Another Good Book

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler’s Life List  This book has gotten a lot of press lately, and has been in the bestseller lists.  To be honest, up until I actually flipped through the book, I didn’t really think it was something I would be interested in, even though I love traveling.  […]

Europe Through the Back Door with Rick Steves

This seminar was a lot of fun.  Rick Steves showed us a slideshow while he talked about different places in Europe, and kept things really funny.  What was his biggest piece of advice?  Stay away from the “normal” tourist destinations, and you’ll have a lot more fun, get a more authentic view of the destination, […]

Top Travel Bargains for the Year Ahead

The first seminar we went to was the Pauline and Arthur Frommer seminar on some of the top travel bargains for the year ahead.  They talked about some places that many of us know about, like the Dominican Republic, but also mentioned some others.  Arthur was very big on the fact that China is such […]

Carnival Freedom to debut

In just a few days, the Carnival Freedom will be inaugurated. It is a sister ship to the Carnival Liberty, and includes such amenities as a health club, 22 lounges and bars, 4 restaurants, 4 swimming pools, wireless Internet access all over the ship, a children’s play area, and teen club. From now through October, […]

NY Travel Show

Yesterday was the travel show, and I can’t begin to tell you how much fun it was!  First off, we got a LOT of information for many vacation destinations.  As we go through things and learn more, we’ll share the information.  We also saw two really great seminars.  We went to a seminar on the […]

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 […]

Travel Video Site Travelistic

Like previously mentioned video site Geobeats, Travelistic has a nice collection of travel videos. The site allows you to upload travel videos and share them with your friends. There are now over 2000 videos featuring dozens of destinations all over the world. Some of the videos are professionally done while others are just people on […]

Amazing Caves

For those with a sense of adventure, there are many spectacular views below ground. There are many caverns throughout the world and here are just a few. Carlsbad Caverns – New Mexico, USA Columns and Domes in the Big Room, Carlsbad Caverns National Park Located in the southwestern United States, Carlsbad Caverns is a series […]

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 […]

Cruising to the music…

As we mentioned a few weeks ago, hobby cruises are becoming big in the travel industry. You can go on a poker cruise, scrapbooking cruise, knitting cruise, and more. Similarly, it looks like music cruises are becoming big! These are cruises where there are usually multiple up and coming singers or group that will perform […]