Timely Advice for Independent Travelers Worldwide
Hello and welcome to Travel Independently. We are 2 women from Seattle who have been traveling together mostly all over Asia and SE Asia for the past 12 years. Kathie is the brains behind our independent travel itineraries. Together, we choose where we want to go each year and then begin doing research, including reading any books we can get our hands on about the place we're going to and by consulting with other independent travelers. Kathie is a daily poster on the Fodor's Asia Forum. Come along with us as we plan and blog about our travels!....read more
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Loading ...We decided early on which hotel we wanted in Kolkata based on lots of research and the recommendation of a friend: The Oberoi Grand. Of course the hotel gets great reviews for both the rooms and the service, but the location is perfect for exploring Kolkata. Prices on the Oberoi website were well over $600 [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...It looked like I could make the arrangements online. For security purposes, I had to request an authorization code they emailed to me. As I moved through the process, I suddenly realized they wanted to transfer money out of my brokerage account rather than my bank account.
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Hazards of Travel When one hears of the hazards of travel, people think of really awful things – plane crashes, tsunamis, typhoons or hurricanes, earthquakes, or being caught up a violent insurrection. But most hazards of travel are much more mundane: delayed or cancelled flights, lost luggage, a hotel that doesn’t have your reserved [...]
