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5 Steps to Make a Deal and Find What’s Real on a Touristy Island

March 12, 2015 Wallace Immen Comments Off on 5 Steps to Make a Deal and Find What’s Real on a Touristy Island

It’s an island where monkeys still do the picking in coconut trees and you share the beach with bullocks. It’s also an island that’s been overrun by kitsch and clutter and sunbathers chugging beer. But […]

Thiiptara restaurant at Bangkok Peninsula
Asia

The Peninsula, a Serene Retreat from the Bustle of Bangkok

February 26, 2015 Wallace Immen 1

I always love it when I know even before I step into the lobby of a hotel that my stay is going to be a special occasion. By the time our limousine drives through acres of […]

River ships on Mekong
AmaWaterways

4 Exotic Asian Rivers Get More Comfortable New Cruise Options

February 5, 2015 Wallace Immen Comments Off on 4 Exotic Asian Rivers Get More Comfortable New Cruise Options

Life in Asia has always depended on rivers. Some of the world’s oldest civilizations developed along the Yangtze, the Mekong, the Irrawaddy and the Ganges. These rivers are still main sources of water, irrigation and trade, […]

Bagan in Myanmar
AmaWaterways

Stupendous Stupas Accent Ama’s Entry into Myanmar Cruising

May 18, 2014 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Stupendous Stupas Accent Ama’s Entry into Myanmar Cruising

There’s no sight quite like the endless vista of ancient Buddhist stupas in the valley of Bagan at sunset as the light plays off the domed roofs topped with gilded spires that have been here […]

Bagan Myanmar
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5 Trends to Keep in Mind When Planning Your Next Cruise

January 9, 2014 Wallace Immen Comments Off on 5 Trends to Keep in Mind When Planning Your Next Cruise

It seems you can’t go far these days without being told you should have a “bucket list” of things you need to experience before you kick it. But I prefer to think of travel as […]

Asia

Pre/Post Cruise in Hong Kong: The Longer the Better

July 28, 2011 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Pre/Post Cruise in Hong Kong: The Longer the Better

A good friend who’s travelled almost as much as I have has a saying: There are one-day cities and weekend cities and then there’s Hong Kong.  That’s worth a week. We agree wholeheartedly. If you can […]

Asia

Encounters in Old Saigon and the Heart of Darkness

July 18, 2011 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Encounters in Old Saigon and the Heart of Darkness

The contrasts between old and new couldn’t be starker that in Vietnam today. As Oceania Cruises’ luxurious Nautica docked near downtown Saigon, a rust-eaten freighter at the next slip was being unloaded the same way […]

Asia

Pre/Post Cruise: Finding Calm in Buzzing Bangkok

July 11, 2011 Wallace Immen Comments Off on Pre/Post Cruise: Finding Calm in Buzzing Bangkok

In Bangkok, there always seems to be a buzz. The roads teem with motorcycles and un-mufflered three-wheeled cabs known as tuk-tuks. On the river, “longtail” boats get their push from growling V-8 engines that are […]

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