Swimming Holes, Traveling, and Feasting
A friend of mine sent me an interesting site the other day. It is a list of all the ‘swimming holes’ and hot springs in the US and Canada. I know, it’s not the beach, but when you want to go somewhere in nature, and the beach is too far away, sometimes this is just [...]
Posted on August 6, 2008 Filed Under Food, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Not Much to do with the Beach, Travel | 1 Comment
5 Helpful Tips for Traveling to the Caribbean
I saw a great list of tips for traveling over at The Collazo Projects. They are for traveling in Latin America and the Caribbean, but as I have been many other places in the world, they are pretty much worldwide tips. Always Carry Small Bills and Change. – When you are traveling through other countries, [...]
Posted on July 29, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Travel | 2 Comments
Beach Bum at Mid America Air Cooled Funfest
I was able to go to the Mid America Motorworks Air Cooled VW Funfest this weekend. It was great. I saw a lot of VW’s that were just sweet looking. My wife even decided that she would like a little Beetle convertible. Although, I think she’ll have to settle for a VW Thing, which she [...]
Posted on June 5, 2008 Filed Under Not Much to do with the Beach, Travel | 2 Comments
An Indiana Jones Adventure Vacation
This is pretty cool. At least, pretty cool marketing. I (and my wife) am a huge Indiana Jones fan, and can’t wait for the next movie (there may be a fifth), and I think that Expedia is offering Indiana Jones Adventure Vacations to Peru, India, South America, Petra and more is pretty neat. For those [...]
Posted on May 21, 2008 Filed Under Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel, Vacation Time | 3 Comments
Save Money on Vacation
I know, I’ve been talking a lot about cheap and inexpensive vacations, but with gas prices the way they are, you really do have to save money, and sometimes you just have to go on vacation. So saving money is a priority. There are ways to save money though. The Imperial Valley News had an [...]
Posted on May 12, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel | 2 Comments
Cheap and Inexpensive Hawaiian Vacation
Sorry for not posting for a while. The wife and I have been busy spending our vacation money on a new house, and then moving into it. So if we were going to be going on vacation this year (not very likely), we would definitely be using these tips for a cheap Hawaiian vacation, or [...]
Posted on May 7, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment
Staycation? That’s Not The Same As A Vacation
I know I’ve talked about staying home on vacation before, and I thought it was stupid then. Now, though, nothing has changed. Seattle PI has an article about staying home for your vacation, or as they so cleverly(sarcasm) call it, a ‘staycation.’ What it says to do is to ‘tour your own town, see the [...]
Posted on March 17, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment
Best Beaches in America, Top Ten List
I know, I missed it, but about a month ago TripAdvisor came up with their list of the 10 best beaches in America based on traveler reviews. 1. Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach, Tierra Verde, Florida Just south of St. Petersburg, Fort De Soto Park’s North Beach is a portrait of tranquility, with a [...]
Posted on March 10, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | Leave a Comment
The Other Side of Jamaica
I watched Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” on the Travel Channel the other day when he went to Jamaica. He said he wanted to show a different side of Jamaica, and I think he did. He came from the direction of the more local side of Jamaica than the tourism side. For those of you who [...]
Posted on February 22, 2008 Filed Under Jamaica Vacation, Jamaica, Beaches, and the Caribbean, Travel | 4 Comments
Adventure Travel Is Growing. Vacation and Experience the World.
Anyone who reads this blog knows that if I’m on vacation, I want to relax. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t mind an adventure or two. That’s what this article from the Mercury News is about, adventure travel. NEW YORK—Forget the tan, the Mickey Mouse photos and the cliche souvenirs. These days, travelers want to [...]
Posted on February 6, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment
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