Archive for June, 2010

Ti Kaye Village

Thursday, June 24th, 2010 by designtravel1

avatar028My first impression of the Ti Kaye Village in St. Lucia was the friendliness of the staff, they were warm and welcoming. My room was beautiful and clean and the maid service was great.
I enjoyed the peacefulness of the setting and the wonderful view, overlooking the ocean.
I really enjoyed the hammock on the front porch and the outside shower (my first).

The restaurant serves very good food but the dinner menu is somewhat limited and a little pricey.

I went scuba diving with Island Divers, the dive shop at Ti Kaye Village. It is one of the best dive operations I dove with so far.  I’ve been diving for 14 years all over the world and this was one of the best. There was much to see on the shore dives as well as on the boat dives. Their attention to personal service and keeping their groups small allows them to give this personal touch to each person. The dive boat is clean, comfortable and very well maintained.

It did rain quite a lot while I was there so I did not get to use the beach, however the beach is clean and well maintained and the couples and families that were there seemed to enjoy it a lot.

I also used the spa services, message and reflexology. That was great! I highly recommend.

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Peanuts on Planes – Friend or foe?

Monday, June 21st, 2010 by designtravel1

PeanutsA section of the Department of Transportation has been looking into whether or not to ban peanuts on airplanes due to passengers and their allergies.  Many peanut allergy sufferers actually have a life or death problem if there are even particles in the air around them.  Does this mean that DOT needs to create and enforce a ban on peanuts on planes?  Will this lead to others demanding that another food source, such as wheat or gluten should also be banned?  What are your thoughts?  Can this be handled any other way?  Tell us what you think.

Fun Ships

Monday, June 7th, 2010 by designtravel1

Having not experienced a Carnival ship in a number of years, there was a little concern that the reputation of experience on board that had prevailed years ago might still exist.

That impression was totally unfounded and the opportunity to enjoy a cruise on the Glory was  most enjoyable.  Carnival boasts that they operate “fun “ ships and they really do live up to that image.  In fact, if you can’t find something fun to do just about every hour, you had better check your pulse.  Kudos to Carnival and their ability to provide entertainment throughout a cruising experience.

 

Airlines - pay more to bump or don’t over-book?

Friday, June 4th, 2010 by designtravel1

Currently when an airline bumps a passenger involuntarily they are compensated from $400 to $800.  USA Today talks about a proposal to up this to up to $1,300.  Should the airlines be forced to pay more?  The airlines currently use sophisticated computer programs to predict how many so-shows there will be for each flight which they use to determine how many seats to over-book.  They also now have the majority of their seats paid on a non-refundable basis.  Should they still be allowed to over-book flights?  Tell us your opinion.