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 and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beach Vacations, 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 | 5 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
Vacation Packages. Should You or Shouldn’t You Do a Package?
Here is a little reading from the American Chronicle on whether or not you should book your vacation as a package. Are you interest in taking a trip or a vacation soon? If you are, will you need to book reservations on an airplane? If you will, you will find that you have a number [...]
Posted on February 4, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel | Leave a Comment
Top 15 Places in America Every Kid Should See.
This isn’t so much about the beach, but I felt that this post from Budget Travel has a good point. It’s about the top fifteen places every kid should see in America. Basically, it has to do with teaching and showing the history and natural beauty of America. I think this is a great idea, [...]
Posted on January 14, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | 1 Comment
Vacation on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean
I know this may sound like a commercial (what doesn’t), but I talk about the Caribbean a lot, a little about the Pacific, but not much about the Indian Ocean. So here is a little piece I found on Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. When you think about the ocean, what is the first thing [...]
Posted on January 14, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | 2 Comments
Maui Is Top Beach Destination in the US. Cozumel, Mexico Is Top Internationally
According to Orbitz, the fastest growing destination in the US is Maui, Hawaii. Second place is Daytona Beach, Florida. I can understand that. I would love to go to Hawaii. Internationally, Cozumel, Mexico was the top beach, followed by other beaches and resorts in Jamaica, Aruba, Brazil and Bermuda. Orbitz.com measured the percentage growth in [...]
Posted on January 14, 2008 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Beach Vacations, Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | Leave a Comment
San Blas Islands (Kuna Reserve) in Panama
The NY Times has slide shows of many places and topics. One I found was of a small set of islands in Panama called the San Blas Islands. They are also known as the Kuna Reserve. According to the NY Times, they are a rare confluence of two types of paradise for a traveler: tropical [...]
Posted on January 8, 2008 Filed Under Beaches to go See, Recommended Beaches and Places, Travel | 1 Comment
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