolgheri, Il Doretto is a killer low key restaurant in a person’s yard basically. Lunch or Dinner.
In Montalcino, Il Giglio is great. Dinner.
Antico Podere Tota Virginia |
Località Baudana 69, Serralunga D’Alba, 12050, Italy – Show directions |
Phone: +390173613026Serralunga D’Alba |
Check-in Monday, May 16, 2016 (2:00 PM – 12:00 AM)
12060 Castiglione Falletto, Piemonte, Italia
tel. +39.0173.62814
fax.+39.0173.62914
info@cavallotto.com
http://www.cavallotto.com
Wines from the owner’s friends that we’ve never heard of, tableside prosciutto carving, and so reasonable $$.
Please note that we only consider this appointment booked, if we receive an e-mail from you affirming the date and time. You will then receive a PDF document with the directions to our winery. Please print this document and bring it along to your visit.
The tasting and tour, of course also depending on your interest, take about 90 minutes and can be held in English or Italian.
Since we take our time with you and since we always make sure one can taste the best (e.g. we will open a bottle also just for your visit), please understand that we have to charge 15,00 Euro a person to taste 4 different wines and 20,00 Euro a person to taste 6 different wines. However, if you purchase wine for more than 50,00 Euro a person, the tasting fee will be covered by us.
Tel.: +39/0173/78120
Fax.: +39/0173/78120
Indirizzo: Località Sant’Anna, 12065 Monforte d’Alba, Italy
Order Tajarin, the famous egg yolk pasta or anything else and they’ll be stoked. Once again, reasonable $$.
In Sant’Angelo en Colle near Il Poggione Il Pozzo is a great lunch spot.
It will be a pleasure to welcome you at Paolo Scavino. Our only availability is for Tuesday 17th at 10:00am together with some other guests. If it works for you, I kindly ask a phone number in case of any communications.
(Confirmed via email with Roberto)
Roberto Boggione
Azienda Vitivinicola Paolo Scavino
Via Alba-Barolo, 157 – 12060 Castiglione Falletto (CN)
Phone +39 017362850 | Fax +39 0173 462042
roberto@paoloscavino.com www.paoloscavino.com
piazza duomo, Alba, Italy —
Tues, May 17 12:30p
Ristorante Piazza Duomo P.za Risorgimento 4, 12051 Alba (CN) Tel. 0173- 366167 Les Grandes Tables du Monde - Le Soste
Dress code:smart casual
At 15,30 May 17th.
Ciao,
Marco
> Strada Terzolo, 7
> Barbaresco
> mobile +39 348 7121685
Via Serraboella, 17 I-12052 NEIVE (CN)
Tel +39/0173/677185 Fax +39/0173/67142
E-mail info@cigliuti.it www.cigliuti.it
Hello,
you are more than welcome to come and taste our wines.
We have a tasting room open every days from 10 to 13 and from 14 to 18, also Saturdays and Sundays
You can come when do you prefer, no reservation needed, and the tasting will be free of charge.
Sorry but we don’t give tour of the winery but just tastings.
Thank you so much
See you here in Barbaresco
Best regards
Luca Cravanzola
Produttori del Barbaresco
Via Torino 54
12050 Barbaresco (cn)
tel: +39 0173 635139
fax: +39 0173 635130
luca@produttoridelbarbaresco.com
www.produttoridelbarbaresco.com
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We are very glad to inform you that we have reserved for you a table for 2 people at our restaurant for dinner on 17 May 2016.
The service starts at 7.30 pm.
ATTENTION!
The correct address for you GPS device is:
Via Santo Stefano Roero, 75 – 12043 Canale (CN) – Italy (this is not our address: drive about 40 meters on and you will see our sign) (please note that in the area there are 2 villages with the name Canale. The correct one is located 15 km far from Alba, while the other one – the wrong one – is located a 80 km far from us!!)
