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.
My Kenya Safari Adventure, Part II
I always thought Mt. Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak soaring 19,341 feet through the clouds, was located in Kenya until we landed in Amboseli National Park. Stepping off the small plane, my first glimpse of the landscape was ...
My Kenya Safari Adventure, Part I
It’s difficult preparing for your first safari no matter how much you read or study the experiences of other adventurers. You also might consider such a journey as the “trip of a lifetime” as I had ...
Travelers Putting 2021 in Rear-View Mirror
With the holidays rapidly approaching, many leisure travelers are anticipating a better travel environment and improving opportunities to travel in the year ahead, while simply trying to forget the past 21 months.
Vacation Travel Regaining Its Lost Momentum
With an ever growing number of countries re-opening to tourists, including the United States welcoming foreign visitors again beginning this month, vacation travel finally appears to be regaining the momentum it lost during its 20-month COVID hiatus.
International Leisure Travel Resuming Slowly
I had almost forgotten the joy and excitement of setting out on a cruise — even for a short getaway — until boarding Freedom of the Seas last weekend for a CDC-mandated “test” cruise. As we departed Miami, little did we realize that a federal court had just ruled that the CDC ...
As the World Reopens to Tourists
More than 30 countries around the world are welcoming tourists again and the European Union anticipates opening to fully-vaccinated tourists this summer despite mixed messages from the CDC ...
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…