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Cuba/US People Partnership – MIAMI

At the International Spa Show,  as the Hydropeptide esthetician worked the magic serum into my complexion, she told me about her experience flying Alaska Air directly to Havana, Cuba from LAX with her Cuban-American husband. 

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Cuba On My Mind

The MedicalTourismLite take on Cuba was long overdue, mostly because all my time has been devoted to the interactive, although intermittent communication between the U.S. and Cuba for sister site: www.CME-Abroad.com Actually, this piece was written quite a while ago, but somehow it wound up a page, instead of a post. (Self-imposed editorial deadlines include the same…

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Turkey – Much More Than Expected (Pt.4) On the Coast – Bodrum

Traveling across Turkey from Ankara, I arrived late afternoon expecting a few comfortable days to myself in Bodrum. Thanks again to Enver Anczak, who arranged my stay at the Maja Hotel and organized a meet and greet with two very popular, clever Turkish culinary experts, who happen to be gorgeous women. The room was nice…

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Turkey

In Turkey, on the Mediterranean Coast, the Aegean Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Black Sea, and Istanbul’s Golden Horn and Bosphorus-are all connecting water routes leading to the markets on the ancient Silk and Spice Trails. Today, Turkey’s roads and infrastructure are A+ and their international waterways ways, are more than ever, a steady…

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Turkey – Much More Then Expected (Pt.3)

A shifting wind on the Turkish Coast altered my route from Ankara to Izmir. Instead, Ahmet Ozer Basoglan, the charming owner of the Umut Thermal Spa & Hotel in Denizli, invited me inland for a few days of – “Soaking With The Natives”. Here’s a YouTube slide-show of the place. Enjoy, but don’t forget to…

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Turkey – Much More Than Expected (Pt.2) Life in Istanbul

The first few days and nights in Turkey, before the Convention were mine to enjoy. The sites and sounds of three different neighborhoods in Istanbul added a variety of flavors to my time in old Constantinople. A nondescript, local BnB in a residential neighborhood of touristy Sultanahmet provided a good night’s sleep…and a choice of…

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Turkey – Much More Than Expected. (Pt.1) Med-Tourism Convention & 1st Class Hospitals in Istanbul and Ankara

May became June, and instead of Havana, I was on my way to Istanbul, Turkey. I had no expectations. It didn’t matter if the custom was to pick-up 1st-timers at the airport with a donkey and cart, as long as I got to my destination. I was surprised to find a man holding a sign…

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Holistic Dental and Medical in Tijuana

My days begin imagining that I’ll be sitting down to the enjoyment of the continuing story of “Bathing with the Natives” starting with Iceland. Actuality, my visits to Bath, England over the years is where I germinated the idea about “Wellness Along the Roman Trail”. Last year’s visit to Tenby, England, a charming, up-scale, coastal…

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Volcanic – Soaking with the natives in Reykjavik

Iceland Spent a delightful week in little Iceland, where I am happy to report, I soaked with the locals on a daily basis…in different places, all over town. One can’t help but notice being surrounded by beautiful people, in spirit, as well as in person. There’s an active nightlife that starts lining up around midnight,…

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How Dentists Rip Us Off – Amsterdam, Bath and Tenby in June

For sure, it’s best to get a recommendation from a friend (or someone like me) when it comes to dentists but hey, don’t just take my word for it, read this enlightening article from Readers Digest entitled, “How Dentists Rip Us Off”; file:///C:/Users/Krystina/Desktop/ReaderDigestArticle.pdf Happy New Year! Come on in 2014! 2013 was a challenging year….

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