We had such a good time when clients and friends joined us for a cruise to Alaska last month. It was a lot more special being able to experience the trip wit...

Sometimes it’s easy. But sometimes it’s not. And in London, it’s not. How do you proclaim that thus-and-such hotel is the one ScheckTrek Pick in a city where...

Al and I recently did a ship inspection on one of the most beautiful ships we’ve had the pleasure of seeing: Crystal Symphony. It’s not just that it was beau...

Photo courtesy of Pixabay Recently some clients of ours (but more than that, long-time friends) returned from their Tauck tour of Southeast Asia, including V...

While on a recent webinar about Ellenborough Park Hotel, I saw the room above and told my husband, “I want to go there.” So was I ever shocked when I heard m...

If, on your next trip to London, you would jolly well like to feel like the Queen of England, then have I got a place for you: The Ritz! As much as the name ...

The Milestone Hotel, London On our recent trip to the UK, my daughter Ashley and I spent our first two nights in London at The Milestone. While standing very...

Since almost our inception, we have used this photo in lieu of a logo. But we felt it was time for ScheckTrek Travel to have a real logo, and we’d love to ha...

What is the relationship between Cliveden House and the American Revolution? Answer: a change in the course of history, the ramifications of which are intere...

If you can only do one splurge hotel in your lifetime, seriously consider making it Ashford Castle! Ashford was the last of eight hotels I stayed in on a rec...

October 28, 2017, will mark the 7th anniversary of ScheckTrek Travel. The agency continues to far outpace any expectations we had for it at its inception. As...

What a beautiful city Seville is! Karen and I felt it was best seen by the leisurely clopping along of a horse-drawn carriage. One of the most popular sites ...

Princess time for Karen Steele and Vicki Scheck at Hotel Ritz Madrid Because the Ritz Madrid, a 1910 Belle Époque hotel in the heart of the city, is consider...

Crystal Palace, Retiro Park, Madrid When a good friend told me that she thought Madrid was the most beautiful city she’d ever seen—and she'd seen a lot of th...

The last three blog posts about the Four Seasons Bora Bora, Bora Bora by Catamaran, and Tahiti’s InterContinental Resort all happened because of a Paul Gaugu...

For many people, Tahiti conjures up images of a tropical paradise. And while that is certainly understandable, the island of Tahiti itself (specifically, the...

Ever wish you could just escape reality for a bit and be transported to Bora Bora? I can tell you that it’s worth the journey—even if a mental journey is all...

Four Seasons Bora Bora! I couldn’t help thinking of it as Paradise Found. How could it not be the ScheckTrek Pick for French Polynesia? For

We wondered if we were crazy. With almost four weeks and eight hotels in South Africa, what were we thinking when we booked a stopover in Du

Not only is Cape Town itself a very worthwhile stop in South Africa (as discussed last time) but so are a number of destinations within easy reach of it. For...