Jamaica Vacation Part 3 – Tuesday

This was a great day. We were in the lobby and overheard the receptionist telling someone about a local restaurant for real Jamaican food, not a tourist place. Of course, I jumped at that, and we tried it out. It’s called Sweet Spice, and it’s located to the left of the circle (from the main [...]

Posted on February 24, 2010 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Food, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Recommended Beaches and Places | Leave a Comment

Dirtiest Hotel for 2010

Tripadvisor has released their list of the Dirtiest Hotels of 2010. You can see previous years at the Dirtiest Hotels for 2008, and Dirtiest Hotels of 2009.
These listing are based on the Tripadvisor reviews from people who actually stayed at the hotels. I’ve included some of the reviews for you.
Heritage Marina Hotel, San Francisco, CA
“…when [...]

Posted on February 15, 2010 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel | Leave a Comment

Top 10 Beaches in America from Dr Beach, 2009

You can see the previous years Top Ten Beaches for 2008 and the Top 10 Beaches for 2007.
Dr. Beach (Dr. Stephen Leatherman) is the Director of the Laboratory Coastal Research at the Florida International University. He takes into account the water and sand quality, plus safety, facilities and environmental management when he settles on the [...]

Posted on January 18, 2010 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places | 1 Comment

Book Your Summer Vacation in the Winter

Right after Christmas is supposed to be the best time of year to book your vacation. However there are a few reasons why it wouldn’t be, such as credit card debt (if you used them for Christmas), maybe you spent too much time with the family to think about doing it again on vacation, etc.
In [...]

Posted on January 8, 2010 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Get Away on a Cheap Beach Vacation Top 10

This is the time of year when people start to plan their vacations, the snow is falling, the air is bitter, and we know that somewhere, the palm trees are swaying in a warm breeze with the smell of the ocean water.
However, in today’s economic climate it’s not always easy to get to a warmer [...]

Posted on December 29, 2009 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places | 4 Comments

Cancun Vacation Beaches Closed

Cancun, Mexico Vacation Closed for Sand Stealing
If you were planning on going to Cancun for a vacation, you might not be able to.
A beach in Cancun was shut down for stealing sand. That’s right, stealing sand. After Hurricane Wilma in 2005, much of the sand on the beach was washed away, and since then, sand [...]

Posted on July 31, 2009 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to Avoid | 1 Comment

How to Relax on Vacation

Have you ever gone on vacation and then come back feeling just as bad as you did before you left?
Or have you felt that your vacation just wasn’t as good as it could have been?
Vacations come way too infrequently to not enjoy them to the fullest, and I have the answer for how to relax [...]

Posted on June 25, 2009 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Extend Your Vacation

I just read a great post on the Chicago Tribune about extending your vacation. The writer (Mary Schmich) gives 10 tips to make your vacation last longer.
I do think that these are some great tips, and most of them I have already done.

Start Your Vacation Early: By using the internet, you can look at where [...]

Posted on June 10, 2009 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Rondel Village in Negril, Jamaica

Well, after three years of trying, my wife and I are actually going to make it to Jamaica. I said in an earlier post that I was looking at places to stay in Jamaica, and I ended up going somewhere not on that list. Some of those places I never even heard back from. But [...]

Posted on May 4, 2009 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Jamaica Vacation, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Discount Travel Secrets Without Expedia, Orbitz or Travelocity

I saw this article recently, and I wasn’t sure what to think of it since Don Buynack (the guy who wrote it) has made his website to help you book travel. It’s called www.freespendingmoney.com, which just sounds spammy to me, plus it’s under construction. You should never link to your site if it’s not up. [...]

Posted on April 10, 2009 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help | 2 Comments