tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57675962011-12-14T22:02:09.179-05:00Travel ExperiencesEveryone travels at some point in their lives. We are trying to create an open forum so that everyone can share their good and bad experiences with us. We want to know who everyone uses to book all of their travel arrangements. We would like to think of this as a way for people to hear about travel experiences from people like themselves. I love traveling, but there are many places that I do not know about and with this, we may be able to teach each other a little something new! Michaelnoreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1103549141721979312004-12-20T08:06:00.000-05:002004-12-20T08:25:41.720-05:00Once again, sorry about the delay. With the holidays upon us we've been busy.
As we live in South Florida, a lot of traveling is coming this way. But I'm always surprised by the number of people who live here that go up North for the holidays (today it is cold, mid 60's, the rest of the week in the low 70's). On of my neighbors leaves in the middle of November, and does not come back until afterMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1102607724254576452004-12-09T10:37:00.000-05:002004-12-09T10:55:24.253-05:00Keeping on the topic of pets.
A lot of people won't go anywhere without taking their pet with them. When I travel, we leave the dog at the vet (he boards them) and the cats stay home, and we get someone to come over to clean the litter box and feed them.
I looked up "pet travel" and was surprised to find as much info as I did. My favorite site was the one about pet friendly hotels, Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1102357279970081162004-12-06T13:00:00.000-05:002004-12-06T13:21:19.970-05:00My wife and I just came back from the vet where we had to put our cat to sleep. A few weeks ago we lost another cat to a heart attack. It's been a hard month. Both of them have been with us for a long time. I know this doesn't have anything to do with travel, but it's been on my mind all day, and I thought I would write about it. It's hard losing a pet. They're always there for you, and then Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1102014518313860652004-12-02T13:53:00.000-05:002004-12-02T14:13:34.680-05:00Travel Tip 3
Sometimes when everything else fails, you have to resort to music or movies. Let's face it good quality family time is great, but there comes a point, when on a long trip, you have had enough, and just want a few minutes to yourself. This is when a mp3 player comes in handy, and now there are sites where you can get "legal" downloads for your players. The following is the link to Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1101916544169006042004-12-01T10:46:00.000-05:002004-12-01T10:55:44.170-05:00Taking a break from tips today.
My friend is back from Las Vegas. I told you he decided to skip Thanksgiving this year, and take a vacation. He had a great time. For my money Vegas is at the top of my list for vacation destinations. And according to my friend, the city filled up the day before Thanksgiving. He got there the Sunday before, and said it was great, they didn't have to wait to eat, Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1101831014659286912004-11-30T14:10:00.000-05:002004-11-30T11:12:31.610-05:00I hope you enjoyed yesterdays tip, because I have a lot more. Here is today's tip.
When we travel my wife is always buying gifts. She has this bag that folds up and zippers into a small package about the size of a small purse. When it is time to go home we have a extra carry on bag. We have a friend, who likes to pack her suitcase in a larger suitcase, so she has an empty suitcase when she comesMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1101743543196058542004-11-29T10:52:00.000-05:002004-11-29T11:00:52.306-05:00With The holidays upon us, I thought I would spend the next few weeks on some travel tips:
My first travel tip is something I got from a restaurant (Cheeburger Cheeburger) we to go to. Trivia Pursuit cards. This works well for any kind of travel. Trains, planes and automobiles (just don't be the person reading if your driving). I like anything that get the family talking, and even more importantMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1100968473622980722004-11-20T11:34:00.000-05:002004-11-20T11:34:33.623-05:00Hello again
Thanksgiving is getting closer by the minute, and since this is a travel site, let's talk about all the people traveling this week for family celebrations.
I like the commercial for American Airlines that says "we know why you fly" about the woman going home for the holidays, and the ticket agent says "return flights every hour". Been there done that.
I live in South Florida, and Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1100544223162786202004-11-15T13:43:00.000-05:002004-11-15T13:43:43.163-05:00Here are some Travel Jokes I Found:
Travel Funnies
Actual stories provided by travel agents:
1. I had someone ask for an aisle seat so that their hair wouldn't get messed up by being near the window.
2. A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost information, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?"
3. Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1100363912605155742004-11-13T03:24:00.000-05:002004-11-13T11:38:32.606-05:00Thanksgiving is always a focal point for me. Since we always have it here, all the little (and sometimes big) jobs around the house get dome just in time before the family and friends arrive. I have, over the years, started the work about t weeks before the big day, and I guess that I am writing about this now, is I have been fixing and cleaning outside for over 3 hours, and I needed a break.
SoMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1100104362010795922004-11-10T11:19:00.000-05:002004-11-10T11:32:42.010-05:00In order to save on all my traveling costs, I joined Global Travel International's travel agent program. With my travel agent card, I have saved as much as 50% on hotels, discounts on car rentals and free upgrades, saved on cruises, and much to my surprise got a giant discount on airline tickets.
