Vacation Travel

2013 has been designated as the “year of the gathering” for all those of Irish descent.  Special events and clan gatherings have been planned. Now’s the time to use that Ancestry.com website to find out where your family hailed from. Mine are from County Cork and County Kerry with names …

If you are looking for a quiet getaway not too far from home, I’d highly recommend a visit to the Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island.  Amelia Island is about 40 minutes from the Jacksonville, FL airport.  The Ritz-Carlton is a beautiful hotel that sits atop the dunes and overlooks the Atlantic Ocean. …

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I have traveled to Europe several times.  One of my most fond memories is visiting during Tulip Time in Amsterdam.  I actually showed up in Amsterdam in the end of April not really aware of what was going on – yes, me a travel agent!  We arrived at our hotel, and …

The sun never takes a break in northern Norway – a land where the light never fails to inspire. The country has always been known as “the Land of the Midnight Sun”, but even that can’t convey the enduring beauty to be found in “the Land of Light and Darkness. …

Jay Burghardt, a corporate travel advisor for Christopherson Business Travel, (the business travel division of Andavo Travel) had the opportunity to take a family vacation to Bogota, Colombia and provides his report below: My family and I just came back from quite an adventure. We spent a week in Colombia. …

I just got back from traveling to French Polynesia for my fourth time. I visited Papeete on the island of Tahiti, Rangiroa, Tahaa, Bora Bora and Moorea. I had been to all of these islands before except for Tahaa – the Vanilla Island. To get there you fly into Raiatea …

I recently returned from French Polynesia, and wanted to write about the Hotel Kia Ora Resort & Spa in Rangiroa. The hotel is around 20 years old, but just completed a major renovation and reopened in March 2012. The property includes 60 villas and bungalows with exceptional style, scattered throughout …

Article written by Rosie Holliday (an Andavo affiliate agent), as published in the Vail Daily on December 8, 2012. New Zealand has been known as the “Home of Middle Earth” ever since “The Lord of the Rings” was released 10 years ago. Now, the country is set to reprise its …

On my recent trip to Kenya, I was able to spend some time at Hemingways Ol Seki Mara Camp. This luxury tent camp is located on the Naboisho Conservancy, a couple hours north of the Massai Mara. As we flew into the Ol Seki air strip all I could see …