"Travel With Stephanie Abrams!"

Show Notes for January 04, 2004

Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams starts 2004 exploring Intimate Inns in the Caribbean, the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts, and London hideaways!

Guests include: Consuelo Mac Murray, General Manager of the oldest Historic Hotel of America, the El Convento Hotel in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico;

Carolyn Wright from the environmentally conscious Rondell Village in Jamaica;

Jeff Birch, owner and manager of the Small Hope Bay Lodge in Androsia Bank in the Bahamas;

Arnelle Kendall, VP of the 4 and 5 star chain of Red Carnation Hotels in London, South Africa and Palm Beach, Florida;

Bill Wilson, CEO of the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, Barbara Mahoney, owner of the Parsonage on the Green, a Victorian Inn in Lee, Massachusetts,

Tom Werman, owner of Stonover Farm, listed on Stephanie’s 2004 list of the Most Romantic Inns.

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Show Notes for January 11, 2004

Stephanie Abrams and her on-air Traveling Companion, take coast-to-coast listeners to “Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams!” from Malta to Massachusetts!

Guests include Mr. Larry Zahra, Consul General to the US from Malta who is an Officer of the Order of Merit (UBE) discussing the vast historical, architectural and natural wonders of this beautiful Mediterranean island nation.

The intricacies of the Catherdral of St. John and the history of the knights of the Crusades are discussed from the point of view of the traveler.

Charming hideaways in and near Massachusetts include:

The unique Victorian inn, The Charles Street Inn at 94 Charles Street in Boston;

The Salem Waterfront Hotel, readying itself for an opening in May, 2004 across form the newly renovated Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts;

The Gregory House in Avril Park, NY reflecting the unique charm of the Italian chef and his wife who own an operate this inn and its storybook quality gourmet restaurant, La Perla at the Gregory House;

A special visit with Joe Toole, owner of the Chambery Inn in Lee, Massachusetts, the refurbished first parochial school in Berkshire County established by the nuns from Chambery, France;

The St Mary’s School, which is now a remarkably cozy and charming inn complete with in-room fireplaces and blackboards, high ceilings, tall windows and blackboards!

Manny Linares, CEO of ExclusiveTraveler.com provides update on this unique personalized website travelers can have for themselves to book travel and earn cash back for their travel purchases.

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Show Notes for January 18, 2004

Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams digs into her E-mailbag to answer questions of general interest which she has received from listeners to “Travel WITH Stephanie Abrams!

You won’t want to miss the answer to the listener’s question, “Stephanie, what’s the funniest thing that ever happened to you while you were traveling?”

Other answers address questions like, “ How do you a handle a misbehaving child in an airplane who isn’t yours?”

“What do you pack when you are traveling with kids?” and Stephanie’s tips for traveling safely and smoothly in 2004.

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Show Notes for January 25, 2004

Join Travel Expert Stephanie Abrams as she and Dave Isby, her Traveling Companion, explore the Romantic Caribbean. You’ll want to take notes for Valentine’s Day!

Guests include: Chrys Lee, Deputy General Manager of the exclusive Hawks Bill Resort in Antigua, Cybelle Brown from the family owned Stonefield Estate Villas in St. Lucia, Desmond Skeete, Commissioner of Tourism for St. Lucia, and Marcus Repp, Director of Food and Beverage at the beautiful Westin Casuarina Resort in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands.

Stephanie “Island Hops” through the Caribbean giving insights into the unique qualities of many of the islands including those with French, Dutch, Spanish, English and Danish histories.

Learn about great shopping destinations, water sports, culture and history of the diamonds of the Caribbean Sea!

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