North for the Summer

We arrived today for our vacation at my dad’s house on the Shenandoah River. I’ve been quite envious since he built this house, since the Shenandoah is my favorite river, hands down. I would like to have grown up in this house. Actually, the house I grew up in was bigger and closer to Washington, […]

Flying? Plan Your Luggage Now

I booked the flight to DC to see my dad at the end of June. I got a decent price, even considering I have to buy a seat for my daughter now. I think I heard I got my tickets purchased about a week before most of the airlines were going to hike up prices […]

Did I Mention I Need New Luggage?

OK, so maybe I do not NEED new luggage as much as I WANT new luggage. I am trying to figure out the dates for my trip with my daughter to go see my dad in DC. While I was moving things around in the garage after the infamous snake incident, I gathered my luggage […]

Sweater Weather in Florida

We don’t have it often here in Florida: sweater weather. In fact, this winter has been milder than most. Although we have had our share of cold days and nights, they rarely come in blocks of more than a couple of days. I never even stopped wearing sandals this winter.
So, it’s encouraging that here in […]

Spring Break

Spring Break means a lot more around here than you might think. To me, it means I need to avoid the beaches for at least a month and a half each year, because we are inundated with college students and vacationing families. The bridges are blocked, the roads are clogged and every condo hotel, and […]

Social Networking for Vacationers

Social networking is hot right now. It’s not just about FaceBook and MySpace. There are niche sites all over the net so that people with nearly any particular interest at all can meet up and interact with similarly minded people.
WeNeedaVacation.com is a social networking site for travel enthusiasts. You can use the site to create, […]

Vacation Dreams: Property in Brazil

I do appreciate the fact that I live day in and day out on one of the most popular vacation destinations in the entire world. I live within minutes of the Gulf beaches. I live within about an hour of Walt Disney World and all of the cool things there are to do in Orlando. […]

Southwest Airlines – When Good Prices Are Not Enough

The last flight I took was on Southwest. I chose the airline, because it flew into Dulles, the prices were great, and they have the most amazing policy on making changes to your itinerary that means you rarely, if ever, end up paying a change fee. I was happy with their customer service and since […]

Fulfilling a Dream in Alaska

I’ve never taken a cruise. I was scheduled to take one for my Honeymoon, but we ran into issues at the time and ended up Honeymooning in Key West. It was nice, but I still wanted my cruise. Unfortunately, I was unable to convince my ex to take the time off to take a cruise […]

When I Visit Orlando

I just went with my daughter, one of my best friends and her daughter to Orlando for the weekend. We went to the Princess and Pirates Party at Magic Kingdom Friday night and then to Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Epcot on Saturday. Since we only stayed over one night, we just opted for a room […]