Travel Adventures

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"Traveling- it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller."
-Ibn Battuta

It has been a joy to explore this beautiful earth and to discover new places, new friendships, and to find grace in everywhere I visit. Travel to me is not escaping or "finding myself" but instead is about enormous joy and grace in new places. It is about learning cultures, the stories of people in different places in our beautiful world, and the history of what makes a place. 

It is inspiring. 
It is encouraging.
It is transformative.

And if done well... it can be restorative.

I began sharing about traveling and taking adventures on the blog when I was extremely sick and looking to find the joy and hope in everyday. In the years since that time I have been so blessed to travel and see parts of the world I only once dreamed of. I hope though that the places that are listed and shared here will inspire you to visit and help in your own planning for your perfect cozy luxury adventure. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me! Happy Adventuring friends!

If you are a brand or business and would like to collaborate on a trip, an upcoming travel project, work to create a new travel collaboration, or ask for a review post you can find out more information on the services I offer under the connect tab (or click HERE) or email directly (caravansonnet@gmail.com). I look forward to working with you!

UPCOMING COZY LUXURY 2024 TRAVEL ADVENTURES
Fall/Thanksgiving Trip // November 2024
Christmas Trip // December 2024

UPCOMING COZY LUXURY 2025 TRAVEL ADVENTURES
Cruise // March 2025
England // Spring 2025
Switzerland // Spring 2025
*more adventures coming soon*

PAST 2024 COZY LUXURY TRAVEL ADVENTURES
Washington DC // September 2024
Pennsylvania // August 2024
Georgia // July 2024
Texas // July 2024

PAST 2023 COZY LUXURY TRAVEL ADVENTURES
Florida /March 2023
Georgia // April 2023
California // April 2023
Washington DC // September 2023
South Carolina and Georgia Holiday Road Trip // December 2023

MISCELLANEOUS TRAVEL TIPS

Travel Posts {miscellaneous}:                         
My Best & Worst Travel Stories                     
10 Tips for Exploring Your City                         
                                                                                                  
Cruising Tips:   
7 Things to Take With You While In Port                                              
10 Things People Forget to Bring on Their First Cruise                                                                  
Top 13 Must Pack Items for a Caribbean Cruise                                                  

Road Trip Tips:   

Travel With a Chronic Illness Related Posts:

Travel Gift Guides:   
  


CRUISING ADVENTURES

HOLLAND AMERICA CRUISES:
Holland America Canada/New England Cruise (2019): // Zaandam Ship Review Holland America // 
//  Holland America Cruises: Answers to Your Most FAQ's // 

// Thunder Hole, Acadia National Park (Maine) //
// Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park (Maine) // Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia //
// Baddeck, Nova Scotia // Things to do in the Port of Sydney, Nova Scotia //
// Green Gables, Prince Edward Island // Red Cliffs at Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island//
// Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island// Old Quebec City// 
// A Walk Around the Historic Fairmont Le Chateau Frontenac, Quebec City // Port of Montreal // 

VIKING CRUISES:
Viking River Cruise (2017-2018): //  Viking River Cruises: Answers to Your Most FAQ's // 
// Viking Eir Ship Review // Viking Eir Stateroom 203 Review // Viking Eir Food and Dining Review // Best Rhine River Books to Purchase for Your Trip from Travel To Culture to History // 

// The Cologne Cathedral (Exterior) //
// A Walk Through Cologne Square // A Walk Through Historic Cologne // 
// Cruising the Middle Rhine (Part One) // Cruising the Middle Rhine River (Part Two) // 
// A Brief History of Old Town Colmar //  Saint Martin's Collegiate Church (Place de la Cathedrale)// 
// 7 Things You Must See When You Visit Old Town Colmar in the Winter // 
// A Brief History of Beautiful Strasbourg // A Walk through Historic Strasbourg //Place Saint Thomas //  
// Strasbourg Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre Dame of Strasbourg) //  Heidelberg Castle // 
// A Walk Through Old Town Heidelberg // Hofgut Sternen in the Black Forest // 
// A Walk through Historic Downtown Basel //  Basel Cathedral (Basel Munster) // 

ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES:


UNITED STATES ADVENTURES


// Hyatt Place Anchorage-Midtown// Room 209 Hyatt Place Anchorage-Midtown //
// Anchorage Travel Guide//

