Author: The JetSetter Team
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Hotel Maids Beware if Bert Kreischer's Been There
A recent blog by AOL Travel posed the hypothetical question if this made Bert the world’s worst hotel guest? While Mr. Kreischer might be a very, very bad one, he’s got his work cut out for him in besting the rock band Van Halen, the members of which made a career of laying waste to…
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Creepy Travel in the Catacombs of Paris
To the unaware, the Catacombs of Paris seem ripped from an Edgar Allen Poe nightmare. Not a cemetery exactly, this underground complex of tunnels and rooms is called an ossuary (site that serves as a final resting place for human remains) and holds the skeletons of about 6 million souls. How does something like this…
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Tourism Boards Learning to Step in Front of the Social Media Wave
Would you estimate recent tourism numbers to be higher or lower in places like Egypt…Japan…Libya? We don”t have the stats in front of us but, thanks to an earthquake, tsunami, nuclear reactor snafu, and a couple of rebel uprisings, we would guess that tourism ain”t what it used to be in those three countries right…
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5 Things You Can't Believe Are On Cruise Ships Now
Cruise ships were not content to stop with ice skating, rock climbing walls, roller coasters, and giant television for movies under the stars. If you thought the Blue Man Group was as wild as it was ever going to get, the cruising industry has upped the ante with even more outrageous shipboard diversions, all intended…
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5 Countries that Welcome Expatriates
While most of the Middle East seems difficult for Americans to integrate into, the tiny Persian Gulf country of Bahrain scored highest of all on a survey of expatriates living there. Finding new friends and learning the language still presented a barrier but finding a home and good schools and setting up finances was a…
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Luxury Travel – When the Swimming Pool's the Thing
The world is a big place and boasts a lot of swimming pools but, for our money, here are a few of the best. 1. The Biltmore (Coral Gables, FL) – Almost from the moment it opened in the 1920’s, the Biltmore has been a legendary haven for celebrities, millionaires, and others who simply want…
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Leisure Travel by Cargo Ship the Next Big Thing?
High-priced ocean cruises booked through companies with names like Carnival, Disney, and Princess aren’t the only game in town. For the Jetsetter looking for something a bit off the beaten track, check out the leisure travel options available on cargo ships. Yes, we did just say cargo ships. Believe it or not there are some…
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European Gestures Every Traveler Should Know
Europeans communicate quite well through the use of hand gestures. We’re not talking official sign language here, but rather signs of a different (unofficial) type. We can only guess but it makes sense to us that the ripe selection of hand signals developed in Europe through the close proximity of so many different cultures. Below…
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Cruising the Antarctic Can Be Dangerous Business
With desperate economic conditions still rising around the world, piracy on the high seas seems to be the way a certain segment of the population in countries like Somalia have chosen to earn their daily bread, robbing and slaughtering innocent traveler’s unfortunate enough to stray into their path. It turns out that cruising a luxury…
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7 Considerations for Your United States Bucket List
It’s a sweet joy and terrible agony to try to put together a bucket list of any sorts. One of the deals with life is that there usually are way too many choices and not enough time. That’s how the concept of a bucket list got started in the first place. In case you’re unfamiliar…