Depart: MCO 9.20amArrive: FLL 10.25am Airline: SouthwestPlane: Boeing 737-700 (twin-jet) Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. airline known for its low-cost fares and customer-friendly policies. It was founded in 1967 and operates domestic flights within the United States, with some destinations in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean. Since we were headed to board our …
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28 November 2022|New York – Montreal 10:35LaGuardia Airport B28 Nov 202212:00Montreal-Trudeau International Airport Air Canada AC8635 | 1hr25mins It was a short-haul flight. When planning for this trip, I was contemplating between the Amtrak train from New York to Montreal, which takes 10 hours and it travels during the day, thus we would lose precious time on our holiday. The other …
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The Florida Keys are a chain of islands located off the southern coast of Florida. They stretch about 120 miles from Key Largo in the north to Key West in the south. The islands are connected by a series of bridges and causeways, including the famous Seven Mile Bridge. From south of Miami, it is …
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Beautiful beaches and all night parties are just a small part of Miami’s charm. So if you’re looking to learn more about Florida’s most fun city then you’re in the right place. Although Miami is the second most populous city in Florida, the Miami metropolitan area is the largest in the state. Due to being …
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When you mention Orlando, theme parks such as Disneyland or Universal Studios come to your mind. It is the theme park capital of the world. With the estimated 52 million tourists a year, Orlando and many other areas in the region have been developed a lot to offer a traveller who wants to see something …
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North America’s largest francophone city is a blend of French-inspired joie de vivre and cosmopolitan dynamism that has come together to foster a flourishing arts scene, an indie rock explosion, the Plateau’s extraordinary cache of swank eateries and a cool Parisian vibe that pervades every terrasse (patio) in the Quartier Latin. It is also the …
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New York City is composed of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Each borough is coextensive with a respective county of New York State, making New York City the largest U.S. municipality situated in multiple counties. Manhattan traces its origins to a trading post founded by colonists from the Dutch Republic …
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This was one of my previous flights that I decided to do a review on. Turkish Airlines flies to many destinations including off-beat ones such as Venezuela and Cuba. Even the big three Middle-Eastern airlines like Qatar, Emirates and Etihad do not fly to Cuba. TK183 10:00 HAV- IST 09:15 (+1) with a stop in …
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Avianca is the national airline of Colombia and the airline has been founded for 101 years (as of 2020). Starting in 1919, it made its debut between Barranquilla and Puerto Berrio. It is headquartered in Bogotá, D.C. with its main hub at El Dorado International Airport. Avianca is the flagship of a group of eight Latin American airlines, whose operations are …
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Monday 9 Dec 2019 Volaris Costa Rica Depart GUA 22:12 Arrive SJO 23:57 Class: Economy Volaris Costa Rica is a low-cost airline based at Juan Santamaría International Airport in Alajuela, Costa Rica. It is a subsidiary of Mexican airline Volaris. Announced in March 2016, the airline began operations in November with flights to Guatemala City. …
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Bus Travel Bus is the most common way to enter Belize from Guatemala or vice versa. Travel from Guatemala to the border by bus or minibus and cross the border on foot to pick up a Belize bus on the other side, or travel through the border on Guatemalan transport to San Ignacio or Belize City. …
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Some of the best diving (and snorkelling) experiences in the world can be had in Belize. From the Blue Hole, a 124m deep sinkhole that has to be seen to be believed, to one of the best preserved (and biggest) coral reefs systems on the planet — with plenty of sharks, turtles and rays — divers …
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Tikal is an expansive jungle setting featuring Mayan temples & ceremonial ruins dating to 900 BCE. The most striking feature of Tikal is its towering, steep-sided temples, rising to heights of more than 44m, but what distinguishes it is its jungle setting. Its many plazas have been cleared of trees and vines, its temples uncovered and partially …
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Cancun is a tale of two cities, with the Zona Hotelera offering majestic Caribbean beaches and Maya culture and Cancún Centro providing the local flavour. One look at Cancún’s aquamarine Caribbean waters and it makes perfect sense why planners back in the 1970s were so eager to develop the area as Mexico’s next big resort …
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Tulum’s spectacular coastline – with all its confectioner-sugar sands, cobalt water and balmy breezes – makes it one of the top beaches in Mexico. Where else can you get all that and a dramatically situated Mayan ruin? There’s also excellent cave and cavern diving, fun cenotes and a variety of lodgings and restaurants to fit every budget. …
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Chichén Itzá is an ancient ruined Maya city occupying an area of 10 square km in south-central Yucatán state, Mexico. It is located some 150 km east-northeast of Uxmal and 120 km east-southeast of the modern city of Mérida. The only source of water in the arid region around the site is from wells (cenotes) formed by sinkholes in limestone formations. Two big cenotes on …
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Disclaimer: I wish I had photos to show you of the process but I had lost my phone and the photos were gone as well. From Tulum to Chetumal, we took the ADO bus. It was comfortable and on time. In order to catch the Belize water taxi, we left Tulum early at 8am, and …
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In the 1970s, underwater pioneer Jacques Cousteau explored the sinkhole and declared the dive site one of the world’s best. Since then the Blue Hole’s image – a deep azure pupil with an aquamarine border surrounded by the lighter shades of the reef – has become a logo for tourist publicity and a symbol of …
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While everyone else is heading to the Dominican Republic for the big city feels of Santo Domingo or the beaches of Puerto Plata, you’re off for an off the beaten path in the Dominican Republic vacation. With dozens of universities, including the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra, tons of galleries and art centers, history museums galore, and plenty of …
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After Costa Rica declared its independence in 1821, the newly established government saw the big potential of coffee as means for economic and social development. The central authorities provided many financial incentives to coffee farmers and gradually became one of the main crops produced in the Central Valley, and often referred as “el grano de oro”, in English the …
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Depending on who you talk to, Guatemala City (or Guate as it’s also known) is either big, dirty, dangerous and utterly forgettable, or big, dirty, dangerous and utterly fascinating. Either way, there’s no doubt there’s an energy here unlike anywhere else in Guatemala. It’s a place where dilapidated buses belch fumes next to BMWs and …
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Consisting of three humid caverns with dark blue lagoons connected by stalactite-filled passages, this site is lovely if you show up early to beat the crowds. Upon entrance, a long stairway takes visitors down a narrow tunnel in the rock, and a cement path at the bottom leads through the caves. This is the name …
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Mention Punta Cana and images of white, sandy beaches, tropical sunshine, pina colada in hand and all-inclusive resorts would come to mind. In the past few years, many resorts have sprung up along the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic. A Caribbean workhorse of sun and sand, the southeast is synonymous with go-big-or-go-home tourism and …
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Whether you approach from the west or from the east, the drive into the Arenal area is spectacular. Coming from Tilarán in the west, the road hugs the northern bank of Laguna de Arenal. The lake and forest vistas are riveting. On either side lovely inns, hip coffeehouses and eccentric galleries appear like pictures in …
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