The World’s Sexiest Beach for 2009, Part 1

It’s that time again, time for Concierge.com to release its 2009 list of the most beautiful and sexiest beaches in the world. Sometimes I think I shouldn’t read these lists, because they just make me want to leave everything behind and head for some waves. For past years lists, see the Sexiest Beaches for 2007, [...]

Posted on November 12, 2009 Filed Under Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | 1 Comment

Sturgis Bike Rally in SD

The 69th Annual Sturgis Rally is coming up on August 3rd through the 9th. This isn’t the beach, but it is something to go to. I heard that the people in Deadwood, SD like the bike rally people better than the Corvette people. The bikers are more polite, cleaner and better behaved. If you are [...]

Posted on July 29, 2009 Filed Under Not Much to do with the Beach, Travel | Leave a Comment

Negril, Jamaica Holiday Vacation

What a vacation. Rondel Village was a beautiful hotel in Negril, Jamaica. It was clean, had great service, and was almost right in the middle of the beach. These are pictures from our room. You can see that we were right on the beach. Although the entire beach is lined with hotels, Negril the city [...]

Posted on July 29, 2009 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Jamaica Vacation, Travel, Vacation Time | 1 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 [...]

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

Inexpensive and Cheap Vacations

I have talked about Cheap and Inexpensive Beach Vacations before, and now I want to tell you about Budget Travels top destinations for 2009. No, they aren’t all at the beach, but in this economy, you can’t have everything. Austin, Texas Why in 2009: For years, the capital of down-home cool (and Texas) has been [...]

Posted on March 26, 2009 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | Leave a Comment

Caribbean Tourism is Down. Go on Vacation Now

I just read in the Jamaica Observer that the Caribbean and Central America will be the regions most affected by the current American economic crisis. I am sure that there are many other areas in the world, but since we are so close and many people find it easier to go to the Caribbean than [...]

Posted on January 3, 2009 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Travel | 1 Comment

I want to go to the Beach. A Warm Beach. The Caribbean

Wow! I haven’t written in a month. I can’t believe that. I’ve been so busy with work moving to a new office downtown, more and more clients, and just life taking over. I’m sure that everyone reading this understands how life can sometimes just get in the way of life. It’s times like that when [...]

Posted on November 11, 2008 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach News and Stories, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Travel, Vacations and Work | 2 Comments

The Top Ten Most Exotic Beaches in the World Part 1

Yes, I know what you are thinking. You’re thinking, “How can anyone even know that?” Well, you’re right, no one can. But hey, these are some pretty good beaches, and very popular too. For a beach to be exotic, it has to be different. It can’t be like every other beach you’ve ever been to. [...]

Posted on October 8, 2008 Filed Under Beach Bums, Beach News and Stories, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Food, Jamaica Vacation, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Music, Not Much to do with the Beach, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | 5 Comments

St Kitt’s, St Bart’s are Feasting on Waves with Alton Brown

I was watching Alton Brown’s Feasting on Waves the other night. It sure makes me wish I could go sail the Caribbean. The idea of the show is that they have two catamarans, and they are sailing from island to island to find true authentic Caribbean food. That is my kind of show. To start [...]

Posted on September 10, 2008 Filed Under Food, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Travel | 3 Comments

The World’s Sexiest and Most Beautiful Beaches for 2008, Part 2

Here is the seven remaining beaches on the list of 2008′s most sexy beaches. St. Philip, Barbados It’s only 21 miles long, yet Barbados has a bit of everything: Fine dining and bawdy beach shacks, cricket matches and Mount Gay Rum tours, the posh Caribbean Platinum Coast and the rough-and-tumble (and Highland-like) Scotland District up [...]

Posted on August 25, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Travel | 7 Comments