This trip to Nevis, we checked out the new YU Lounge at the airport in St. Kitts. YU Lounge has locations in St. Kitts and Mauritius, providing VIP transfers to and from the airport. However, in St. Kitts, you can only use the services on the front end of your trip. Due to some regulations, they cannot offer you services on your return trip. However, they do a wonderful job, allowing you to skip the lines for entry into the country and have a seamless and enjoyable transfer to your resort. First, they pick you up on the tarmac. Their Porsche Cayenne SUVs are waiting for you, and they immediately transport…
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If you remember from our first post on our trip to Tortuga Bay, we were short on time for this trip. With a child in college, we had only a few days, leaving Thanksgiving Day and returning the following Monday. The fact that Punta Cana was a direct flight from Chicago made this trip work, but once we arrived, as guests of Tortuga Bay, we were treated to the VIP Service at Punta Cana International Airport, making it even quicker and easier to get from the airport to the beach and in record time. As soon as our plane landed in Punta Cana, we were greeted by a representative of…
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Over the years, I have posted “What’s in My Bag?” about various trips. On the last two trips, I have traveled with both digital and film cameras, and I wanted to do a separate post on traveling for hybrid shooters. As you might expect, it’s easier to travel with digital. Memory cards are small, and you don’t have to worry about the effect of x-ray machines at security checkpoints. I also feel more comfortable experimenting with digital. You can try new techniques, and the only loss is your time. However, I find that there are times when I prefer film over digital, and it’s worth the extra effort. There are…
