Post-Vacation Shout Outs
June 5th, 2010 by Jacqueline
Now that we’re back safe and sound from our trip abroad, I thought I’d give a few shout-outs to the products and services that made our vacation all the more enjoyable:
- EMU Australia Women’s Sheeve Flip Flops: I was looking for a pair of comfortable, yet hardy sandals to wear in Greece and bought these babies a few days before our trip (thank God for overnight shipping). They were exactly what I was looking for–very soft, suede-like material, no need for breaking in, and provided excellent support walking all day long in the blistering heat on gravel, cobblestone, and pavement.
- Fantasy Travel: We were really happy with our travel agency, which helped us book hotels, ferries, and transfers in Greece, and even went above and beyond to help us research flights to the Seychelles. Dina, who was our travel agent, was always very responsive and very sweet. Highly recommended.
- Kindle App for the iPad: During our trip, I read 8 books, 6 of which I had downloaded to my iPad with the Kindle app. Some were pretty terrible books, but some, like the following, were really terrific: Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster (really interesting book about the history of the luxury industry, recommended by our friend Howard), You’re Either In, Our You’re In the Way (inspiring story written by Bay Area twin brothers about their experience making their first movie . . . and how they got Ed Harris to star in it), and If You Follow Me (another Bay Area author’s book, fiction, about a couple’s year teaching English in Japan).
Thanks for following our blog on this trip! Hopefully, we’ll keep it up during the year, but if not, there’s always next year’s trip to Japan! And (sigh) our trip to San Diego Comic-Con this year.
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