Barcelona 20 Reasons to Sail on Windstar’s New Star Pride Ship Buenos días! I’m back from Europe after sailing on Windstar’s newest ship, Star Pride. I was invited on the inaugural cruise along with several other journalists, travel agents, executives and… Johnny Jet, May 20, 2014
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Italy Travel Tip of the Day: Avoid Venice’s Biggest Tourist Trap Another Venice TipLast week we featured a Venice tip from one of our regular contributors, Jennifer Dombrowski (@jdomb), who lives near Venice and knows the city like a local. Her… Johnny Jet, May 19, 2014
Caribbean Palm Island Resort When you think ‘all-inclusive’, you may think of overly crowded tourist traps. When you think ‘private island’, you may think of the kind of escape that only the likes of… Johnny Jet, May 18, 2014
Cruise Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 5 (Portoferraio, Italy on the Island of Elba) Our last stop on Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise was to Portoferraio, Italy on the Island of Elba. I woke up early and was able to watch us dock right… Johnny Jet, May 18, 2014
Cruise Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 5 (Portofino, Italy) Day 5 of Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise took us to Portofino, Italy. I was most excited for this port since I’ve heard so much about it but had… Johnny Jet, May 18, 2014
Cruise Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 4 (Monte Carlo, Monaco) Day four on Windstar’s Star Pride took us to my dad’s favorite port, Monte Carlo! Monaco is located on the French Riviera in western Europe. It’s bordered by France on… Johnny Jet, May 18, 2014
Cruise Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 3 (Sanary-sur-Mer, France) Day three of Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise brought us to Sanary-sur-Mer in France. This was my favorite port of the trip since we arrived on a beautiful sunny Wednesday… Johnny Jet, May 18, 2014
Middle East 8 Tips for Traveling During MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) The night before I boarded my British Airways flight to Europe I read a news story on MERS that really scared the crap out of me. MERS—an acronym for Middle… Johnny Jet, May 17, 2014
Travel Style Travel Style: Darley Newman Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what… Johnny Jet, May 16, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day (Reader) Travel Tip of the Day: The Jewelry Bag The Jewelry Bag Today’s tip comes from reader Cheri C., who says: “Before going through airplane check-in, I place all my jewelry in a special small cloth bag in my… Johnny Jet, May 16, 2014
California San Diego Fire Condition Updates for Travelers Dramatic #photo Fire tornado pushing through neighborhood in San Marcos. pic.twitter.com/8zYKP6LYq6 — Tara Wallis (@tarawallis) May 15, 2014 SAN DIEGO, CALIF. – Wildfires are currently active in the north and… Johnny Jet, May 15, 2014
Europe On the El Transcantábrico train in Spain I have dreamed of a trip onboard the famed, yet uber-expensive, Orient Express for decades. So when I learned about El Transcantábrico Clásico, a luxury train that runs along the coastline… Kim Button, May 15, 2014
Travel Tip of the Day Travel Tip of the Day: Just Go Just GoI do a fair number of group tours and whenever we’re offered the chance to use the bathroom, I go, even if I don’t have to. That’s because a… Johnny Jet, May 15, 2014
Europe Windstar’s Star Pride Mediterranean Cruise: Day 2 (Sete, France) Our first port on Windstar’s Star Pride was Sete, France. This sleepy little French seaside port was known as Cette until 1928. The highlight for me besides getting one of… Johnny Jet, May 15, 2014
