There are additional posts on our Belles Architecture site about Architecture and Travel. We posted there because the content is about construction & architecture! I hope you will check them out! Click any Title or Image below to be re-directed to the full post. 1. 3 Reasons Why Fathom Impact Travel Is NOT A Waste […]
Category Archives: Social Impact Travel
Travel for more than just a vacation. Travel to volunteer your time, to share your talents, to teach and learn about other ways of life. For Life Long Learners who desire to see the world in a more meaningful way. Travel to effect the social fabric of a destination and to improve the well being of the people you interact with there.
The Newest Corporate Retreat Venue!
Let “fathom Travel” Host your next Corporate Retreat Where Home Base is a Cruise Ship! Just think, a luxurious relaxing cruise voyage centered on personal growth and development for you and your team – no complicated planning process. You don’t have to hire a programming consultant, just book your group and go. It doesn’t get any […]
What Kind of Person Would Like Fathom Impact Travel?
What Kind of Person Would Like Fathom Impact Travel? I had been trying to figure this out, so we went again…. This time we asked our fellow travelers why they had come, and tried to learn a little about each of them. We were really amazed to hear some fabulous stories, and to meet some […]
The Basics of Cuban Currency Exchange
Choose the value of your Cuban Currency! By learning the basics of Cuban Currency Exchange. No one in the world is allowed to have Cuban Currency, unless they are in Cuba! It is not allowed to leave Cuba. It has never been an issue, until now, I mean who would want it? We don’t have a use […]
Architect Enters Design Contest then ends up DEAD! in the Colon Cemetery of Havana
Christopher Colon Cemetery was one of the destinations on the Day 2 – fathom Havana Bus Tour. We missed the main entrance to the graveyard where an impressive sculpture in the form of an “arc of triumph” is located. We had been talking in the back of the bus and suddenly noticed that we were IN the Cemetery. The […]
The Fathom Cienfuegos Bus in Cuba – Architecture in Abundance
Some of you are probably wondering like we were, what to expect on the Fathom Cienfuegos bus ride in, Cuba. After all Cienfuegos is a small town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. As Architects we always know that a UNESCO site will have Architecture in abundance! We didn’t want to miss ANY of it! We always LOVE […]
NO the “f” in fathom Travel is NOT a mistake!
It has been interesting, and amusing, to read the internet chatter about the fathom Travel logo, the meaning, and Fathom vs fathom – why a lower case f. Which is correct? AND… Why. Doing my own internet / Google research I found: The dictionary definition of fathom: 1) a unit of length equal to six feet, chiefly used […]
10 things to pack for Fathom’s Dominican Republic Cruise
We have been answering a lot of questions on Social Media about what to pack for fathom Travel’s Dominican Republic Cruise! So – I decided to write this post. Since it’s a different kind of cruise – one where travelers volunteer to do various things throughout the week, there are a few special things […]
fathom is NOT your Grandmother’s Cruise!!!
fathom Travel is NEW – really really new. The concepts that are the backbone of fathom are NEW – and the leadership at fathom is re-inventing cruising as we know it – the structure of this cruise has questioned the “rules” of cruising. In the words of Vishen Lakhiani, fathom is not operating under the […]
Fathom Passenger Affidavit for Travel to Cuba
Being that we were on only the second sailing to Cuba in over 60 years – we were fortunate that the cruise line discovered the “Self Guided People-to-People” option on the Affidavit for Travel to Cuba form and pointed it out to us! We were already on the ship and were asking if we would […]