By Eric Goldring
We awoke to bright skies and, at least for me, great excitement. I have wanted to visit the Cambodia temples for many years. My anticipation was heightened by a comment made by Anthony Bourdain in his television show, “No Reservations”, when he said that after visiting Angkor Wat he stopped
Our last night in Hanoi was quiet as our plans to walk to a small café somewhere were literally rained out. It poured. There was thunder and lightning. And then it did it again and again. Hence, the Sofitel Metropole bar was our destination. A nice time, but also a
Ha Noi is a city of conflicts and, as such, it is difficult to either get your head around it or to truly feel comfortable with. Because of this the AmaWaterway’s pre-cruise land extension is a bit of a mixed bag…but only because of the nature of the city. In
OK, it wasn’t so bad. Our flights from Newark, New Jersey to Ha Noi, Vietnam went flawlessly as did my plan for a break in London. We are now comfortably in our hotel, the Sofitel Metropole Hanoi. Our first flight on United to London was fine. Plenty of legroom in
Two days to go and we are off to Vietnam and Cambodia…so finally the Itinerary, maybe. As I write this Typhoon Kai-Tak is pounding Vietnam with winds up to 133 kilometers per hour (83 miles per hour) and very heavy rains. Ha Long Bay is closed to ships, 20,000 Vietnamese solders placed
I depart on my Vietnam and Camodia experience on the AMAWaterways AmaLotus in just a few days and the whole family is getting pretty excited. I was going to write about the specifics of our trip here, but I got side-tracked…in a good way. I have organized the flights, seats,
One of the most read articles I have ever written is Seabourn vs. Silversea vs. Regent – Forget Loyalty; Which Provides the Best Luxury Cruise Experience? . The reason is obvious: People want to know what is the difference between the various luxury cruise lines. (Crystal Cruises now that it
Regent Seven Seas Cruises just announced their second quarter financials. Now, I know that for many that may seem irrelevant to their cruising experience, but the fact is that the information can be used to predict the future…and a bit more accurately than tea leaves. Back on May 15, 2012
I have been keeping my eye on Silversea Cruises for quite a while now. Recently there has been a pretty-much wholesale change at the top. On August 1, 2012, Ken Watson, who was the COO, quietly was moved to the role of an “advisor”, pretty much completing the housecleaning. Now,
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