NYC Skyline View from Brooklyn Walking Tour

Travel Recovery Questions: Scared to Travel or Ready to Travel Tomorrow?

We all need something to look forward to right now.  The pandemic took away the weddings, reunions, family vacations, summer cruises and so much more that we need a bit of hope.  Travel has always been that ray of sunshine, the reason to work all day, to save for, to […]

NCL Getaway Forward View of Bridge and Atlantic Ocean

When Can We Cruise Again? 5 Cruise Changes to Expect

Updated: February 2021.  The cruise industry continues to be battered by covid, border closures and money issues.  The 2021 Alaska cruise season has been canceled already.  Cruise lines are extending vouchers and still advertising for cruises. Once the vaccines are more widely distributed, expect to see tenative sailings occur likely […]

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Social Distanced and Bored? Travel the World with Virtual Tours, Posts and Photos

On day 2 of work from home (WFH) this week, I almost ordered a trampoline.  My neighbor has one and my home office window looks out to it so my inner child was screaming “I want a trampoline!  You need to remember how to have fun!”  Thankfully Amazon is shipping […]

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Travel Opinion – Should You Ask to Recline the Airline Seat or Not?

The controversy has popped up into our social feeds and reignited a debate of fierce stances – should you ask to recline the airline seat or not or just go for it without warning?  I don’t normally jump into the “topic of the day” but here I am because I’m […]

NCL Getaway Forward View of Bridge and Atlantic Ocean

My Travel Year in Review – Goodbye 2019 – Time for a Reset

As I get older, the days and years really do seem to speed and the highlights become flashes of memories whereas the low points, the really low points in life seem to be set on slow motion torturing me even longer. That doesn’t seem quite far – 2019 has been […]

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Wellness Travel – The Desert Called Me Back for a Roadtrip Utah and Arizona

Everyone keeps saying the “desert call you back when it’s time for a change” and I’m starting to believe them.  For the past two months, I’ve had photos of the Grand Canyon, Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend pop up in my social media feeds almost daily – sure, I liked […]

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How Travel Saved Me with First Class & Chocolate – A Year in Review

Let’s start with the fact that 2018 was a crap year for me personally due to a job layoff and the ridiculous executive job search.  Add to that, my friends woes (death of a parents, cancer diagnosis and job search drama) and it was tough to find the positives. Real […]

Winter visit to Reykjavik Iceland wool mittens

Iceland Mitten Memories – A Winter Visit to Reykjavik

I reached into my coat pocket today looking for change and pulled out one of my Icelandic wool mittens, the only souvenir from my trip to Iceland. Putting on the mittens brought back a flood of amazing memories from my quick four day weekend trip to Reykjavik.  When planning my […]