Destination Spotlight
Cruising First Timer: Carnival Dream
One of the best parts of my work as a travel planner is to introduce my clients to experiences they don’t know about or have never tried. My client came to me for help on planning an incredible family getaway for 16 family members. She is celebrating her 50th birthday and her survival. She is […]
Destination Spotlight: Magnificent Tampa
Even if you stay on the beaches 20 miles to the west, you should consider driving into Tampa for a mild taste of metropolis. Tampa is 85 miles southwest of Orlando. Tampa was a sleepy little port when Cuban immigrants founded Ybor City’s cigar industry in the 1880s. A few years later, Henry B. Plant […]
Cruisin’: Pre-wedding Bliss on Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas
Your best friend gets engaged and the next year of your life is filled with lots of action, high-flying emotion, and pressure to look your best as you and your best friends meet the grooms family and friends. Before helping the bride kick up the wedding planning into high gear plan a little wedding preplanning […]
Cruising: Carnival Ecstasy
As I approach the entry way, I’m greeted by a friendly smile and strict orders to show my ID and boarding card. Today I am visiting the newest resident to Port Canaveral’s Cruise Terminal 6 – Carnival Cruise Lines – Ecstasy Cruise Ship, joining sister ships Dream and Sensation already at this port. The theme […]
How about some food and wine at Disney’s Epcot International Food and Wine Festival?
Each year I look forward to Disney’s celebration of cultures at the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival. Stopping eat at each venue to revel in their tasty treats is the highlight for me. There are about 30 international food and beverage Marketplaces. Each Marketplace will have an appetizer, an entrée, and a desert option, […]
Destination Spotlight: Puerto Rico –“La Isla del Encanto”
Destination Spotlight: Puerto Rico –“La Isla del Encanto” I am very proud of my heritage and often feel tug of my Isla del Encanto (Island of Enchantment). As a child Puerto Rico I visited Puerto Rico with my family. The wonderful memories of playing on my Uncle Victor’s farm with my aunts and cousins, swimming […]
Road Trippin: Florida’s Forgotten Coast – Just For Relaxing
Leave your watch at home and turn off that phone. Now you’re ready to get lost, and surrender to your meandering spirit of exploration. The Forgotten Coast stretches listlessly over 200 miles of mostly undeveloped Gulf of Mexico coastline. The Forgotten Coast is about 80 miles from Tallahassee, and just over 300 miles from Orlando. […]
Bounce Back Journal 