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Thanks for your comment. I agree, the best way to travel is on your own terms. Maximo

Hi Elizabeth. Thanks for your comment. I changes about AUD $200 before we left. We didn’t need any other cash there as they take cards everywhere except some of the night markets. I’m sure you will enjoy your trip. Maximo

I agree - an unusual combination - but worth trying!

Sometimes you just have to try it. Delicious 😮

當地特有的風味 可以試看看

Glad you enjoyed the train ride - it’s a very cool experience. Maximo

Thanks for your comment and I'm glad you enjoyed your cruise. Maximo

Thanks for sharing!

It was a vegan restaurant so I presume it was egg free. Maximo.

Hi @Riyalslam. Thanks for your kind comment. Maximo

Thanks for your subscription and the love! Maximo

Thanks for your kind and supportive comment. Maximo

Thanks for your comment. We had a wonderful visit. Mainly stayed around Taipei. Loved the food. We’ll be back at some stage to visit the rest of the Island. Maximo

Hi and thanks for your comment. As per the description in the video the first flight from Melbourne to Auckland was on board a 777-300W while the 2nd flight to San Fransisco was on a 787-9 Dreamliner. The Sky Couch certainly wasn’t business class but a decent and affordable alternative to premium economy. Maximo

Really! Must have a good watering system!

Thanks for your comment @knights_of_old. We visited Okinawa for a week in October. Look out for those videos in the new year. We will be back for 5 weeks starting in mid March next year. Maximo

Hi Paul thanks for your comment. I guess every cloud does have a silver lining ….. Maximo

Yes - I did see them, but I figured the main attraction was the steam engines. 😊 Maximo

@MaximosTravels they only run them on the total fire ban days so i get your point

Engine skidding down hill wheels locked up uncontrolled in yard.

Thanks fro your comment @Eddieheli. I'm sure you will like. the hotel and its location and be sure to get a room with a view if staying there more than a day or two. Maximo.

@staceylea9408 I'm just trying to provide my honest opinion from my perspective of a mature traveller with food allergy issues and a slightly dodgy back on the flights and airlines I ride - both good and bad. Maximo

Hi @cinccave5459. Thanks for your comment. Well you learn something new every day - part of the rich tapestry of living and travelling! Maximo.

Really? It reminds me of the lights they put outside shops to stop drug addicts finding their veins and shooting up....... Maximo

Hi @Liampaul95 - I would agree with you on short haul flights but most flights out of Australia to anywhere except New Zealand are 8-15 hours and all passengers need to be fed during long haul flights. Applies to passengers with food allergies such as myself and my partner Jo being vegetarian. How airlines deal with dietary requirements is now one of the criteria we use to select flights and airlines wherever possible. Maximo

Hi @jaengen, thanks for your comment. I had a very pleasant stay for my two days in Anchorage - weather was warm as well. I would not like to visit in winter though..... I understand that there is a labour shortage in Alaska and that may explain the high prices and mediocre hotels? Maximo

Thanks for your comment Paul. I agree we paid way too much but all the hotels were so expensive in June when we stayed. Prices now in November are less than half of the prices in June. Prices must surge in the summer cruising period. Maximo

Sorry you are asking the wrong person. I don't do digital coins. Maximo

Thanks so much for your kind comment and support. Where do you hail from Rebecca? Maximo

Hi Mark. Which rockslide? There have been a series of rockslides in the port of Skagway that forced the closure of part of the port and required the use of tender boats when we docked there in June. There were a couple of rockslides a couple of weeks after we did the White Pass railway tour in July that blocked both the White Pass Railway as well as the Klondike Highway. It impacted one cruise ship but I understand that all the passengers got back on board after a 12 hr delay. Maximo.

ks for your comment Miles Long. My perspective changed a couple of years ago when my Cousin that I was quite close to died suddenly at 60 - she was my age. We immediately booked our Canada and USA trip and i retired earlier this year at age 61. My motto now is travel while you still can - money/health/mobility etc.... I retired since that video was released. That means my travels are a little less discerning and a bit more frugal. The average price for accomodation for an upcoming trip I'll be releasing videos on UA-cam in a few weeks was just over $100 AUD per night. It might be a while until I'm in Sydney again. Enjoy your cruise. I'l also be overseas again in Jan-Feb next year! Maximo.

@@MaximosTravels Thank you Maximo. 2025 is action packed for us. (1) Cruise to Tangalooma (4 nights) .... (2) Bali for 6 nights... (3) A 3 night cruise (a cheapie) ... (4) NZ 10 nights... We'll be all holidayed out hahah. Enjoy your holidays.

Thanks for your comment Miles Long. I'll take your suggestion re smiling on board. My narrative is never ever scripted - it's just me talking normally. I happen to be very left brained, analytical, logical, detail and fact-oriented - something that served me well working in the IT industry for over 40 years. Yep - an IT Geek. I'm also very introverted - I once did a psychometric test that said that i was at the 97% percentile in terms of introversion. Jo always says that I need to smile more and be more engaging...... It's hard for a Leopard to change his spots......😀 Maximo

@@MaximosTravels haaha too much contact with 1's and 0's. 'for I=1 to 10' PRINT smile .... cheers PS I'd say forget the introvert thing, if you are going to produce YT video's you need to take your wife's advice...... maybe no cartwheels / handstands but more animations.

Hi Mark, thanks for your comment. You can't help getting sick whilst travelling and we were both recovering from a bout of COVID at the time. We had planned to visit the Mendenhall Glacier but unfortunately missed out. Looking at other UA-cam videos before out trip, the glacier has retreated a fair bit and you can't get that close to it. The waterfall in the area is impressive however. My partner Jo does not do well on smaller boats so whale watching was off the agenda. Personally don't think it's a problem as our cruise spent two days up close to glaciers in College Fjord and Glacier Bay. We had also visited Columbia Icefield and actually stood on a glacier there. As far as waterfalls go we saw so many in our travels through Banff and Jasper National parks earlier in the trip. I still did manage to ride the Tramway and get up to see spectacular views from Mt Roberts. Perhaps unlike other cruise travellers, the cruise we were on was not our whole trip but rather one week out of a 4 1/2 week trip to Canada, Alaska and Hawaii. Look out for the Hawaii videos coming out soon. You can't do it all - in terms of money, time and energy and more importantly health. After all my channel is geared towards the 'Mature and Discerning' not a triathlete in their 20's! Maximo

Thank you too

Miriam, happy you found the review useful. Maximo

Hi Sam. Thanks for your comment. So happy you found my video useful. Enjoy your trip. I’m sure you’ll love Japan. I’ll be there in a few days for my third trip! Maximo

@@MaximosTravels ​​⁠I’m watching other Thunderbird videos and I’m confused. Does the Bird still run all the way from Kanazawa to Kyoto/Osaka or has part of the route been replaced by Shinkansen?

⁠@@samtrak1204the Shinkansen from Kanazawa does not do all the way to Kyoto yet. You need to change at Tsuruga Station and get on the Thunderbird Express there - or do what we did and stay on the Thunderbird the whole way to avoid the hassle of a change of train to save only a few minutes. Maximo

@@albaby9254 Great! I want to ride Shinkansen green class from Tokyo to Kyoto, then Thunderbird from Kyoto to Kanazawa, and Shinkansen Gran Class from Kanazawa to Tokyo. Do I have to book 3 one-way tickets for the round trip? Does the Bird have green class? What is the best website to book these trains? Thanks for your help!

Clink on this link for ticket info…. global.jr-central.co.jp/en/tickets/buy/

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks for the visit and your kind comment. Maximo