GPS/Navigator coordinates
E 7° 58’ 32. 79”
N 44° 47’ 44. 62”
VILLA TIBOLDI
Case Sparse Tiboldi, 127
12043 CANALE – Piemonte – Italia
tel: +39 0173 970388 – fax: +39 0173 959233
GPS: N 44° 47’ 44. 62” – E 07° 58’ 32. 79”
The winery is open for visit and tasting from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 1 pm and from 2pm from 5pm. Sunday only in the morning from 9am to 1pm. Visit at the cellar and tasting of 3/4 wines is free of charge.
Please to tell me when you would prefer to come.
Cordialmente
Marcella Bianco
Via Umberto I, 9
12060 Verduno – CN
Tel + Fax +39 0172 470284
E-mail:info@cantinecastellodiverduno.it
May 18 8:15p
Best Western Prince de Galles |
4, avenue du Général de Gaulle, Menton, 06500, France – Show directions |
Phone: +33493282121 |
Your reservation | 1 night, 1 room Change |
Check-in |
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
(from 4:00 PM) |
Check-out |
Thursday, May 19, 2016
(until 12:00 PM) |
$139 euro
Cancellation policy |
If canceled or modified up to 7 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged. If canceled or modified later or in case of no-show, 100 percent of the first night will be charged.
Any cancellation or modification fees are determined by the property. Additional costs will be paid to the property.
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Domaine de Terrebrune: May 20 at 17:00
Bandol: Domaine de terrebrune. Second best dry rose in the world. Guzzle it.
Our domaine is open from 9h30 to 12h30 for the visit and from 14h30 to 18h.
Thank you to come one hour before we close.
See you on the 20 th May.
Thank you for the interest in our wine.
Best regards
Camille
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Property name | Hôtel Provençal |
Address | 25 rue des Écoles Bandol, 83150 France |
Phone | +33494295211 |
Fax | +33494296757 |
541239187-znau.tqcb.sgk4.qvku@
property.booking.com
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Travel information | Show directions |
Check-in | Thursday, May 19, 2016 , check-in 3:00 PM – 9:00 PM |
Check-out | Saturday, May 21, 2016 , check-out 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Your reservation | 2 nights, 1 room |
€ 224 Please note: additional supplements (e.g. extra bed) are not added to this total. VAT (10%) included City tax (€ 0.99 per person per night) not included |
Hi,
Thank you for your mail.
We will receive you during your trip in Bandol on May 20 or 21.
It’s not necessary to have a reservation if you are only 2 persons.
We are open Morning : 9 – 12h / afternoon : 14 – 18h
Best regards
Benoît RICHET
Responsable Commercial
Tél : +33 (0)4 94 90 12 73 / Fax : +33 (0) 4 94 90 12 98
(Per email, no availability May 20 or 21 (possibly an event, Le Salon Du Vin but ref Paris??)
Hotel du Parc
Check in: May 21
Check out: May 22
Address: Hotel du Parc
8, rue Achille Bege
34090
France
Classic Double Room – Non-refundable
2 adults
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People : 2
Please remember our cancellation policy; rest assured that no charges will be made to your card even if you cancel your reservation up to 3 days in advance. If the reservation is cancelled in the last 48 hours, a fee of 117€ per person will be charged to the card. If the reservation is cancelled on the booked date, or if the guest does not arrive, a fee of 185€ per person will be charged to the card.
How to get here http://bit.ly/1x1BhOL
Añarre Zarra |
Carretera Gi 2132 KM 12- 13, Rentería, 20100, Spain – Show directions |
Phone: +34943523751 |
our reservation | 1 night, 1 room Change |
Check-in |
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
(from 1:00 PM) |
Check-out |
Thursday, May 26, 2016
(until 12:00 PM) |
$48 euro
Cancellation policy |
If canceled or modified up to 30 days before date of arrival, no fee will be charged. If canceled or modified up to 15 days before date of arrival, 40 percent of the total price of the reservation will be charged. If canceled or modified up to 7 days before date of arrival, 60 percent of the total price of the reservation will be charged. If canceled or modified later or in case of no-show, the total price of the reservation will be charged.
