Journey with Josh: Living Life and Seeing the World

Nice is Nice: A Day Trip to Seaside Paris

2022-04-29 by Joshua Head

The French Riviera; it springs to mind visions of St. Tropez tans, Gucci, and yachts the size of small homes. One of the wonderful Côte d’Azur cities is Nice. Nice is a sprawling Mediterranean city in southern France and it is also the fifth most populous city after Paris, Marseille, Lyon, and Toulouse. After Marseille, it’s the second-largest city on the Mediterranean coast. The city is actually called Nice la Belle; Nice the Beautiful, and that it is.

Arriving at its modern airport, l’Aéroport Nice Côte d’Azur, as a visitor, I found exiting to be quite a breeze. Once you retrieve your bags at the carousel, you exit to either the cab stand or public bus transport. We opted for the public bus as it was dramatically cheaper than a cab and dropped us off a couple of blocks from our hotel.

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SIM Rental from iPhoneTrip – A Great Way to Keep Your Smartphone Connected While Abroad

2014-09-25 by Joshua Head

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**Update- see update info at the end.

When traveling to Europe, I’ve used pay-as-you-go SIM cards before. It is so much better than paying those horrible inflated roaming fees the US carriers charge. The pay-as-you-go SIMs work very nicely and are easy and affordable when you are in just one country. And, when traveling, it is added fun if you can upload photos to share with family and friends as you go. However, the question goes, “What do you do when you are visiting multiple countries?” I ran across an online article on Engadget, just at I was preparing for a multiple city European trip, about a company that rents SIM cards for just that purpose. (more…)

Royal Caribbean Begins 3 Day WOW Sale Today

2014-09-25 by Joshua Head

Royal Caribbean introduces 3 day WOW sale

While Royal Caribbean’s website was down for part of today, they were prepping for their new 3-day WOW Sale.

According to the website,

“Go where the sea can take you, which is just about everywhere. From October 15 – 17, reserve any cruise departing January 1, 2013, or later and enjoy up to $200* to spend onboard plus a 50% reduced deposit. Reserve your cruise now by using our Find a Cruise widget on the right.” (more…)

United Airlines is Raising Fares by up to $10

2014-09-25 by Joshua Head

It looks like United Airlines is raising their fares by up to $10 per round trip ticket. The airline confirmed to AP this Wednesday, October 10th. No other major airlines has followed suit yet.United’s fare increase ranges from $4 to $10 per RT ticket and was the twelfth attempt this year to raise fares- …

Bahamas Celebration Cruise & Grand Lucayan, Bahamas – Not So Grand

2014-09-25 by Joshua Head

By Joshua Head

This is a review I made on Tripadvisor and Cruise Critic. They are great places to get an idea of what to expect. These are MY views and MY experiences.

We cruised to Freeport Grand Lucayan on the Celebration Cruise Lines’ ship Bahama Celebration.

If you go and are disappointed, you did NO research at all

The Cruise

I went on this cruise to Freeport Grand Lucayan (It’s not in Freeport) with my elderly parents which one is handicapped and wheelchair bound nearly. I was very concerned going on this trip because of this. The check-in process was a pain but the folks working there were super nice and let me go off to the side with my mom while the others filled out all the paperwork. (more…)