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We have always travelled extensively and personally inspected many hotels in various countries.
Some examples of these destinations are Argentina, Budapest, Hungary, Poland for the Beethoven
Festival, Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos, Paris and Provence. Many areas of Italy from the
Lakes to Sicily. Florida, especially Boca Raton, Miami Beach and Palm Beach, where I am a
member of their Travel Agency Advisor Board.
Below are excerpts from various letters to our clients:
ARGENTINA:
It's a country fills with great beauty and smiling people welcoming tourists. Sightseeing in Buenos
Aires is excellent with very good museums. The "MALBA" of Modern Art is a stunning contemporary
building with changing exhibits. There are areas full of palaces now converted to hotels, embassies and
shops. The virtuoso hotels are wonderful, including the "talk of the town" Faena Hotel. The Argentine
people are a mixture of Italian and Spanish plus a community from Wales and Poland so the varied
cuisine is great with this mixture of backgrounds.
TURKS & CAICOS:
Turks & Caicos was just voted by the World Travel Market to have the best beaches in the world.
The colors and clarity of the water are reminiscent of the Bahamas. The Palms-the newest and most
beautiful. There is a very relaxing, Zen-like spa, a very good exercise room, a classroom and beauty
parlor. There is a Beaches All-Inclusive resort for families-voted best resort on the island-and a Club
Med for adults only. There is no gambling here, but there is golf, sailing, fishing, para sailing, and
tennis and perfect beaches.
LONDON:
I have once again attended the Annual World Travel Market in London, England. Every country,
tour operator, hotel, railroad, ship line, tourist board, airline and car rental company is represented.
Being in London gives me the opportunity to visit the new and recently restored London hotels. The
Plaza on the River is a new 5 stars apartment hotel attached to a new 4 star hotel on the south side of
the Thames. The apartments are very nicely furnished and the river-view suites have full-size windows
making for dramatic views. When in London, everyone goes to Theatre. I only had time for one
performance, which was the one most difficult to get a ticket. It was a really terrific musical called
"Billy Elliot." When our clients travel outside London I always suggest joining the Royal Oak
Society, the American arm of the National Trust, which admits you to the large interiors of stately
homes and gardens. Because the pound is unusually high against our dollars, travel to Britain can be
expensive. We do have several hotels that at the times will quote pounds equal to dollars.
CENTRAL EUROPE-HUNGARY, POLAND, AND THE CRECH REPUBLIC:
Budapest, which is now lively and exciting. Independence has breathed new life into the inhabitants.
If you have never visited, it should be put on your travel list; if you have not been for a long time;
revisit. There was great deal of sightseeing. It's a walking city and many different tours are offered.
The bridges are lit up at night and since most hotels are on the Pest side you have spectacular views of
Buda especially with the lights on the hills. The restaurant Gundel room New York reopened in a
charming old villa with lovely grounds; the food and atmosphere; excellent. The famous Herend china
is manufactured in Hungary. Visit one of the shops to see or buy some of their stunning creations.
Krakow (Cracow) is a preserved medieval city and a real gem. It was not bombed during the war so
the buildings are authentic. The city is filled with University students. It feels lively and festive. A
popular attraction is the Salt Mines at Wieliczka. The city is definitely on a must visit list. The next
stop was Warsaw. We attend the Beethoven Festival there. The Festival is two weeks of wonderful
opera, ballet, and concerts with over two thousand musical performing artists. Warsaw was eighty-five
percent destroyed in the war and then devasted by a long communist rule. They have restored the old
city like the original from an extraordinary collection of Canaletto's painting when he visited Warsaw
in the 1700s. The last stop in the itinerary was the "Golden City" of Prague. It was even better than my
last visit, having emerged from Communist control. It's a city of stately building filled with musical
performances everywhere.
Some examples of these destinations are Argentina, Budapest, Hungary, Poland for the Beethoven
Festival, Providenciales in the Turks & Caicos, Paris and Provence. Many areas of Italy from the
Lakes to Sicily. Florida, especially Boca Raton, Miami Beach and Palm Beach, where I am a
member of their Travel Agency Advisor Board.
Below are excerpts from various letters to our clients:
ARGENTINA:
It's a country fills with great beauty and smiling people welcoming tourists. Sightseeing in Buenos
Aires is excellent with very good museums. The "MALBA" of Modern Art is a stunning contemporary
building with changing exhibits. There are areas full of palaces now converted to hotels, embassies and
shops. The virtuoso hotels are wonderful, including the "talk of the town" Faena Hotel. The Argentine
people are a mixture of Italian and Spanish plus a community from Wales and Poland so the varied
cuisine is great with this mixture of backgrounds.
TURKS & CAICOS:
Turks & Caicos was just voted by the World Travel Market to have the best beaches in the world.
The colors and clarity of the water are reminiscent of the Bahamas. The Palms-the newest and most
beautiful. There is a very relaxing, Zen-like spa, a very good exercise room, a classroom and beauty
parlor. There is a Beaches All-Inclusive resort for families-voted best resort on the island-and a Club
Med for adults only. There is no gambling here, but there is golf, sailing, fishing, para sailing, and
tennis and perfect beaches.
LONDON:
I have once again attended the Annual World Travel Market in London, England. Every country,
tour operator, hotel, railroad, ship line, tourist board, airline and car rental company is represented.
Being in London gives me the opportunity to visit the new and recently restored London hotels. The
Plaza on the River is a new 5 stars apartment hotel attached to a new 4 star hotel on the south side of
the Thames. The apartments are very nicely furnished and the river-view suites have full-size windows
making for dramatic views. When in London, everyone goes to Theatre. I only had time for one
performance, which was the one most difficult to get a ticket. It was a really terrific musical called
"Billy Elliot." When our clients travel outside London I always suggest joining the Royal Oak
Society, the American arm of the National Trust, which admits you to the large interiors of stately
homes and gardens. Because the pound is unusually high against our dollars, travel to Britain can be
expensive. We do have several hotels that at the times will quote pounds equal to dollars.
CENTRAL EUROPE-HUNGARY, POLAND, AND THE CRECH REPUBLIC:
Budapest, which is now lively and exciting. Independence has breathed new life into the inhabitants.
If you have never visited, it should be put on your travel list; if you have not been for a long time;
revisit. There was great deal of sightseeing. It's a walking city and many different tours are offered.
The bridges are lit up at night and since most hotels are on the Pest side you have spectacular views of
Buda especially with the lights on the hills. The restaurant Gundel room New York reopened in a
charming old villa with lovely grounds; the food and atmosphere; excellent. The famous Herend china
is manufactured in Hungary. Visit one of the shops to see or buy some of their stunning creations.
Krakow (Cracow) is a preserved medieval city and a real gem. It was not bombed during the war so
the buildings are authentic. The city is filled with University students. It feels lively and festive. A
popular attraction is the Salt Mines at Wieliczka. The city is definitely on a must visit list. The next
stop was Warsaw. We attend the Beethoven Festival there. The Festival is two weeks of wonderful
opera, ballet, and concerts with over two thousand musical performing artists. Warsaw was eighty-five
percent destroyed in the war and then devasted by a long communist rule. They have restored the old
city like the original from an extraordinary collection of Canaletto's painting when he visited Warsaw
in the 1700s. The last stop in the itinerary was the "Golden City" of Prague. It was even better than my
last visit, having emerged from Communist control. It's a city of stately building filled with musical
performances everywhere.
