Wandering Raine
A travel journal by Raine
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- 🐘 Thailand Escape: Dreamy Beaches of Phuket, Koh Samui & Krabi
- 🇦🇪 Desert Dreams & City Lights: My Trip to Dubai and Abu Dhabi 2013
- 🚢 Setting Sail on the Norwegian Getaway: Our Caribbean Cruise 2025
- ⚜️ New Orleans, Before and After the Sea
- ❄️ Winter Warmth at Saka Cliff Hotel & Spa, Estonia (2009)
- 🧭 Tallinn, Estonia — my hometown’s own winter wonderland
Category: Asia
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One of the most unforgettable surprises of our journey happened before we even left the Middle East. When we boarded our Emirates flight from Dubai to Bangkok, we were expecting the usual long-haul coach experience. Instead, Emirates gave us a gift of a lifetime — upgrading both my mom and me to Business Class. Suddenly…
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In November 2012, I had the absolute privilege of visiting Japan through the Estravel agent fam trip with a lovely group of fellow agents — one of those educational journeys that perfectly merge work and wonder. I couldn’t quite believe it at first — me? In Japan? I was so thrilled that it took days…
