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My Tremendous Tauck Bridges River Cruise Experience

Tuesday, August 15th, 2017

By Nancy Kivlen, Director of Leisure, Carefree Vacations My sixteen-year-old niece and I arrived in Paris on July 14th, Bastille Day. We were greeted by a cheerful French man holding a Tauck Tours sign at Charles de Gaulle airport. He whisked us away to our Pullman Eiffel Tower Hotel where the view of La Tour […]

My Trip to Southern Africa, Part Two

Wednesday, December 7th, 2016

By Nancy Kivlen, Director of Leisure  Part Two Sabi Sands, Kruger National Park, South Africa The highlight of our trip was the private reserve of Sabi Sands located in the Kruger National Park. Our first stop was the over-the-top luxurious Dulini Game Reserve Lodge. Everything about this lodge was deluxe and no detail was left […]

My Trip to the Southern African Continent, Part One

Sunday, December 4th, 2016

 By Nancy Kivlen, Director of Leisure Part One Cape Town We arrived in Cape Town after a thirty six hour travel day via Qatar Airways.  They have a magnificent business class (they even give you a mattress to sleep on and pajamas). After an eight hour layover in Doha where we visited the Souk market, […]

Regent’s Brand New Explorer: Exquisite Elegance at Sea

Wednesday, July 27th, 2016

By Nancy Kivlen, Director of Leisure, Carefree Vacations In all my years in the travel industry, I have never experienced the kind of elegance, grace and panache that embodied the spirit of Regent’s brand new Explorer ship. No detail was left unattended – the ship is beyond impressive. I was one of the fortunate travel […]

Club Med Punta Cana: Something for Everybody

Thursday, April 28th, 2016

By Nancy Kivlen, Director of Leisure, Carefree Vacations Upon arrival at the beautiful Punta Cana Club Med resort in the Dominican Republic, we are greeted by Genevieve a lovely young French woman who welcomes us to the resort. We sip our welcome drink and are whisked away to our rooms located in the newly built, […]

Emerald Princess: Done and Done – #98 and #99 on My Bucket List

Friday, January 2nd, 2015

Princess Cruise delivers countries #98 and #99 on my Bucket List By Nancy Kivlen I recently returned from a Princess Cruise. The purpose of my trip was to check off countries #98 and #99 on my quest to reach 100 countries visited.  Princess Cruises provided me with the opportunity to do just that while enjoying […]

Kauai, The Garden Isle

Thursday, September 25th, 2014

I recently returned from a lovely 10 day vacation to Kauai and although I have been to this Island many times, it is a place to come back to – over and over. Kauai offers you a sense of what Hawaii must have been like when Captain Cook first arrived. With its misty peaks, the […]

The Magic of Fiji

Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

by Nancy Kivlen I just returned from Fiji, a place I’d never been before. I can only describe it as “Magical”. My partner and I boarded the Fiji Airways grueling 10 1/2 hour flight from LAX. There are no kind words for being stuffed into a small seat with your knees pressed up against the […]

Adventure Travel in Peru

Monday, November 26th, 2012

I recently returned from an amazing travel adventure, two weeks in Peru. Let me start by saying this trip is not for everyone. Those who wish to experience a true travel adventure can rest assured, Peru offers this and so much more.

Maui Memories

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012

Nancy has been to Hawaii numerous times. She shares her insider’s view on her favorite resort, beach, happy hour, breakfast and even snorkeling.