Dear Suzy,

Suzy Davis has traveled the world for nearly 30 years initially as a flight attendant and now with her company Adventures For Singles. She has extensive travel knowledge having visited over 150 countries.

The goal of AFS is to provide you with an affordable, well planned vacation experience to awesome destinations that will exceed your expectations.

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I've cruised dozens of ships on various lines and in my opinion, this is as good as it gets on a mega-liner of 2200+ passengers with 920 crew members. Costa’s Atlantica was a floating palace of Art Deco furnishings, marble inlaid floors and millions of dollars invested in original works of art. It exceeded my expectations.

The air is not cheap, but $1197 on land with 5* hotels vs. A&K’s price of $4600 certainly is a deal. We're often able to pass on incredible savings directly to you. For example, on our $999 Tahiti trip (incl. air) last year, it was too good to pass up. Through the years, I've discovered how tour operators can pad their profits with $100-$3000 markups. No wonder they can absorb any airline tax increases, fuel surcharges or foreign currency fluctuation rates.

The new gimmick is the “bare bones” trip. Great destination, great price but it includes nothing other than the hotel. Tours? Optional. Transfers? Optional. Meals? Optional. Entrance fees? Optional. Be sure to bring an extra credit card on these trips. I won't do that to my clients.

Several times I've run a trip into the red, but was committed to honoring the price quoted to clients. Most times we squeeze blood negotiating with our top suppliers, but they respect us because we always produce a group.

Client Ron Rarick adds, "Take along a bottle of "Hand Sanitizer" and don't let any water get in your mouth while showering. That is an easy way to get the runs."

Kenyan Shilling (KES) to US Dollar (USD) Interbank rate for Thursday, September 22, 2005 KES USD   KES USD   KES USD 100 =  1.35   1000 =  13.53   10000 =  135 200 =  2.71   1500 =  20.3   20000 =  271 300 =  4.06   2000 =  27.06   30000 =  406 400 =  5.41   2500 =  33.83   40000 =  541 500 =  6.77   3000 =  40.6   50000 =  677 600 =  8.12   3500 =  47.36   60000 =  812 700 =  9.47   4000 =  54.13   70000 =  947 800 =  10.83   4500 =  60.89   80000 =  1083 900 =  12.18   5000 =  67.66   90000 =  1218   Put it into your wallet before you travel..