Chugach Mountains (Alaska 1-South Drive): // Seward Highway Drive (Turnagain Arm Drive)//
// Along the Matanuska River on Alaska 1-South// A Beautiful Lake Adventure Near Chickaloon//
// A Cloudy & Beautiful Drive on Alaska 1-South//

Chugach Mountains: // Eklutna Lake//


Cooper Landing (Kenai Peninsula): // Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge Nature Hike// 
// Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge //

Denali State Park Area: //Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge (Pursuit Collection)// Denali Highway Video// 
// One Last Adventure on the Denali Highway// The Denali Highway: Part Two //
// The Denali Highway: Part One// 
//The Drive to Cantwell// Mt. McKinley Princess Wilderness Lodge //

General Alaska Tips: // Alaska 4x4 Rentals Review// 
//  Best Alaskan Books to Purchase for Your Road Trip //
// What to Pack for an Alaskan Summer Road Trip //
// Why You Should Dream About Visiting Alaska //

Girdwood:  // Winner Creek Trail Video// Winner Creek Trail //


Hatcher Pass Area: // Hatcher Pass Video// Hatcher Pass // Little Susitna River //

Homer (Kenai Peninsula) Area: // Homer Video// Homer Spit// Homer Lighthouse// Bishop's Beach//
// A Brief History of Homer //

Kennicott/McCarthy Area: //Root Glacier Hike //Kennicott // Kennicott Glacier // 
// Kennecott vs. Kennicott Spelling // The McCarthy Highway // 
// An Unfortunate Review of the Kennicott Glacier Lodge //

Seward: //Holgate Glacier// Kenai Fjords Whale Watching Tour//
//A Beautiful Morning Walk in Seward/An Evening Walk at Seward Windsong Lodge// 
//Resurrection Roadhouse Restaurant at Seward Windsong Lodge//
//Seward Windsong Lodge/Room 408 at Seward Windsong Lodge//

Seward Highway Area: //Beluga Point// Scenic Seward Highway Drive (Turnagain Arm Drive)//

Talkeetna: //Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge (Pursuit Collection)//

Thompson Pass Area: // Thompson Pass Area Video 
// Worthington Glacier Hike//
//Worthington Glacier//
// Among the Alaskan Fireweed on A4-S: A Beautiful Symbol of Hope in the Hard Seasons of Life //
// A Brief History of & Drive on Alaska 4-South of the Richardson Highway//Klutina River//
// The Beginning Drive to Thompson Pass// 

Whittier:  /3 Things to See and Do in Whittier Port on Your Alaskan Cruise//
Phoenix: //  Desert Botanical Garden //  Hyatt Place- Phoenix //  

CALIFORNIA:

Southern California: // meeting robin jones gunn (2023) // Disneyland // Balboa Island //

FLORIDA:
All things Disney:  // Monorail Ride from the Polynesian Resort // 


Key West: // Key West //


Bristol: // Pemaquid Point Lighthouse (Bristol, Maine) // 

Camden: // Lord Camden Inn Review //  Maroon Swing Dress & Boots // 

Newcastle: // A Drive through Newcastle // 

Portland: 
// Portland Head Light House in Winter // 
NEW YORK:
#ADK50falls Challenge: // Rainbow Falls (Ausable Chasm, New York) // 



Lake Clear:  // Winter Sleigh Ride at Lake Clear //



Poughkeepsie: /Crew Restaurant //



Ticonderoga: // Upper LaChute Falls // The Falls of Carillon //

PENNSYLVANIA:
Lancaster (Downtown): // Lancaster Marriott at Penn Square //

Lancaster Region: // Lancaster Creative Reuse Shop // Erb's Covered Bridge //

SOUTH CAROLINA:
Isle of Palms: // Isle of Palms //

TENNESSEE:
General: // 7 Things to Do In Tennessee //

VERMONT:
Lake Champlain Region: // Fall Bucket List for the Lake Champlain Region //
// Summer Boat Ride (2017) //  Lake Champlain Ferry Ride // 
// A Beautiful Sunset (Shelburne) // 

Northeast Kingdom Region: //  Wildflower Inn //  Junipers Restaurant at Wildflower Inn //  

