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    2022 Bucket List Cruise: Athens to Dubai!
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Dec 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    2022 Bucket List Cruise: Athens to Dubai!

    Did you even know that you can cruise from Athens to Dubai? Not only does this cruise check off so many bucket list destinations...
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    Club Med Sandpiper Bay: A Pleasant Surprise
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Nov 29, 2020
    • 8 min

    Club Med Sandpiper Bay: A Pleasant Surprise

    I left Club Med Sandpiper Bay thinking I would recommend it as a great place for a family reunion, a friend/class reunion...
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    The Full Le Blanc Los Cabos Experience During COVID
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Nov 11, 2020
    • 9 min

    The Full Le Blanc Los Cabos Experience During COVID

    This is part of a series of blog posts about my travel experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a single person, working from home, I...
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    5 Reasons a Travel Advisor Beats DIY
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Sep 14, 2020
    • 4 min

    5 Reasons a Travel Advisor Beats DIY

    People are steadily learning that a travel advisor is better than DIY. This is not your grandmother's travel agent!
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    Cancun During COVID, Part 3: Palmaïa--The House of Aïa
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 10 min

    Cancun During COVID, Part 3: Palmaïa--The House of Aïa

    Palmaïa--The House of Aïa: This is the final post in a 3-part series about my August 2020 trip to Cancun, Mexico during the COVID pandemic.
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    Time for a Reset?
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 2 min

    Time for a Reset?

    I can imagine that would like to press the reset button on 2020! Since that’s not possible, we can find our own reset button through safe tr
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    August 2020 Cancun Trip Preview!
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Aug 3, 2020
    • 5 min

    August 2020 Cancun Trip Preview!

    Now that we are nearing the end of summer, although the world is forever changed and still in the midst of a pandemic, we are figuring out
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    The 2020 Road Trip Reset
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jul 24, 2020
    • 7 min

    The 2020 Road Trip Reset

    I must begin by saying that I take Coronovirus very seriously. When I'm home, I stay home, except to buy groceries or meet friends in very s
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    What Buying Home & Auto Insurance Taught Me About Travel: 5 Myths & Facts
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jul 1, 2020
    • 4 min

    What Buying Home & Auto Insurance Taught Me About Travel: 5 Myths & Facts

    Myth: I thought having an insurance agent would cost me more money. People think they’ll spend more money using a travel advisor
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    Pandemic Beach Trip: What It's Like
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jun 17, 2020
    • 6 min

    Pandemic Beach Trip: What It's Like

    I recently visited The Henderson Beach Resort. Read on for my review, as well as how it was to travel during a pandemic.
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    Why I Started a Podcast (and why I think it matters)
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • May 23, 2020
    • 3 min

    Why I Started a Podcast (and why I think it matters)

    I am passionate about travel, food, and music (in no particular order), so this is an attempt to bring those worlds together.
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    Traveling With Your Nose (without leaving the house)
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 5 min

    Traveling With Your Nose (without leaving the house)

    When I am able to travel again, I will pay more attention to the scents I experience. "Scent can be the best souvenir of all"
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    "Orchestrating Beautiful Experiences." What does it really mean?
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Feb 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    "Orchestrating Beautiful Experiences." What does it really mean?

    What does it really mean to orchestrate? It applies to music, travel, and other experiences.
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    Don't like tours or cruises? Maybe you're a FIT. What's that?!?
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Feb 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    Don't like tours or cruises? Maybe you're a FIT. What's that?!?

    As a Virtuoso Travel Advisor, I have the world at my fingertips, and the most important thing is that I curate and orchestrate the best expe
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    My AmaMagna Experience: You Really Should Try a River Cruise!
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jan 26, 2020
    • 9 min

    My AmaMagna Experience: You Really Should Try a River Cruise!

    Pilkington Travels' review of AmaWaterways and AmaMagna.
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    New Year’s Day on AmaMagna
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jan 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    New Year’s Day on AmaMagna

    Everything had a bit of a delayed start on New Year’s Day, but I was up, as usual. I had my early breakfast, did a bit at the gym, walked...
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    Linz, Salzburg, & NYE on AmaMagna
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 2 min

    Linz, Salzburg, & NYE on AmaMagna

    This marks the time in a trip when I don’t really have time to write, but I will share more pictures and give a few highlights. On Dec 31...
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    AmaMagna Day 2: Vilshofen-Passau
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Jan 1, 2020
    • 2 min

    AmaMagna Day 2: Vilshofen-Passau

    As much as I hate to admit it, I left home feeling slightly under the weather. I was dealing with lots of congestion and a slight fever, ...
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    AmaMagna Day 1
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Dec 30, 2019
    • 3 min

    AmaMagna Day 1

    As one would expect from a German train, it arrived right on time in Vilshoven—11:24 am. I walked through the lovely town down to the riv...
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    AmaMagna Journey Days 1/2
    Jonathan Pilkington
    • Dec 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    AmaMagna Journey Days 1/2

    After sleeping for almost 11 hours (unheard of), I woke up at almost 8am took a quick shower, quickly threw my things in my suitcase, and...
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