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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.
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.
