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Garuda Indonesia Business Class Inspection

July 29, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens 1 Comment

Garuda Indonesia Business Class Inspection

I had the opportunity to inspect Garuda Indonesia's (Indonesia's flag carrier) brand new aircraft fleet. Garuda has been flying in and out of Australia to Denpasar and Jakarta for the last 40 years but in the last say 5-10 years, the airline's popularity hasn't been ideal due to unfortunate ... continue reading

Filed Under: Airline, Luxury Travel, Travel Reviews, Work

Exploring the ruins of Mexico

July 15, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens Leave a Comment

Exploring the ruins of Mexico

Apocalypto is one of my favourite movies, and this is one of the reasons why I wanted to explore Mexico. We really wanted to go to Macchu Pichu but our time and budget dictated that Peru and the rest of the other South American wonders, will have to go next time.The ruins and pyramids of Mexico, ... continue reading

Filed Under: Adventure, Adventure Travel, Central America, Mexico

Ciudad de Mexico, Te Amo!

June 26, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens 2 Comments

Ciudad de Mexico, Te Amo!

Ciudad de Mexico.  Now one of my favourite cities in the world. Before we left for our trip people have been warning us about the dangers of going to the city. Bombarding us with gang crime tales, etc. Tell you what, the more you tell me not to go, the more I want to go. I didn't really listen to ... continue reading

Filed Under: Central America, Mexico

WHERE (not) to stay in Merida

June 22, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens Leave a Comment

WHERE (not) to stay in Merida

I have to say that this is the worst hotel we stayed at while in Mexico. The pictures may lead you to believe that I'm all hoity toity and have such impossible standards. Actually the MAIN reason for my dislike of this hotel is..the crap location. So we stayed at the Hotel Residencial in ... continue reading

Filed Under: Central America, Hotels, Mexico, Travel Reviews

Sundown in Merida, Mexico

June 22, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens 4 Comments

Sundown in Merida, Mexico

The city finally came just a little bit alive after we returned from the city tour.We were dropped back into the local Zocalo (town square) and there were more people in it than when we left off to start the tour.Saw a very fancy and touristy calesa. It must be the quiet season for tourism in Merida ... continue reading

Filed Under: Central America, Mexico

Merida,Mexico (Part 1)

June 21, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens 5 Comments

Merida,Mexico (Part 1)

Merida, Merida, Merida.... I don't know how to begin my experience with this city.I always research prior to any trip and the articles I came up with, and more importantly the feedback from people I know who've actually been to Merida have all been Positive.To sum it up, the feed back was that ... continue reading

Filed Under: Central America, Mexico

XCARET! the paradise island

June 16, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens 2 Comments

XCARET! the paradise island

This will be my last post about Cancun. I saved the best for last! Xcaret (pronounced Shkaret) is an ecological / historical park slash resort. I call it Paradise Island. This place is about 2 hours away from Cancun. We took a day trip package that included entrance, meals, transport to and ... continue reading

Filed Under: Adventure, Adventure Travel, Central America, Mexico, Resort, Travel Reviews

Jungle Adventure in Tankah, Mexico

June 15, 2012 by Jean Holy Smithereens 1 Comment

Jungle Adventure in Tankah, Mexico

After driving the 4WD for a bit, we soon reached a very pristine clearing not just a clearing mind you but a lake with wide open spaces. have any idea what's the most perfect thing to do? If you think like me, jumping into the lake would just be second best. The very best thing ... continue reading

Filed Under: Adventure, Adventure Travel, Central America, Mexico, outdoors

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