Archive for the ‘Beach Vacations’ Category
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
No, not all the airlines are charging for the first checked bag, but will they hold out for much longer? We may as well get used to traveling lighter now in anticipation of even higher fees down the road.
Those fees will really add up at $15-$25 per checked bag EACH way when flying to that dream destination.
But do you really need the extra baggage? Probably not. If you choose an appropriate carry-on bag and pack more efficiently, you’re likely to find that you don’t miss hauling around all those extra suitcases.
There are great travel sites with clever tips designed to help you beat the airlines at their own game.
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Tags:Airline Fees, carry on bags, checked baggage fees, fodor's, packing your carry-on bags, smarter travel, traveling with luggage on a plane
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
There’s “adventurous” travel and then there is “dangerous” travel. Since neither my husband nor I are members of the CIA, nor are we navy seals, we have placed limitations on our travel experiences. Those limitations recently affected one of our travel decisions: an end-of-summer trip to Belize.
Having reviewed a recent Canadian foreign affairs travel report, we have decided that Belize is not the place for us – at least not this year.
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Tags:Adventure Travel, canada travel advisories, caye caulker belize, crime in belize city, dangerous travel, government travel reports, how to travel safely, tropical storm arthur
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Belize, Caribbean, Family Vacations, Ports of call, Texas, Travel - General Advice, Travel Destinations, Travel safety, Tropical Destinations, United States, Variety | Comments Closed
Saturday, May 31st, 2008
Malaria?
It’s a word I have heard, but I never really spent much time thinking about it. That is until I began researching Belize (I am tripping there end of August).
I thought Malaria was prevalent only in far away countries like Africa and India, not the Americas. But I was wrong. Malaria is also common in South and Central America.
Yikes, I thought, what do I do? Read on . . .
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Tags:bednetting, Belize, central america, cure for malaria, deet, malaria drugs, malaria prevention, malaria vaccine, mosquito bites
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Family Vacations, Travel - General Advice, Travel Destinations, Travel Products, Travel safety, Travel tips, Tropical Destinations, Variety | No Comments »
Saturday, April 26th, 2008
Who are these people? We didn’t know them either, that is until we attended their wedding, uninvited. But you haven’t lived until you’ve crashed a Mexican wedding.
My husband and I don’t normally go uninvited to the wedding of strangers, but cheap happy hour drinks, great Mexican food, and authentic Mariachi music were too attractive to resist. An evening out at a local Mexican restaurant sounded like a great idea. We weren’t planning on the wedding.
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Tags:brownsville, crashing weddings, jr restaurant and bar, mariachi bands, mexican weddings, southern texas tropical destinations, things to do in brownsville
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Family Vacations, Food and Wine, Mexico, Texas, Tropical Destinations, United States | Comments Closed
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
There is hell on earth, and it’s called, “deep sea fishing.” What was I thinking, or rather, what was my husband thinking when he agreed to a 5-hour deep sea fishing adventure?
We took our first deep sea fishing trip just off the coast of South Padre Island in Texas. To me, it was an adventure; to my husband, it was an unending journey into the depths of hell.
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Tags:deep sea fishing, osprey charters, seasickness cures, south padre island, texas fishing, treatment for seasickness
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Family Vacations, Texas, Travel tips, Tropical Destinations, United States | 2 Comments »
Friday, April 11th, 2008
In the army, you never know who you’ll be bunking with. Except Simon Vega had a fairly good idea that the dark-haired handsome guy from Tupelo, Mississippi, was special. Back in 1958, Vega shared army duty with none other than the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. Vega remembers fondly his days with a young Elvis. But remembering his former army buddy wasn’t enough for Vega; only a museum would do. But what a place to put a museum!
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Tags:brownsville texas, elvis attractions, elvis memorabilia, elvis memories, Elvis Presley, king of rock and roll, little graceland, los fresnos, museum, priscilla presley, record albums, simon vega, south padre island, things to do in south texas
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Celebrities, Family Vacations, Texas, Tourist attractions, Travel tips, Tropical Destinations, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008
Don’t let the look of the ketchup bottle put you off. You simply must visit this tiny 84-year-old restaurant hidden away in historic downtown Brownsville, Texas. You’ll be able to say you’ve rubbed shoulders in a place where American President, Lyndon Johnson, once rubbed shoulders, too.
And rub shoulders is exactly what happens here – the walls are only about 6 feet apart.
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Tags:american hamburger joints, best burger joints, brownsville texas, hamburger heavens, the tiniest restaurants in the world, tiny restaurants
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Budget Travel, Family Vacations, Food and Wine, Tourist attractions, United States, Variety | 11 Comments »
Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Nothing proclaims, “This person is an adventurer” like a Tilley hat. It’s true; look at a group of tourists – the ones in the khaki Tilley hats don’t look so touristy – they look more serious, more experienced, more like seasoned travelers.
Yes, it’s all good when you wear a Tilley hat unless, of course, you (like my husband and world travel companion) refuse to wear the hat’s chin strap. That decision, or lack thereof, can get you into a lot of trouble.
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Tags:registering your tilley hat, secret pockets in travel clothing, tilley endurables clothing, tilley hats, travel clothing
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Cruise Ship Travel, Family Vacations, New York, Travel - General Advice, Travel Products, Travel safety, Travel tips | 3 Comments »
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
If you are pining for a well-deserved vacation, an escape from the drone of the business world, you might be tempted by an “all-inclusive” vacation. But think very carefully before you don that thong bikini or those Speedo trunks. All-inclusive vacations are not for everyone.
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Tags:all inclusive vacations, dunns river, jamaica, martha brae river rafting, ocho rios, sandals resort vacations
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Caribbean, Travel - General Advice, Travel safety, Travel tips, Tropical Destinations | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
The road to Hana may be a cruel drive for those who suffer from motion sickness, but for orchid lovers, it might be the pathway to Nirvana.
Driving the road to Hana in Maui, Hawaii is a trip that can’t be committed to lightly. Replete with narrow roads and endless curves, driving to Hana is not for the squeamish.
But it is the way for orchid lovers to reach one of the prettiest places on Maui. You might even see Oprah Winfrey’s land.
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Tags:hana tropicals, maui hawaii, orchids in hawaii, road to hana, tourist vans road to hana, tropical flowers on maui
Posted in Adventure Travel, Beach Vacations, Budget Travel, Family Vacations, Hawaii, Tourist attractions, Travel - General Advice, Travel tips, Tropical Destinations, United States | 3 Comments »
