2009 Fireworks Sydney Australia from the roof top of the Four Seasons Hotel

small and private group viewing the 2009 fireworks from the most famous display in the world at the Sydney Harbor…six barges, five rooftops, and of course the bridge.

LUXURY MAUI by Talkintravel’s Rich Carlson in the latest EPOCH TIMES

Luxury Maui by rich carlson of Talkintravel.com in the latest issue of the EPOCH TIMES

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The TALKINTRAVEL Merchandise Story

Talkintravel hits the Flamenco Museum in Seville, Spain

Male flamenco dancer doing what he does best in Seville, Spain

Quebec City, Canada by Ruth Carlson photos by Rich Carlson Talkintravel

check out the following link to Ruth Carlson’s story on Quebec City in the Feb/Mar issue of Home by Design

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the story start on page 44

Foto-Op is the photographic web site for Rich Carls…

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Guiness is good For You

Ruth and I are off to Ireland again, for a spa trip to many unusual estates and castles. Look for our TV show on http://www.talkintravel.tv in the near future and our stories in http://www.talkintravel.com

Santa Cruz harbor Lighthouse

Indaba Aouth Africa Tourism Trade Show

It took nearly two days to get to Durban, South Africa, but here I am at the third largest travel trade show in the world INDABA and it’s just totally overwhelming. Over 13,000 tour operators, tourism reps, journalists have decended onto this coastal city. South Africa Airlines which flies out of JFK was one of the most pleasant flights I’ve ever taken. The South Africans have a hospitality gene that is second to none. They will do anything to make your travels more enjoyable. One of my missions on this trip is to to find out about handicapped or disability accesibility as it relates to traveling in South Africa, and found two tour operators who specialize in this form of travel. We’ll be having a TV show on talkintravel TV…check out http://www.talkintravel.tv, in the near future or just this subject so stay tuned for that. In the meantime on this trip will be heading south to Port Elizabeth for a couple nights to a game reserve with a possible stop in two of the surfing meccas of the world, Jefferys Bay and Cape St Francis. And in a few days we will be in Capetown at the SAS Radisson for the end of this spectacular visit. Stay tuned for more entries into this blog as the days progress.

South Africa Visit

I’m heading to South Africa the week of May 9th so stay tuned for my updates on the trip. The first time I can remember even hearing about the country was in Bruce Brown’s movie The Endless Summer. Should be some fun so stay tuned.