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UNIQUE ALBERTA, CANADA TRAVEL ADVICE SHOW

If you love Colorado, you will really love Alberta, Canada, as although they are similar in life-style, scenery, and experiences, Alberta offers individuals and families even more than Colorado. Chris and Jerry discuss this very popular year-round destination’s unique things to experience. Most visitors spend their time, usually one week, between Banff Springs and Jasper which are “MUST SEES AND DOS,” but extend your vacation or make your second visit there doing things your friends and neighbors probably haven’t done including the unique and unusual statues of Calgary and other cities, fascinating rock formations such as the Hoodoos of Drumheller northeast of Calgary, white water rafting on several rivers, exploring caves such as Canmore Cave where you can actually rappel and crawl through narrow openings to other rooms, strange sites such as Big Head near Canmore, the Vault inside Bow Flats Natural Area near Kananaski, explore some of the ghost towns (Google ghost towns in Alberta, Canada for an extensive list), and many other fascinating activities, sites, and experiences. Listen to get excited about spending your next vacation in unique Alberta!

British Columbia, Canada Travel Advice Show


British Columbia, Canada, is world-known for spectacular world-class snow skiing, rugged terrain, beautiful parks, excellent restaurants and nightlife, varied culture, and many other things, but listen to learn of other fabulous options to make BC a great place to visit.

British Columbia, Canada, is world-renown for many fabulous things, but listen as Chris and Jerry discuss many little-known options to make BC a great place to visit for everyone of all ages and interests, except those that are warm, tropical beaches. BC is great for camping and RVing with its seven national parks and many provincial parks and recreation sites, single and multi-day hiking, mountain biking, and cycling trails at all levels with many located within miles of cities, golfing in some of the world’s most spectacular scenery, guest ranches, salmon, halibut, and other fishing, jet-boating and river rafting, ziplining, whale watching, sailing, heli-skiing, well, the list goes on and on. Consider seriously British Columbia for your next individual or family vacation.

Car Rental Part Two Travel Advice Show

To help you understand some of the legalities of renting a car, Chris and Jerry discuss how you handle paying tolls while driving, age restrictions because you may not be able to rent a car if you are under age twenty-five or over the age of sixty-nine, definitions of limited, unlimited, and pay-by-mile car rental rates, and the various types and definitions of insurances. It can be very intimidating and confusing deciding which insurance you need, where and when to buy them, and what insurances are required when you rent. This show answers many questions you have to make your car rental a better experience.

Southern Caribbean Travel Advice Show

Did you ever want to walk through tropical rainforests and observe colorful birds, explore hidden caves in rainforests, sail the Caribben, enjoy the hypnotic sound of steel drums, and have a fabulous tropical vacation? Chris and Jerry explore the southern Caribbean islands that not only have the above, but other options that make these islands well-worth visiting. Beautiful tropical gardens, sailing, flatboartding, duty-free shopping, green turtles, smelling nutmeg and exotic flowers, golfing, snorkeling, scuba diving, hiking up volcanoes through tropical rainforests, swimming at the base of waterfalls, relaxing on white sand beaches, and many other exciting options are discussed to get you excited about visiting the varied and well-worth visiting southern Caribbean islands.

Eastern Caribbean Travel Advice Show

Chris and Jerry discuss the eastern Caribbean islands that many people do not visit as they are not familiar with them. Learn about the fabulous things to do and differences between the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barts, Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, and Martinique. Great islands to sail, climb volcanoes, hike through tropical rain forests, lay on golden, black, white, pink, and nude beaches, shop for duty-free and local handicrafts, canyoning, Amerindian petroglyphs, whale and dolphin watch, sea kayak, and many other fabulous things to do. You will want to visit these islands after listening to this show.

Northern Caribbean Travel Advice Show

Chris and Jerry give an overview of the northern Caribbean islands giving specific differences of each so you can make a better decision which island best meets your travel expectations. Listen to learn the difference between Cuba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Beaches, food, music, sites, diving, snorkeling, kayaking on bioluminescent bays, caves, mountains, and many other topics are discussed. Listen to see which island best appeals to you.

Seychelles Travel Advice Show

Located about one thousand miles east of Kenya in the northwestern part of the Indian Ocean lie the Seychelles, some of the most unique, beautiful, and fabulous islands in the world. Chris and Jerry discuss why should get there soon as the world and large cruise ships are discovering them. Fabulous, mainly French and Creole food consisting of wonderful spices and tropical fruit and vegetables, fresh fish often with bones, guts, eyeballs, etc., snorkeling, some of the world’s most truly spectacular beaches, wide variety of clean accommodations, ways to travel within and between islands, when to go, what to see, coconuts weighing over forty pounds, and many other things and activities are discussed and will entice you to visit this Eden and Paradise of the world.

Viking River Cruise Travel Advice Show

Chris and Jerry talk about Chris’ recent Christmas Viking Longship Mani Rhine River cruise between Basel, Switzerland, and Amsterdam. Learn what it is like traveling with fourteen other family members on an eight-day river cruise visiting six ports on one of the world’s top river cruise companies. Chris discusses the offered-in-the-price shore excursions, things to do in your free time, the great and plentiful food, cabins, tipping, onboard nightlife, December weather, and his impression of river cruising. Listen to this unique interview to learn some of the realities of taking a European river cruise in December and other exciting reasons why you should take a river cruise any time of the year on your next vacation.

Mongolia Travel Advice Show

One of the top five countries in the world to visit, Mongolia should be a must-visit destination and definitely soon as it is gradually becoming more modern. Chris and Jerry discuss Mongolia’s highlights and neat things to do while there including visiting the capital, Ulaanbaatar, with its museums, religious and sacred sites, and very interesting day or overnight trips to the semi-Gobi desert where you can ride a camel, Hustain Nuruu National Park to see Pnewski Mongolian horses and genuine Mongolian nomads, and Ghorki-Terelj National Park for impressive rock formations. If you go in the winter, a few miles from Ulaanbaatar you can ski on beginners to advanced trails! Karakorum, base of Genghis Khan and nearby Erdene Zuu Monastery, Mongolia’s largest and oldest Bhuddhist monastery, Altai Tavan Bogd National Park in the far west Mongolian Altai Mountain range with its beautiful lakes, hiking trails, horseback riding, and Golden Eagles, and the massive Gobi desert are just some of the topics discussed along with how long to stay, how to travel the country , types of accommodations, and when to go. Pack your bags and go as you will rank your experience there as one of your best ever!

NETHERLANDS ITINERARY TRAVEL ADVICE SHOW

Because of many requests from our listeners to have shows on country itineraries, we have selected the Netherlands as the first. Chris and Jerry give a suggested minimum itinerary and ideas to lengthen your stay so you will get a great first visit overview. Day-by-day itinerary, where and when to go, where and when to see the tulips, the Red Light District, many museums, Dutch traditional villages, hop on hop off bus tours, windmills, tin-glazed Delft blue pottery, dikes, and week-long country river cruises are just some of the numerous things discussed to ensure you get a great overview of the Netherlands.