Your Destination Guide to Exotic Lands

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Adventure is calling!

Ready for a fairytale stay high in the Himalayas? Maybe a safari in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro? Then again, you might prefer a luxury cruise along the tranquil Mekong River, or an overwater pavilion in the magical Maldives. You’ll find inspiring travel ideas for authentic trips in this Destination Guide.

Your Virtuoso travel advisor, can make any travel fantasy a reality – in exclusive fashion, of course. Look over these pages for a few ideas and start planning your customized adventure today!


In this issue

6: AFRICA
Sip sundowners on The Masai Mara, and ride elephant-back at Victoria Falls. Take a boating safari in the Okavango Delta, then taste crocodile as you rail across the Great Karoo.

20: ASIA
Meet the mysterious Mud Men of Papua New Guinea, cruise spectacular Halong Bay in Vietnam, or dine on dim sum in Hong Kong.

38: INDIA
Watch the sun rise upon the Taj Mahal. At Varanasi, view worshippers cleansing in the Ganges River. Or make your own exclusive pilgrimage across the country on a tour by private plane.

Enjoy this issue

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Got Klout? Columbus does

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On Mar. 15, 1493, Christopher Columbus returned to Spain after his first visit to the Western Hemisphere. In his honor, there is one country, a few provinces and counties, and more than 200 cities and towns named after him. I just checked his score on Klout.com. I guess they don’t assign scores to dead people. Oh well…

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www.greatgetaways.travel

Travel Dreams Survey >>

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Open your mind to the endless travel possibilities when you take the VIRTUOSO LIFE® Travel Dreams Survey. It takes only minutes to complete, but leaves you with a lifetime of inspiration. Plus, once you submit the survey you’ll be entered to win a dream vacation of your own.

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If outside of the U.S., sweepstakes does not apply. Non-U.S. residents are invited to take the survey at www.virtuoso.com/traveldreams. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Only one entry per person. Sweepstakes offered only in the 50 United States (including the District of Columbia), and is open only to natural persons who, at the time of entry: (i) are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, (ii) have pre-existing internet access, and (iii) are 21 years of age or older. The winners will be selected by random drawing on or about April 21, 2012. Employees and agents of Virtuoso, Ltd., Crystal Cruises, Inc., any other prize provider designated by Virtuoso, and their respective parents, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, distributors, wholesalers and retailers (collectively referred to as "Associated Persons"), members of such Associated Persons’ immediate families, and individuals living in the same household with such Associated Persons are not eligible to win. Entries must be received between 9:00 a.m. Central Time ("CT") on January 5, 2012, and 11:59 p.m. CT on March 31, 2012. Odds of winning depend upon the number of eligible entries received. The prizes are as follows: One (1) Grand Prize of one (1) Crystal Cruises twelve (12) day all-inclusive cruise for two (2) in a Penthouse PH category (double occupancy) aboard Crystal Serenity sailing from Venice, Italy to Athens, Greece on September 30, 2012, which has an approximate retail value ("ARV") of $17,140.00, and five (5) cash First Prizes of $1,000 each. The prizes have a total combined ARV of $22,140.00. Void in Puerto Rico and where prohibited or restricted. Entrants release Virtuoso, Ltd. and all applicable parties identified in the Sweepstakes Official Rules from any and all claims, liabilities, damages or losses arising from participation in the Sweepstakes or the acceptance or use of any prize. Prize terms, conditions, and exclusions may apply. For entry information and complete Sweepstakes Official Rules by which all entrants are bound, go to www.virtuoso.com. Sponsored by Virtuoso, Ltd. © 2012 Virtuoso, Ltd. The trademarks VIRTUOSO, VIRTUOSO LIFE, the Globe Swirl Logo and SPECIALISTS IN THE ART OF TRAVEL are registered trademarks of Virtuoso, Ltd. Virtuoso, Ltd. has a U.S. copyright registration r fothe Globe Swirl Logo, © 2000. All rights reserved. US 360011 03/12
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David MacKay, Neil Armstrong and me! Really?

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Scot set to be chief test pilot for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceliner

Mar 1 2012

David MacKay with Neil Armstrong

David MacKay with Neil Armstrong

THIS is the moment the first man on the moon met the Scot who is all set to be the worlds first commercial astronaut.

Scots test pilot David Mackay, from Sutherland, said it was a dream come true to meet legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong – and hopes to join him in the ranks of space hero Scots.

The icon, who stepped onto the moon in 1969, is famously proud of his Scots heritage and was welcomed as a hero when he visited the Armstrong family seat in the Borders three years after his space flight.

And now former RAF flier turned airline test pilot Mackay, 54, is set to join the ranks of astronauts as the chief test pilot for Richard Bransons spaceliner Virgin Galactic.

The men met at a special conference on the future of space flight in California, where Mackay is based, and he said it was a great honour to meet his fellow space Scot.

It was a great honour to meet him – Neil Armstrong was one of my boyhood heroes and he was a very likeable and friendly chap.

It was all very quick but Id love to get the chance to talk to him more, and now that we have made contact hopefully we could have the chance to catch up again.

Im a great believer in learning lessons and his experience is tremendous.

He is a very bright man, very sharp.

Its great that he has got the Scottish connection and I believe he is very proud of it.

David is leading the test flight programme at the Mojave base and hopes to head into space with the next near to 18 months as the first commercial space flight in the world.

He is working with fellow Scots astronaut Brian Binnie, from Aberdeen, who became the first Scot in space when he flew the SpaceShipOne craft into space in 2004.

Binnie and Mackay are now working to get the 125,000 ticket flights up and running as soon as possible.

On December 6, 2009 I attended our annual conference for Virgin Galactic Accredited Space Agents and met David MacKay. I even have a photo of us together, which I will post ( hopefully, if I can figure out this blogging software ;-) ). So, in MY photo David is to my left, your right if you’re looking at us. I’m tempted to Photoshop it with the photo in this article to make it look like David, Neil, and I are chatting it up a bit (did I succeed in sounding British or Scot?). Nah, I’ll settle for 6 degrees of separation and not a 360 degrees of deception. Wanna ticket to ride?

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