Category Archives: Our Personal Passions

$1500 Resort Credit! What?? Wow!!

Oh my goodness!!  Are you looking for a suggestion for a honeymoon, an anniversary or just a 5-night getaway?  I have a fantastic suggestion.  I just returned from the Aventura Spa Palace – Riviera Maya last Wednesday night.  From my area (the Southeast), it is an ideal flight itinerary.  You can leave early in the…

Visit SIX Destinations on this Fantastic 7-Day Southern Caribbean Cruise on VALOR!!!

Windham Travel & Leisure has a wonderful Southern Caribbean group cruise on Carnival Valor with some cabins still available. Oct. 13-20 (Sun.-Sun.).  On this 7-Day cruise there are SIX different ports of call leaving from San Juan, Puerto Rico!!! It is a Fantastic itinerary; and you get the benefit of the reduced group rate PLUS…

E Hoomau Maua Kealoha ~ May our love last forever!!

Have you ever seen a more beautiful flower?  This photo was sent to me by my friend, Amelia, just this past Sunday morning from Kauai.  Hawaii’s state flower is the hibiscus, also called pua aloalo.  It serves as a symbol of power and respect. It often is used to represent old royalty. The hibiscus is…

Unique 3-Day Valentine’s Cruise Opportunity on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas February 14-17, 2013!!!

News Flash! This is a RARE opportunity limited space 3-Day Valentine’s cruise from Ft. Lauderdale on Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas February 14-17, 2013!! Normally a 7 day itinerary, but four days of this cruise are a private charter. This 3-Day only-Itinerary for this is Ft. Lauderdale/Day at Sea/Nassau/Ft. Lauderdale. And you can extend…

Rent a Villa or Mansion & Vacation Like a Celebrity!

Rent a Villa or Mansion & Vacation Like a Celebrity! Vacationers that dream of a luxurious vacation that will make them feel like the “Rich and Famous” can realize their dream by renting a villa or mansion in the Caribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, France or Italy.  This dream can become an elegant and memorable reality.  A…

“It’s about time-It’s about space…”

Directly from Travel Agent Central-July 2, 2012: In celebration of its 50th anniversary, Kennedy Space Center is launching tours to two rarely seen areas of the center: the Launch Control Center (LCC) and the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), which has been off-limits to the public for more than 30 years.  Travelers can go inside the…

From my friend visting Fiji this week. : )

Guest blog from one of my travel partners -This is just one of the many places that Heather visited during her week in Fiji. Heather Hendrix is the Associate Director of Sales-SE for Travel Impressions and is passionate about helping travel agents (like me) grow their businesses! This is my view as I write to…

Why should you book with a travel agent?

You should book with a local travel agent because they are a small business owner in your community.  You are paying virtually the same price as you would pay by booking on line or directly with the hotels, cruise lines, etc…  The travel suppliers (hotels, cruise lines, and name brands like Sandals, Disney, etc…) are…

So let it be written-So let it be done. So let it be traveled-So let it be fun!

                    I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday weekend.  Today is Easter Sunday; and in addition to celebrating remembrance and gratitude with our loved ones, we also reminisce about special Easter Sundays from our childhood.  My mom, Betty, was a Sunday school teacher for…

You don’t need a “pup” tent to travel with your dog!

My mind is still on “spring break”.  Here in Huntsville, Alabama, the city schools are closed for a week.  To follow up on last week’s blog, I raise a question to our dog-loving friends out there:  What do you do with your furry family members when you travel?  For those, like us, who hate leaving…

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