Now GTI has come up with new levels of membership that include something for everyone. There is a Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1099949486338517692004-11-08T16:07:00.000-05:002004-11-08T16:31:26.340-05:00Now that my children are married and out of the house, my wife and I have been traveling more. We recently traveled to the Bahamas and stayed at Atlantis. It was an amazing place. They have taken the myth and brought it to life. Just walking around the property was great, seeing the different areas and fish tanks with all sorts of tropical fish including sharks. There is even a water slide that Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1099589417409271472004-11-04T15:15:00.000-05:002004-11-04T12:30:17.413-05:00Does anyone have the American Express Delta SkyMiles card.
In the last 2 years both my daughters got married, and I have about 200,000 miles.
It seems that everytime I call Delta, I can never get tickets on the dates I want. It is just like the commercial with David Spade. Every date I ask for the answer is no. And when I get a date I can live with, it's always at times I don't want. andthen Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1099500859501496082004-11-03T11:32:00.000-05:002004-11-03T12:06:44.436-05:00Sorry it's been so long. I'll try to be more consistent. A few weeks ago I went to a Bed and Breakfast in St. Augustine call Casa de la Paz. I've never been to a bed and breakfast before, so I have nothing to compare it too. The first day my wife said she missed taking the elevator to the 3rd floor to the exercise room, and wasn’t sure she liked being at such a small place (only 7 rooms). By the Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1078760131636551102004-03-08T10:35:00.000-05:002004-03-08T10:37:45.560-05:00Finances can get in the way of your dream vacation. I know from experience how hard it can get. Sometimes when you are stressed you just want to get away for a little while, but the question is can you afford it? There are other things that you can do instead of traveling to a different state or even traveling somewhere that takes lots of money. There are places everywhere that you can just get aMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1077810332892222702004-02-26T10:45:00.000-05:002004-02-26T10:47:35.513-05:00Traveling can be hard when you have children. I am here to give you a few helpful hints on how to keep the children occupied so they don't get fussy on flights! Cherios are a parents best friend, but in the public they can be a real pain! After you leave who ends up cleaning up the mess that they leave behind. That is right, it's not you!! Did you ever think about other options? What if you bringMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1077723088814837452004-02-25T10:31:00.000-05:002004-02-25T10:33:30.763-05:00We all know that traveling these days is a bit scary. With all of the terrorist threats and attacks that we hear about on the news it can be a bit overwhelming. Some families don't even want to take the risk of traveling with the whole family. I was talking to a couple the last time that I traveled, and they were telling me that they do not travel together. Ever since September 11 they have Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1076086700274051182004-02-06T11:58:00.000-05:002004-02-06T12:00:02.686-05:00Traveling can be overwhelming at times, especially when there are so many people joining you on the travels. My advice to you is before you start your journey, lay out everything you are taking. Try to match all of the outfits before you leave. What I like to do is take a couple pairs of pants that go with a few different shirts, this way, you pack less! Always try to find things that go togetherMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1075825842100231722004-02-03T11:30:00.000-05:002004-02-03T11:32:21.996-05:00Wouldn't it be great if there was a way for you to get amazing discounts and book your own vacations all at the same time? I always dreaed of doing that! It just seems so easy to do yet so out of our reach. Well it isn't anymore! I recently became a travel agent! Now, I am capable of booking my own trips and getting great discounts everytime I do it. It is amazing. Everyone can become a travel Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1075387900148592702004-01-29T09:51:00.000-05:002004-01-29T09:53:14.576-05:00Traveling with friends or family can be very expensive. When was the last time that you actually traveled with your friends for a long weekend to somewhere fun? I know for us it does not happen often! Well, what if I told you that there was a way for you to save money while traveling, would you be interested! Well I want to tell you about my new travel secrets! How much time do you actually Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1075129409464998372004-01-26T10:03:00.000-05:002004-01-26T10:05:01.576-05:00So now is the time to start putting some money aside for that big trip that you keep talking about. It is important to get away for atleast a week out of the year! A lot of tension can arise if you do not give yourself atleast one week to relax from the rest of the world. Just think, if you start putting a dollard aside everyday, by the end of the year you will have enough money to take a pretty Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1074005134171994022004-01-13T09:45:00.000-05:002004-01-13T09:46:52.826-05:00You don't have to be doing something at all times when you are on vacation. Vacations can be meant for relaxing as well as having fun in a different area. The best vacation is some place that you can be doing things to keep busy. We recently went to Disney World in Orlando, we were not at a park everday, but we deffinately had a great time. There were some points where we were just hanging out atMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1073576421654985912004-01-08T10:40:00.000-05:002004-01-08T10:41:35.840-05:00Traveling does not mean that you have to leave the country or even the state! When you have children, make a fun weekend out of your backyard! Pitch a tent, set up the grill, bring some sticks to start a small fire. I am sure that there are parks near by that have campgrounds, but saving money may be an issue for the family. So the backyard will work just fine! It is more fun for the children Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1073491688258333932004-01-07T11:08:00.000-05:002004-01-07T11:09:21.530-05:00Happy New Year!! I hope that it is a great year for everyone filled with many funfilled vacations. This year I have made a few great new years resolutions. My favorite one, and the one that I am going to stick to is to take at least 4 trips this year