Yankee Clipper

Where would you find a transatlantic journey that offered a lounge, a formal dining room, white linen table setting for each of the 40 passengers, a menu that offered shrimp cocktail, turtle soup, steak, fresh vegetables, peach melba and a wide choice of drinks?   No, not a trans-Atlantic cruise ship, because this journey took 25 hours and 40 minutes (ships take 7 – 9 days) to cross the Atlantic.

In a single meal at the CN Tower’s 360 revolving restaurant you can catch a daytime view of a captivating cityscape, and by the time you reach your dessert course you can experience the sun disappearing below the horizon while city lights wake up the vibrating cafes, nightclubs and theatres below.

Located 28km (17 miles) from the bustling coastal city of Benidorm, lies the rock-perched village of Guadalest, which is the most dramatically situated of all the Moorish fortifications that dot the mountains of the Costa Blanca. Literally situated on top of a huge mountain rock, and hardly visible from the road you drove up, the “Grand House” of El Castell de Guadalest or Casa Orduna was built after the great earthquake of 1644.

You will be amazed at the wonderful beauty of the Dingle Peninsula in an exciting unspoiled corner of Ireland, where you can discover the vibrant beauty of an ancient but picturesque route. If you are going to the Dingle Peninsula, there are three places that you simply must visit.

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