If you are trying to decide where to stay in Cancun, hopefully this thorough review of JW Marriott Cancun Resort & Spa, based on a two week stay over the Christmas holidays, will help you out! Two weeks gave us ample time to put our room to the test, sample the restaurants, use amenities, interact … Continue reading
A series of fortunate (or un- depending on your perspective) events in our quest for places to eat in Newport, Oregon this evening led us to a quirky, healthy, and wonderful surprise in the form of dinner at Cafe Mundo. And, as a result, it became my must-stop restaurant in town! We wanted to go … Continue reading
Manoir de la Terrasse was my first solo travel, which was in Quebec City, Canada. Here’s all you need to know about the hotel: Continue reading
When I returned to Venice with my hubby, I knew I only wanted to repeat a gondola ride if it was really important to him, and/or I knew I could arrange something a little more personal. The researching began, and after much reading, I booked a private, romantic gondola ride… Continue reading
Eating. It’s one of the best parts of travel as far as I’m concerned. There are always new tastes and surprises, and often a completely new food that becomes a repeated treat during my stay, and a special memory. So, drawing on our experience in Athens, here is where I would choose to return to … Continue reading
For our last day in Thailand, parts of our party are dragging. This has been wonderful and exciting and perception-changing and educational… and exhausting. So, today, the vote is for something inside, out of the heat, and a schedule that is not at all demanding. So, we decided to visit Art in Paradise in Esplanade … Continue reading
As we left Wat Pho, our friend had an idea for what he assured us would be a great, inexpensive lunch: Shoshana Restaurant. He was also confident this was easily walkable. Ok, the first part was quite true – yummy lunch. No arguments there. The second part… well, let’s say that it can be walked, from … Continue reading
Being more wise in the ways of sailing trips than our family, our hosts had strongly recommended, and searched out, a resort stay for a few days after leaving the boat. We now had three days of long, hot showers, food at the ready, and lounging at the beach. For this, we stayed at the … Continue reading
The New Acropolis Museum stands starkly out from the landscape of Athens. It is a modern, black and glass building, with the top floor perched oddly askew. But for an up close view of the of collections of antiquities, there’s not a better way to do it. And as it turns out, the top floor … Continue reading
Our first full day – at least together -in Athens, Scott and I were scheduled for a half day, private walking tour with Ari through <<<PKTravel>>>. Click <<<HERE>>> to visit their site, we were very happy with our tour. They were very accommodating, and understanding even though we had to reschedule this last minute when Scott … Continue reading
Months before departing on our trip, I knew one of my stops in Athens would be Melissinos Sandal Shop. I also knew that Scott would be bored out of his mind there, so I would have to either go without him, or make it a short stop – no matter how accommodating Scott was trying … Continue reading
I am no longer husbandless!! I no longer get a weird look when I am asked reason for travel, say “anniversary trip” and they look around for my other half. The dear husband had been through the trials and tribulations of international travel that seem to always happen to him. So, he unpacked, we caught … Continue reading
The Athens Gate Hotel was my choice for the Athens portion of my 20th anniversary trip with my husband. I read reviews and researched online, looking at location, pricing, views, and amenities of many options in the same general area, and in the end Athens Gate Hotel came out on top. As we’ve all learned, … Continue reading
Well, I might as well confess right now. I’m a hopeless travel reading, studying, planning nerd. And when it comes to travel, it’s a sickness. Seriously. I mean, I own travel books for places we have no plans of visiting. It just came up in conversation at one point, I got curious what it would … Continue reading