Any cancellation or modification fees are determined by the property. Additional costs will be paid to the property.
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(Emailed, no availability)
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Asador Etxebarri, Atxondo, Bizkaia, Spain — May 28, 8:30p (email confirmation 48 h prior to ressie)
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FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Day, Date | Flight | Class | Departure City and Time | Arrival City and Time | Aircraft | Meal |
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Sun, 29MAY16 | LH1147 | X | BILBAO INTERNATIONAL, SPAIN (BIO) 6:50 AM |
FRANKFURT, GERMANY (FRA) 9:00 AM |
A-321 | |
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Sun, 29MAY16 | UA961 | X | FRANKFURT, GERMANY (FRA) 11:20 AM |
NEWARK, NJ (EWR – LIBERTY) 1:55 PM |
777-200 | Lunch |
Sun, 29MAY16 | UA513 | X | NEWARK, NJ (EWR – LIBERTY) 6:01 PM |
SAN DIEGO, CA (SAN) 9:09 PM |
737-900 | Purchase |
Japan – November 2015
A very doable itinerary for a two week fall vacation in Japan
2015 in review
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Mexico City, Mexico – August 2015

- Paseo de la Reforma #500, Colonia Juarez, Mexico, D.F., 06600 Mexico
- Tel. 52 (55) 5230-1818, boo
- 1290552:1
It is the restaurant’s policy to secure the booking with a credit card. 24 Hour Cancellation Policy applies with a charge of $1,000 pesos for every person that does not arrive as well as for no-shows.
Pujol – Enrique Olvera
Francisco Petrarca 254, Polanco
Ciudad de Mexico DF 11570
Teléfono: 55.5545.4111
San Francisco – May 2015
Best new restaurant: The Progress, Lazy Bear
Restaurants: State Bird Provisions, Benu, SPQR, Quince
Bars: TrickDog, Bar Agricole
Bakers: B Patisserie, Craftsman and Wolves
Wine: a16
Swan Oyster Depot: http://www.sfswanoysterdepot.com
Breakfast @ Mama’s: http://www.mamas-sf.com/
Smitten ice cream… so so ice cream at best but the beer garden next to it was perfect!
Kokkari Greek restaurant (don’t forget the lamb riblets)
Twin Peaks summit hike
No. 75: Coi
Golden Gate Park:
http://www.hiddensf.com/420-golden-gate-park-san-francisco.html
http://sfrecpark.org/parks-open-spaces/golden-gate-park-guide/
Neighborhoods:
http://www.hiddensf.com/100-san-francisco-neighborhood-guide.html
The mission: http://www.hiddensf.com/mission-district-best-things-map.html
Chinatown: http://www.hiddensf.com/103-chinatown-san-francisco-california.html
Main Attractions:
http://www.hiddensf.com/400-san-francisco-attractions.html
http://www.hiddensf.com/410-san-francisco-tourism.html
Presidio Park:
http://www.hiddensf.com/430-things-to-do-presidio-sf.html
Batteries to Bluffs walking trail (view of GGBridge): http://www.hiddensf.com/batterys-bluffs-walking-trail.html
San Francisco Carnaval, Mission District, San Francisco
Festival, Saturday-Sunday, 5/23/15 – 5/24/15, Free. Harrison St. between 16th & 24th Streets.
Parade, Sunday 5/24/14, 9:30 am, Free. Proceeds west on 24th St. then north on Mission St.
A big, crowded Latin American/Caribbean Street festival and parade in the Mission District.
Saturday, 5/24/15, 11 am-5 pm, Free.
A party for the people of Sausalito, very much like the old Sausalito Art Fair, featuring local art and music. 7000 people attended last year.