The Stardust is no more…

The Stardust on the Las Vegas Strip was imploded, after having closed on November 1st.  You can see a video of the implosion at that link.  Boyd Gaming will be replacing the Stardust with Echelon Place.  Construction will start soon, and they will open in 2010.  It will include not only 5,300 hotel rooms in four […]

Good deal to the Bahamas

If you’re interested in traveling to The Bahamas, consider the Cheap Caribbean deal that includes airfare and 3-nights hotel at the Sheraton Grand Bahama Island Our Lucaya Resort for $299 per person. I stayed there a few years ago, and it is normally over $100 a night for the hotel alone, so this is a […]

Today’s Destination: Bora Bora

It’s cold here in the northeastern U.S and there is a big snowstorm on its way. We won’t get hit as hard as the 12 feet of snow that Oswego, New York received, but it makes us yearn for warmer weather. What better place to yearn for than Bora Bora. In the middle of the […]

Disney’s Year of a Million Wishes

For Disney, 2007 is the year of a million dreams. All over the parks, they will be doing special things for their guests. This could be almost anything, as some of the “dreams” so far have included getting a fastpass – so you can go on every ride without waiting on line, a free appetizer […]

Today’s Destination: Ethiopia

Today’s destination is not the typical one you will find on a Frommer’s top destination lists but it made their list for 2007. Ethiopia is not the typical vacation your travel agent will push on you, but believe it or not there are some beautiful natural and historical places to visit. Many have a tainted […]

Today’s Destination: Glen Canyon, Utah

Fun with nature can be found in another of Frommer’s Top Destinations of 2007. Glen Canyon, Utah is a great family vacation spot. Lake Powell in southern Utah is a beautiful area in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. It was created when the Colorado river was dammed in 1963. Water activities and hiking are […]

Today’s Destination: Panama

The next of Frommer’s top destinations of 2007 is Panama. Costa Rica has become a very popular vacation destination for international travelers. However, not many know that Panama has much of the same appeal as its neighbor. Panama City has a rainforest within its city limits and the country has adventure among the jungles and […]

Treasure Hunting in North Carolina

As mentioned in a previous post about Asheville, one thing you can do while on vacation is go gem mining.  In different areas of the world, you will find many different gemstones.  Some mines are open to the public, where for a small fee you can dig for your own gems.  One mine that’s open […]

Today’s Destination: Virgin Gorda, BVI

Among the top destinations of 2007 is the island of Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands. Virgin Gorda is the third largest island in the British Virgin Islands and is one of BVI’s top tourist destinations. On the southern end of the island is an unusual geologic formation known as The Baths. It has […]

Asheville, North Carolina

One of Frommer’s Top Travel Destinations for 2007 mentioned recently, Asheville, is in the south western part of North Carolina. Since we had never considered traveling to many of the destinations that were listed, we were happily surprised to see Asheville there. We have plans to travel there in the spring, so we will be […]