Travels with Bob
Travels with Bob. Our blog with insightful articles, travel tips, advice, destination reviews and cruise reviews by our president and author Bob Shaffer.
Travel Opportunities Abound
With most of this year already in your rearview mirror, it’s time to be making leisure travel plans for the year ahead and possibly well beyond. It’s certainly not too early to be looking 12 to 18 months in advance for the best 2024 cruise and land itineraries ...
International Travel Returning to 2019 Levels
Vacation travel continues to evolve as we adapt to a new “normal” and a plethora of new “Apps” designed make leisure travel healthier and easier to navigate. In addition, major cruise lines and tour operators have relaxed covid-related...
Additional Travel Options Re-Open
More and more countries have reopened to vacation travelers recently, and many others have reduced or removed medical protocols for entry - Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Argentina and Peru, for example.
Experiencing Costa Rica’s Pura Vida
When Christopher Columbus sailed along the east coast of a new land more than 500 years ago, he encountered natives adorned in gold and other jewelry and he dubbed the area “rich coast” – Costa Rica in Spanish. Today, Costa Rica’s riches and ecological diversity are ...
Air Travel Tips for Summer 2022 | An Interview with Bob Shaffer
Real travel expert Bob Shaffer of Vacations by Cruise & Travel Experts joins Ken to offer his air travel tips for summer 2022.
Welcome to the Summer of Air Travel Discontent
The massive influx of air travelers coupled with every aspect of air travel facing severe staffing shortages – too few planes, pilots, flight attendants, ground support staff and flight control crews – combined to create chaos this summer at U.S. airports ...
2020 Newsletter Archive
A Year Most Travelers
Would Like to Forget!
Many of us have experienced previous years we would just as soon forget ever happened. With less than five months remaining this year, I am now certain that 2020 will go down as the most forgettable year of my life – and probably yours, too! Read More…
When will the world reopen to Vacation Travelers?
I would surely tell you, if only I knew! Although certain destinations are beginning to roll out the welcome mat to tourists and there are other positive signs, nobody really knows for certain when we will regain our freedom to travel whenever and wherever we desire. Read More…
Leisure Travelers Hopeful for July Cruising Restart
As we celebrate the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, many people may have thoughts of a summer vacation that may not be possible this year, with the travel industry essentially shut down and tourism continuing at a standstill. Read More…