Islands Posts
Travel culture: I’m raving about Raven and Lily!
Travel means absorbing culture. On Great GetawayS travels, our goal is to buy local goods (not goods that “look” local but are made in China) and from artisans directly. When traveling in Kenya, we buy jewelry from Gemini Desai, a talented artist who is a friend of the Pinto family, owners of Micato Safaris. In China we use the cultural insight and resources of Nancy Kim and Guy Rubin, Managing Directors of Imperial Tours, to help us make wise purchases that help the local community. In Turkey, I rely on our friend, Karen, owner of Sea Song tours, and have some lovely baubles to prove I love Turkey. Today I discovered a site, thanks to an article on The Culture-ist, http://www.thecultureist.com/ that supports local artists in several countries. Before I order one of everything, I thought I’d share the site with you.
http://www.ravenandlily.com/
I have my eye on the gold and khaki t-shirt and a couple of necklaces (made of recycled shell casings). Check out the site and tell me what you put on your wish list!
Vacation photos are so worth it!
Vacation photos really crystallize those wonderful memories. A few days ago while doing some Great GetawayS graphic design, I searched for a vacation photo to go with the text I had written. I wanted to add a vacation photo from one of our journeys, an image that conveyed both darkness and light. What a wonderful experience I had!
I began with the most recent vacation we had taken and worked my way back through the years. I’d find a photo – a sunset while have cocktails in the bush in Kenya, an early morning shot from the balcony of Esprit St. Germain in Paris, a group of people praying in Lhasa, a mountain gorilla feeding her baby in Rwanda-and think, “That’s the perfect photo!” Then I’d keep searching, just to be sure I had the very best choice. Finally, I picked a photo taken by Michael on a trip to New Zealand (the photo below).
This art project became so much more—-I enjoyed a pleasant few minutes of time travel, of recalling those experiences I keep wrapped as memories in my heart, of enjoying each journey again and again. The moral of this story: Take lots of photos of your travels and of you enjoying your vacation. It is so worth it! Even when you want to scream, “I don’t want another photo of me”, put a smile on your face and say, “Cheese!” You will be so glad you did!
What is your Travel Dream?
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Romantic Destinations to say “I do!”
Destination weddings are always in season. He proposed and you accepted. Now what? Where to get married? Where to honeymoon? Consider combining the two events and plan a destination wedding.
The world is, as they say, your oyster and your options are almost limitless. How do you choose? First, establish a budget. Next, decide how many people you want to join you. This is the point you ask yourself, “If I want friends and family to participate in my destination wedding, what destination is easily accessible?
One wedding destination we adore is the island of Kauai. Rarely can you find a place with so many options for a dramatic backdrop to your wedding vows – the moody lush North Shore, the sunny, swaying palms of the South part of the island, the mountains, even outside the bar made famous in “The Descendents”.
Speaking of destination weddings, read Michael King’s planning tips on page 16 of the February/March issue of Virtuoso Traveler (see below). I love it when we’re featured in a magazine!
World’s Best Hotels 2013 Guide
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