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Luckily my wife and I had each been to London before. As a big and modern city we knew there were a lot of transportation options. We also knew we'd need to figure out cell phone coverage during the trip to help us get around. Cell PhonesDuring our trip to Rome a few months prior… Continue reading April 2018: London – Logistics
We slept well in our new beds and woke up hungry. We made the walk to the lobby where we would be able to go to the breakfast buffet. The buffet consisted of several western and traditional Arabic options. There were more Arabic options than at the hotel in Dubai and fewer western options. Overall… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Diary – Day 7
I woke up before the rest of the family and checked in on the load of laundry from the previous evening. I was hoping it was dry, but unfortunately it was still soaking wet. I double checked the instruction on how to turn the drying mode on again and I took some of the larger… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Diary – Day 6
After doing a ton of research online, the overwhelming opinion seems to be to use taxis to get around the city. I'm normally not a big fan of taxis, but everyone says they are plentiful, clean, safe and inexpensive. They also (mostly) accept credit cards for payment vastly minimizing the headache of having to carry… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – Logistics
There is a LOT to do in Dubai. You see and hear about the malls and shopping, but there is quite a bit else to see and do and we only had 4 full days due to travel on our first day when we arrived in the evening. Burj KalifaThe Burj Kalifa is the tallest… Continue reading February 2019: Dubai Planning – Activities
We were skeptical about planning too many excursions. We have heard they are money grabs by the cruise lines. I’m sure there is a lot of truth to that, though we wanted to see what the options were. We didn’t have to book the excursions when we booked the cruise. We could even have waited… Continue reading Christmas 2018 Planning – Excursions
By this time we had already booked the stay at Pebble Beach and the three courses we were going to play there. The Pebble Beach portion was at the end of our trip and we would first play Pebble Beach on a mid-morning tee time to allow us plenty of time to warm up and… Continue reading Throwback Trip: Pebble Beach 2014: Golf Planning
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