Hey, we're all in Newsweek!
Feb 22nd, 2007, 04:56 AM
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Hey, we're all in Newsweek!
Sitting in the "library" this morning, reading the latest issue of Newsweek (2/28/07), and discovered a plug for Fodors "talk" forum.
"...search the name of the villa or condo complex on travel bulletin boards, like the popular "talk" section of Fodors.com, where seasoned jet setters compare notes on everything from sand quality to hotel cleanliness."
Okay, I've seen lots of threads on hotel cleanliness, but I must have missed the one on sand quality. Peace, Robyn
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"...search the name of the villa or condo complex on travel bulletin boards, like the popular "talk" section of Fodors.com, where seasoned jet setters compare notes on everything from sand quality to hotel cleanliness."
Okay, I've seen lots of threads on hotel cleanliness, but I must have missed the one on sand quality. Peace, Robyn
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Feb 22nd, 2007, 05:35 AM
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I don't recall commenting on the beautiful sand at Jones Beach where as a teenager I enjoyed every summer day. I worked the evening shift at the West Bathhouse and Central Mall and would get to the beach in the morning and have a great time. And then were the beach parties at night.
Feb 22nd, 2007, 06:42 AM
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The Caribbean forum discusses sand quality quite a bit -- lots of references to white sugar to black volcanic.
So the newsweek article sounds like it was on vacation rentals? I hope our favorite rentals don't start showing "no availability" 12 months out...
So the newsweek article sounds like it was on vacation rentals? I hope our favorite rentals don't start showing "no availability" 12 months out...
Feb 22nd, 2007, 06:59 AM
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I know this sounds strange, but the most beautiful beach sand stretch we have ever come across (definitely "sugar" or "powdered snow" type) was in, of all places, the Lofotens, village called Ramberg.
How's that, Newsweek!
Stu T.
I know this sounds strange, but the most beautiful beach sand stretch we have ever come across (definitely "sugar" or "powdered snow" type) was in, of all places, the Lofotens, village called Ramberg.
How's that, Newsweek!
Stu T.
Feb 22nd, 2007, 07:27 AM
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You can imagine how the people who read this will react when the first post they read has something to do with...
Should I take a laptop to Europe?
Should I buy a railpass?
Anything to do with the way things are, are supposed to be, should be, were, never were, never should have been, in the UK.
What should I wear to look cute?
Should we skip Venice?
Should I take a laptop to Europe?
Should I buy a railpass?
Anything to do with the way things are, are supposed to be, should be, were, never were, never should have been, in the UK.
What should I wear to look cute?
Should we skip Venice?
Feb 22nd, 2007, 07:33 AM
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Oh, Bookchick, I thought it meant more along the lines of being experienced and had nothing to do with age. That's why I was looking forward to being more "seasoned" meaning more travel experiences.
Yes, sand (or lack of it) is always mentioned when discussing the beaches of the French Riviera.
Yes, sand (or lack of it) is always mentioned when discussing the beaches of the French Riviera.
Feb 22nd, 2007, 08:15 AM
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I was in Cologne (I think it was cologne ) last year and there was a cafe called Dingleberries which my husband and his german friend wanted to go into. I refused because of the name. They didn't believe me when I explained to them my take on the word!
Feb 22nd, 2007, 08:31 AM
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"The "seasoned" part implies we're not young!"
Bookchick, perhaps those of us who are only young at heart understand the implication!
I was half watching a segment on the Great Hotels on the Travel Channel the other day. I don't remember the name of the hotel, but perked up when it was stated they had imported the sand for their beach from the Bahamas. I started imagining how this was ordered (by the yard, grain, weight, or some sand measurement I'm not aware of), how it was transported and then installed. Kept me entertained for a while.
Bookchick, perhaps those of us who are only young at heart understand the implication!
I was half watching a segment on the Great Hotels on the Travel Channel the other day. I don't remember the name of the hotel, but perked up when it was stated they had imported the sand for their beach from the Bahamas. I started imagining how this was ordered (by the yard, grain, weight, or some sand measurement I'm not aware of), how it was transported and then installed. Kept me entertained for a while.
