http://besttraveltipsexpert.com Best Travel Tips And Vacation Advice From An Expert. Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:43:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There will soon be direct flights from Dallas to Barbados!  [caption id="attachment_500" align="alignnone" width="100" caption="Barbados"][/caption] Staring December 16, 2010, American Airlines will have nonstop flights to Barbados three times a week from Dallas/Ft. Worth.  So now you will have another option in the Caribbean where traveling there will be easy.  Barbados.  The flights ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/498 [caption id="attachment_490" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Glacier Bay National Park"][/caption] Glacier Bay National Park Two park rangers came on board today while we spent the day in Glacier Bay National Park.  They made what we were seeing come to life by explaining the glaciers and the wildlife we saw.  They would also answer all the ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/485 After our whale watching adventure our tour took us to Mendenhall Glacier.  The view was breathtaking; but best of all while we were walking on a trail by a creek we noticed everyone was on this little bridge.  They were looking down and pointing and passing binoculars around.  Then we ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/478 We docked in Juneau about noon so I had time to take another digital workshop class before we arrived in Juneau.  We went on a small boat so there were only 6 of us on  the boat.  There were binoculars furnished on the boat as well as soft drinks and water.  Whenever someone ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/471 We got up extra early to watch for whales and other wildlife from the ship.  It was a little foggy but someone would scream out 'there is one' and everyone would scurry over to where they were pointing; like the whale was going to sit there and wait for everyone to be ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/467 If you are like most people, you go to a place that you really enjoy for your vacation one year.  Then when the next year comes along and you start thinking about planning your trip you think "oh, last year's place was great, let's just go there again"  Then years ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/462 We had a wonderful, much needed, restful day at sea.  Now that doesn't mean there was nothing to do.  There were more things to do than we could possibly do.  So we had to pick and choose.  We took the 'Behind the Scenes Kitchen Tour'.  We found out that on our ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/456 [caption id="attachment_450" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Zaandam at Pier 91"][/caption] We took a taxi from our hotel to Pier 91 where the Zaandam was waiting for us.  Checking in at the pier went very smooth with a very short line.  After on board we explored the ship a little and then it was ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/449 Well, Puerto Rico is as diverse a destination as you can imagine. It is an exotic Caribbean group of islands, yet still part of the United States.  So you do not need a passport if you are a U.S. citizen. [caption id="attachment_443" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Puerto Rico Waterfall"][/caption] If you like adventure, Puerto Rico is ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/440 Seattle is really a great place to explore before your cruise.  So if you go on a cruise that departs from Seattle be sure to plan time to soak up a little of all Seattle has to offer.  Make sure you have great walking shoes because everything seems to be ... http://besttraveltipsexpert.com/archives/432