For those of you wanting to enjoy your travels off the beaten path, iExplore (www.iExplore.com) announced today the list of Top Ten World Travel Destinations as determined by the vacation purchases of its adventure and experiential travelers.

Take a look at the article to give yourself some ideas of the many possibilities.
I have had the good fortune to visit a few of the places on the list. Unfortunately in my case the travel has mostly been for business but I have had the chance to ride a camel around the pyramids in Egypt, and take a safari in South Africa, both experiences I would highly recommend.

See some of my photos from South Africa here

Happy New Year everybody!

To start off  the new year, there was a good article in Smarter Travel today called Five Frequent Flyer resolutions for 2007

 The two resolutions I especially liked were:

• I will reevaluate my frequent flyer affiliation. This is something that all of us need to do periodically. I used to be a big fan of British Airways, but with the problems I have had with them, I am now leaning back towards Aeroplan. I also recently joined the Delta Skymiles program as I happened to take a couple of flights with them.
• I will choose the credit card which makes most sense for me. As I have mentioned previously, In my own case, my choice is the MBNA Starwood preferred guest Mastercard. This is available if you are Canadian. You get Starwood points which can be transferred to most airline mileage programs- and it has no annual fee. The only problem is that you cannot convert miles earned on the credit card to Aeroplan. As I have been dissapointed with British Airways, I am on a hunt for a new credit card on which I can earn Aeroplan miles.