to places that I have nevered visited. For instance, instead of visiting Las Vegas try Atlantic City! For me a fun and easy trip is to travel to Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1072713780166046342003-12-29T11:03:00.000-05:002003-12-29T11:04:04.593-05:00With Christmas over it is time for the new year! Many people always dream of being in Time Square to bring in the new year right. There is also Trifalgur Square in London, I know that is spelled wrong, Sorry!!! In London they also know how to bring in the new year with a bang!! The best part is that they are very tight with security so you feel more safe than you probably would if you were in NewMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1070897188179452492003-12-08T10:26:00.000-05:002003-12-08T10:27:11.590-05:00So Christmas is right around the corner and many people love to travel at this time just so that they can see family and friends. I don't blame them!! I would love to travel now too. I think that this is the best time to inform people of all the great ways that they can save money during the holiday travel times. I am not going to. Well, I guess I will give you one! Become a travel agent. They Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1069430338099306402003-11-21T10:58:00.000-05:002003-11-21T10:59:24.966-05:00How many people like to travel and do it when they want to at that moment? I am sure that no one does. That would be to crazy! Well I have always wanted to just get up and go when I get the urge. Wouldn't it be nice to just drive to the airport and say I had this urge to go to Europe for the week so I will see you around. I would love more than anything to be able to do that and I think we shouldMichaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1069254542481410512003-11-19T10:09:00.000-05:002003-11-19T10:09:27.263-05:00Well the holidays are coming and what better than to go somewhere and celebrate with someone special. well if you were to become a travel agent like I have, actually like my whole family has and you can save so much! I planned a trip for the holidays and I actually saved for a 3 day weekend $328.00 I ended up spending close to $500.00 for two people to fly and stay at a great hotel in Las Vegas, Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1066830650622863612003-10-22T08:50:00.000-05:002003-10-22T08:50:50.860-05:00Ok, so last time I was telling everyone about the bachlorette party, this time I want to talk about what my hubby and I want to do for our one year anniversary. So many people have been telling us that Lake Tahoe is to die for, so we have decided that we should go and check it out. You see the good thing about that is that not only do they have a few casino's but we also were married in winter Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1066048878111918992003-10-13T07:41:00.000-05:002003-10-13T07:41:17.710-05:00Well since I have taken over my fathers Blog, I figure that I would talk about some fun stuff that we are planning for my sisters wedding. Well I am new to this topic, not the wedding topic, but the topic of traveling out of state for the bachelor/bachlorette party. See, my sister is the type of person that has to have the best everything! She is a great person, just a bit spoiled, don't get me Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1065809379268582782003-10-10T13:09:00.000-05:002003-10-10T13:09:39.233-05:00How many of you live in the Florida area, or atleast frequent it? Well I have lived here all my life and for those of you that vacation to this area in the mid October to mid November there is something amazing that not many people know of! It is the Food and Wine Festival in Epcot. For those of you that have been there know what I mean, but if you have not been there you must go!!! It is Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1065106938996180152003-10-02T10:02:00.000-05:002003-10-02T10:02:19.123-05:00The change is piling up and it is only a matter of time before I take one of those splended vacations. I think that it is so important to take a trip atleast once every 2- 3 months even if it is just to a hotel for the night. It keeps your mind at ease, and your relationship strong. When you are constently working or living the everyday life. Everyone needs a break. I have been reading these Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1064503823146651832003-09-25T10:30:00.000-05:002003-09-25T10:30:22.866-05:00Someone gave me a servey to take, they had asked me what my ultimate dream vacation would be. The options that they gave us was; RV around the world, Vegas Baby, You the beach and a cold drink, or backpacking across Europe. Which would you choose? Well me personally I would rather take all of those vacations than just having to choose one. I have started something new at my house. I take all the Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1064414928450765282003-09-24T09:48:00.000-05:002003-09-24T09:48:47.930-05:00Well, I have been looking into the trip around the states in the RV. I think that it will be a pretty inexpensive trip! If you think of it this way, there may be 4 of us and we can split the price of gas, and I have a Sunpass, which will get us through the tolls so we won't have to stop at any of them! I think it would be so much fun! I just can't figure out which way I want to go. Should we Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1064327225974914442003-09-23T09:27:00.000-05:002003-09-23T09:27:05.763-05:00I was reading through a magazine at the doctor's office, so it was something about health. It was saying something about instead of going to a mall for the day why not take a hike. Not the sarcastic way, but really go for a hike. Then it named six different places that you can take a hike and spend the whole day doing it or even just a couple of hours. I would love to do something like that, the Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1063809301061806522003-09-17T09:35:00.000-05:002003-09-17T09:35:00.736-05:00I have been looking into different types of discount travel sites and they all have the same catch phrase. I really enjoy expedia because it tells you how much it will cost for the car, hotel, and the flight. All you have to do is punch in what dates you want to go and it will give you all of the options. You can even just get rates on flights and hotels, whatever you need. Then I went to Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1063635640060647462003-09-15T09:20:00.000-05:002003-09-15T09:20:40.103-05:00Has anyone ever driven cross country? I have always wanted to do that. I want to rent a Winabego and just drive. I really have no destination, just start from sunny Ft. Lauderdale and just keep driving Northwest. