When Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, made his debut in 2018, I was skeptical like many others but within days became a fan of the googly eyed orange furball. Watching his antics, stunts and social media over the past few years has even made my 81 yo mom a fan. […]
It’s been many years since I sailed with Royal Caribbean but the cruise from Hawaii to Vancouver on Ovation of the Seas seemed to be a perfect mix of port and sea days. As I hadn’t visited Hawaii before it was the winning option for vacation. Traveling from Philadelphia to […]
There are some stories that take time to share. My visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. is one of those stories. At the time of the visit, a few year ago, I was overcome with emotions, sadness and awe. I wasn’t sure what to write […]
Update: The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas will close permanently on July 17, 2024. Sad news for so many -the lovely staff of the hotel, the performers of the fabulous Cirque du Soleil “LOVE – Beatles” and for my mom who recently asked “when are we going back to Vegas”. […]
Planning our Venice, Italy Itinerary was easy enough but as a solo traveler, I was torn with the additional costs of the Venice water taxi and the whether upgrading to Club Europe on British Airways was worth it. My niece and I were booked in coach (World Traveller) on British […]
Priority access isn’t new, the “skip the line” access started at theme parks many years ago and now a cruise version – The Key on Royal Caribbean – has entered the market as a pay for access and convenience product. Over the years, the Disney priority access model has evolved […]
I visited Lahaina in Maui in May on the Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas cruise from Hawaii to Vancouver. This was to be a different post to tell you how to navigate Lahaina – arrive in port, sail the boats, book the tours of the island, shop the stores […]
Last summer it was security delays, airport staff shortages and lost luggage. Thankfully, Apple Air tags saved my stranded bag at Heathrow and I was fortunate to only have one flight delayed out of six flights to/within Europe. This summer it’s about extreme weather events (storms, heat, rain, hail, wildfires, […]
I haven’t given much thought to my travels and how some years there tends to be a theme around the trips. One year I focused on international film festivals (Toronto, Karlovy Vary and Avignon) and the next year my travels brought me to wellness resorts (Miraval and Red Mountain Resort […]
My niece wanted to visit Venice in July and my first response was “I’m not sure I love you that much”. The Venice I remember pre-pandemic was crowded with cruise passengers from May to September, add to that the daily tourists arriving by train each day and those charming tiny […]