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

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

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

Mandatory and Paid Vacations and Holidays Internationally

I’ve talked about paid and mandatory vacations before, but I recently found a chart to really show the difference in of paid vacations and holidays in different countries. I found this at OpenSwitch.org, where the the writer points out that the US is on the very end with absolutely no mandatory vacation or holidays. He [...]

Posted on February 26, 2008 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Vacation Time, Vacations and Work | Leave a Comment

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

Merry Christmas From the Beach Bum

(The above photo is taken from Capistrano Beach House rental in Dana Point California.) You can celebrate Christmas anywhere, even on the beach. My wife would have something to say about that, since if there’s not snow on the ground on Christmas morning, she’s upset. Of course, we rarely have snow here on Christmas, we [...]

Posted on December 24, 2007 Filed Under Beach Bums, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment

Beach Vacation Travel Tips

I saw a good post today over at Get Away Today about the Top Ten Travel Tips for a Beach Vacation. Well, I just had to see what it said, and it had some good (and plain old common sense) tips. I’ll paraphrase it. Basically, no matter where you go, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Cape Cod, [...]

Posted on December 17, 2007 Filed Under Beach Vacations, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Travel, Vacation Time | 2 Comments

No Cells Phones, PDA’s or Laptops on the Beach

That’s right. Elite Island Resorts has banned cell phones, PDA’s and laptops from being used within a half a mile of the beach. Sound bad? I don’t think so. I love it. Think of laying there on the warm sand, the sun beating down, the waves crashing. Maybe a few seabirds crying far overhead. So [...]

Posted on September 6, 2007 Filed Under Beach News and Stories, Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time | 4 Comments

New Local Vacation Travel With 71Miles

71Miles is a blog dedicated to local trips and vacations. It’s a great idea for those one or two day getaways where you don’t want to drive for half of your vacation. There are hotels, maps, restaurants and things to do listed. Right now it is only for California and soon for Washington D.C., but [...]

Posted on July 18, 2007 Filed Under Beach and Vacation Travel Tips and Help, Vacation Time | Leave a Comment