// Vail Suite at Wildflower Inn // 

Rockingham Region: //  Vermont Country Store //




CANADA ADVENTURES
NEW BRUNSWICK:

NOVA SCOTIA:


PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:

PEI General: // Red Cliffs at Cavendish Beach, Prince Edward Island//
// A Second Visit to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island//
//  6 Things You Must Know Before Driving on Prince Edward Island // 
//  Practical Information for Getting on and off the Island // Confederation Bridge // 
// The North Cape (Tingish) //  Wind & Reef Restaurant // A Lighthouse Adventure // 
//  A Walk on the Beach Beside the Rugged Cliffs // Charlottetown, PEI // 
// Sunrise Ferry from PEI to Nova Scotia // 
EUROPE ADVENTURES
GERMANY:
Black Forest:  // Hofgut Sternen in the Black Forest // 

Cologne (Koln): // The Cologne Cathedral (Exterior) // A Walk Through Cologne Square // 
//A Walk Through Historic Cologne // 

Heidelberg: // Heidelberg Castle (Schloss Heidelberg) //  A Walk Through Old Town Heidelberg // 

                                    
Rhine River: // Cruising the Middle Rhine (Part One) //
// Cruising the Middle Rhine River (Part Two) // 
// Best Rhine River Books to Purchase for Your Trip from Travel To Culture to History // 

FRANCE:
Colmar: // A Brief History of Old Town Colmar// 
//  Saint Martin's Collegiate Church (Place de la Cathedrale)// 
//  7 Things You Must See When You Visit Old Town Colmar in the Winter // 

Strasbourg: // Strasbourg Cathedral (Cathedrale Notre Dame of Strasbourg) // Place Saint Thomas //

// A Brief History of Beautiful Strasbourg //A Walk through Historic Strasbourg // 
// Au Vieux Strasbourg Restaurant // 

SWITZERLAND:
Basel: // A Walk through Historic Downtown Basel //  Basel Cathedral (Basel Munster) // 

Bern: **coming soon**

Zermatt: // A Walk through Zermatt //

THE NETHERLANDS:
**Coming soon!**
                                  

CARIBBEAN ADVENTURES
Castaway Cay (Disney's Private Island): //  Castaway Cay Island // 

Coco Cay (Royal Caribbean's Island) // Coco Cay Island // Reef Snorkeling & Sandbar Getaway // 



HIKING ADVENTURES
ALASKA:
Chugach Mountains/ Thompson Pass Area: // Worthington Glacier Hike//

Cooper Landing (Kenai Peninsula): // Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge Nature Hike//


Kennicott/McCarthy://Root Glacier Hike //


MAINE:
Acadia National Park: // Cadillac Mountain (Disability Friendly) //

NEW YORK:
#ADK50falls Challenge: // Rainbow Falls (Ausable Chasm, New York) // 

Adirondack Mountains Region:  // Rattlesnake Mountain Hike//

CREATIVE REUSE SHOP REVIEWS

PENNSYLVANIA:
Lancaster Region: // Lancaster Creative Reuse Shop // 

UNIQUE ADVENTURES
"Hearties Family Reunion" (2016): //  Meeting the Cast and Crew // Hearties Family Reunion // 
*the "Hearties Family Reunion" was an opportunity to addend a gathering for those who enjoy the show, "When Calls the Heart" that airs on the Hallmark Channel (and also can be watched on Amazon HERE!) in Vancouver and Langley, British Columbia. We had the chance to meet the cast and crew and tour the set. You can read more on the posts above.* In addition to this - this was a catalyst for writing the devotional series that I did, "From Hope Valley" which you can find HERE.

MISCELLANEOUS TRAVEL VIDEOS
*Please be patient as this section is slowly being updated. You can find my new YouTube Channel of all of my videos by clicking HERE.*

Travel Videos {miscellaneous}:                        
CANADA:    
Balnea Spa // Canada

USA:                                                          
Alaska: 
Denali Highway Video                      

New York:                                                        

Travel Videos {cruising}:
**Coming soon!**


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    1. Thank you for your comment. For the record though we did NOT need a Germany Visa for our visit or for our cruise tour that we were on. To those reading this PLEASE do your research from your home country on what you will need to have as far as documents go before you travel!

      Blessings, Rebecca :)

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