COROCOVADO RIO DE JANEIRO

FROM THE BAY

CRISTO REDENTOR

 FROM NITEROI

VIEWS FROM SUGARLOAF

Rio de Janeiro

Pão de Açúcar

Botafogo Bay

RIO DE JANEIRO 2016

CENTRO

ILHA FISCAL

 

 CONFEITARIA COLOMBO

100 MOST USEFUL TRAVEL WORDS IN TURKISH

IN THE LAND OF BRIGHT SUN, STRONG TEA

We like free stuff.

We've read $100 worth of information for free at:

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/index.html

We've gotten so many nuggets from Turkey Travel Planner.com that we feel it's only fair to plug a couple products from our fellow travel scribe, Tom Brosnahan.

From Tom:

I've developed a special new ebook to help you learn The 100 Most Useful Travel Words in Turkish™. The book is 100 Travel Words – Turkish.\

Because it's an ebook, not an app, you can read it on any electronic device that can read ebooks: smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop, no matter what brand. 

Follow link to find out how to order this easy guide 

He's also got a book. We'll order it for the 12-hour flight to Istanbul from Miami.

In Tom's words:

Turkey: Bright Sun, Strong Tea, my humorous travel memoir, tells how I got involved with Turkey in the first place (as a US Peace Corps Volunteer in the 1960s), how I became a travel writer, and what it's like to be one (best job in the world?)

I wrote the book to be both an entertaining story (a true one, no less) as well as a thoughtful introduction to Turkey, the Turks, and how to travel there.

It's now available as an ebook for your Apple iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch on the iTunes Bookstore.

Read more about the book here

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CADEG RIO

HUGE PUBLIC MARKET

A GOOD HALF HOUR NORTH OF DOWNTOWN RIO

 LOVED BY LOCALS AND FOODIES

FAVELAS

THE REAL RIO

HIGH PRAISE FOR RIDER'S GUIDE AT UNIVERSAL ORLANDO

EXPLICIT GUIDE TO ACCOMMODATING A LARGE RANGE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD SERVE AS TEMPLATE TO ENTIRE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Neither my wife nor I care for thrill rides and we don't have little ones that love theme parks, so we don't fit Universal Orlando’s demographic. 

But Universal piqued our curiosity when we came across Universal's online Rider's Guide. 

It outlines each attraction -- from thrill ride to animal show -- with dozens of listings that address the concerns of wheelchair users, walker users, folks with visual, hearing and other impairments. 

It even explains that in a 3-D theater, you can sit in a stationary seat if the sensory seat's movement would hurt you or make you uncomfortable. 

Armed with the Rider's Guide, we could connect the dots between attractions that were safe, sound and fun for us. 

The Rider's Guide alone should earn an award for service to people with disabilities. 

We wish the hotel industry could adopt develop detailed online resource guides rather than simply stating a room is accessible. 

This lack of details leaves the potential guest in the dark about things – such as tub versus shower and one bed versus two -- that can be the difference between a pleasant, memorable trip and a disaster. 

Universal's brilliant and user-friendly access guide could serve as a template to air carriers, airports, public transit and other hospitality providers.