July 10, 2007
Buying travel insurance, La Costa Resort, 7 wonders of the world voting finished
A few people commented on travel insurance on a recent post about travel agents. Apparently the issue is more confusing than I thought according to this article:
Don't buy travel insurance, says Consumer Reports. Do buy travel insurance, say consumer advocates Clark Howard and Ed Perkins. Don't buy travel insurance, says the Consumer Federation of America. Do buy it, says your travel agent.What's crystal clear though is that you can't afford to get really sick on vacation without insurance. Fore example, medical evacuation costs a fortune. If you remember that lawyer flying around the world with TB, an air ambulance between Denver and Atlanta cost $12,000. Make it an international flight and you're talking about a lot more.
This writer talks about La Costa in Carlsbad and while it doesn't sound like my kind of thing (especially at $400/night) the author says it succeeds as a family vacation spot. Even though the author enjoyed, any praise is lukewarm:
Sure, it's a big resort that demands planning, but it's navigable if you work the system.So that La Costa place isn't on my to do list, but I suppose the new 7 wonders of the world ought to be:Still, great hotels shouldn't force you to attend to matters on your own. Just ask my aunties.
Chichén Itzá, Mexico
Christ the Redeemer, Brazil
The Great Wall, China
Machu Picchu, Peru
Petra, Jordan
The Roman Colloseum, Italy
The Taj Mahal, India
So far the only one I've seen is the Colloseum in Rome. I'll actually be seeing one of the losers this summer (Statue of Liberty) and another this winter (Eiffel Tower). And Angkor Watt in Cambodia is another loser pretty high on my list.
Which of the new 7 wonders have you seen?
Posted by James Trotta at July 10, 2007 3:34 PM | TrackBack
This January I just came back from India with my fiance and we saw the Taj Mahal. Amazing!
Posted by: Darius at July 10, 2007 4:48 PMGood articules on travel insurance
Posted by: Joanne at July 11, 2007 1:21 AMI have see four wonders of the world
....Chichen Itza
...The Rome Colloseum
....Statue Of Liberty
....Eiffel Tower
...and in two weeks I will visit
....Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany another place that was on the list but....didn't make the cut....
all are wonders of the world to me...at least.
Have not seen Petra or Roman Collseum but Egypt tops them all. Mt. Everest is ok but Alaska's is better. Grand Canyon is not on list? What about the Northern Lights and the Ankor Wat? Your list was not made by travelers.
Posted by: Bob of Bakersfield, CA at July 11, 2007 4:42 AM