official travel blog of Trips by Greg
For those who dreamed of one day seeing one of the great architectural sights of Paris, the fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral is both a tragedy and a lesson. Back in the day, I heard repeatedly about this great little jazz spot on Rampart Street in downtown New Orleans, right across from the historic […]
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If an airline suddenly goes bust and leaves you stranded, that travel insurance policy you bought may not offer you the protection you think it does. Low-cost airlines in Scandinavia are having their problems these days. When Primera Air abruptly belly-flopped financially last October, the unexpected collapsed stranded flight crews and passengers alike throughout the […]
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Tropical beauty and booming cities. Mountains and beaches. Great food. A young country with an ancient culture. All in one of the world’s cheaper travel destinations. Thailand is the tenth most visited country in the world, and for good reasons. It’s beautiful, it’s friendly, its social scene is “lit” and it’s all spectacularly cheap. Small […]
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Come 2021, the days of North American travelers being welcomed into Western Europe with just a passport and a nice smile will be over. You’ll need to be registered. One of the joys of traveling to Western Europe as an American is being able to breeze through immigration and customs on arrival at European airports. […]
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Ready for a tour of Cuba with a focus on healthy living and Afro-Cuban culture? Well, start packing. Could it be that you’re into one of these: Afro-Latino history and culture Yoga Beach life Salsa Vegan/Vegetarianism Art All of the above Or maybe you’d just like to get a jump on Spring Break? If so, […]
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Any year is a great time to visit this warm and welcoming West African nation. But for African-Americans in particular, 2019 will be special. An easy non-stop flight from the eastern United States. A nation known for its food, its music and its friendly people. And a government that has made a point of saying […]
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Carnival is doing away with its free 24-hour room service aboard its cruise ships. So what, it’s only one cruise line, right? Don’t bet on it. Sometime this month, Carnival Cruise Lines will, probably quietly, do away with one of the longstanding traditions of the modern cruise industry — free all-hours room service in your […]
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River cruising is a very different experience from ocean cruising. The environment. The scale. The pace. The vibe. It’s all different. And let me just come right out front and tell you that it’s not for everybody. To truly get the most out of a river cruise, you need to be a traveler of a […]
Read MoreSouthwest Airlines is experimenting with letting passengers board through the front and rear of their planes at the same time. Will it help speed up boarding and improve on-time departures and arrivals? We’ll see. Some of us are old enough to remember the Boeing 727, a three-engine workhorse airliner with a built-in ramp in the […]
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This archipelago of 115 tiny, almost unbearably beautiful islands welcomes visitors as if their nation’s future depends on it. Because it does. You have to look hard to find the Seychelles — 115 microdots of land scattered like dispersed sand grains in the western Indian Ocean. Odds are, your friends and neighbors have never heard […]
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