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Yachting over Cruising
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Yachting over Cruising

People have often asked us why Zoom Vacations offers yachting voyages instead of big cruises.  If you join us on one of our yacht voyages, you will have your answer in about two seconds, as you are welcomed aboard with friendly smiles, a cold towel, and a glass of champagne.  Our mega-yacht voyages embody great...

Social Media, a Travel Resource
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Social Media, a Travel Resource

Social media has replaced the paper postcard as a means to communicate with friends back home. Facebook in particular continues to let our friends and family know where we are, that we’re safe, we’re enjoying ourselves, and what we’re up to, in real time.   And it’s not  just about what we’re writing but also...

Travel Makes Everything Taste Better
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Travel Makes Everything Taste Better

Is cappuccino really better in Rome? Is ceviche really more tasty in Peru?  Sometimes, when I am home, I get an uncontrollable yearning for food just the way I had it somewhere else; usually on a sunny beach, a 2,000 year old piazza, a crowded fragrant market, or in the kitchen of an attentive cook....

Read Travel Reviews with Caution
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Read Travel Reviews with Caution

As online reviews and reputations have become more and more important to the success of a business, new services have sprung up that offer restaurants, hotels, etc, the promise of overly-good reviews for them, and even overly-bad reviews for their competitors, often from reviewers who have never actually been to the destination.