This week, The New York Times featured an article about all-inclusive resorts stepping it up and making their allure more alluring. These are difficult economic times and free drinks isn’t a strong selling point anymore. The all-inclusive resorts are adding perks to their packages such as luxury meal deals, a variety of water sports, and…
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Wish List
Inspiration can come from anywhere and take you everywhere. For example, we went to Cuba because I read a magazine article while in Vienna, Austria, about Cuba’s inability to finance restorations of its historic buildings. Convinced everything would crumble before we had a chance to see it, I booked a trip to Cuba and enjoyed…
Making Lemonade Road Trip Part 2
It was a classic Manhattan moment; I was having dinner at a friend’s place, a high-rise on the east side (cue music) with an indoor swimming pool on the 35th floor that has an amazing view of the Empire State Building. Prior to ordering dinner, because you can get takeout 24/7 in New York City,…
Spontaneity Flop
Spontaneity doesn’t always work out. I like to keep a vacation itinerary loose; mix it up with old haunts and new ones and not necessarily know what I’m going to be doing that day. This year, we visited The Huntington Library and I decided we would just show up, wander the gardens and galleries of…
11 Hours in San Diego
San Diego is less than an hour’s drive north of Mexico’s border and a reasonable two hours drive south of downtown Los Angeles. And there’s so much to do between the hours of 9 am and 8 pm, making it the perfect day trip for kids and adults. Yes, SeaWorld was our first stop, not…