The Lad and the Lass

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Shout Outs

All the Cuban people!
Mikey and his family for a wonderful meal and friendship
Our guide William in Tulum
Kris Hart for being a good sport
Those of you who follow the blog a big shout out.

My hat grew. If a wide brimmed white hat with a lovely provocative lilt is a great accessory a bigger one must be better. So when I saw it I had to have it. Thus the battle of the hats began. It is difficult posing for pictures with John when our hats are crashing into one another. Neither of us is given an inch when it comes to the girth of our hats.

I won! If there was the battle of the hats I was battling the sun. How to arrive back in New York as pale as I left it was my goal and I did it. Not one bit of sun tan. Not even a wrist watch mark. Now that takes work while traveling in the sun drenched islands and Cancun Mexico. SPF 30 helps. The hat, especially the really wide one made a big difference.

Room without a View

Here is our supposed Ocean Front Room. If you are tall enough, or if you crane your neck, you get to see a sliver of the ocean but of course no one can be out in the pool or bar area.
I made enough noise that they will reimburse Us Category downgrade. Stay tune for what that means in terms of. dollars and cents.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

Hotel Reviews:

Hotel Nacional:

My favorite hotel in the world. The one con it has is that the Wi-Fi is expensive an slow.

Iberostar Jamaica:

Pros:
Excellent food and drinks

Cons:
Too big
No Wi-Fi in rooms

Dreams Resort:

Pros:
Great Wi-Fi
Near wonderful ruins

Cons:
Too noisy
Lousy, watered own drinks
Unhelpful staff

Thursday, January 17, 2013

What makes a Great Traveller?

I have been thinking about this issue. I have boiled it down to 5 things that make up a great traveller. Please add you own in comments.

1). No whining! That means no matter what goes wrong, how lousy the hotel, the view or food is, whether first class or no class you deal with it.

2). Spontaneity! A great traveller can change plans at the drop of a hat. A Great traveller does not treat a trip like a military campaign

3). Active! A great traveller wants and loves to do everything and see everything yet is smart enough to build in rest days when he/she travels.

4). Compromise! A great traveller takes into consideration his/her travel partner's needs.

5). Packing Light! Only carry on luggage. 'Nuff said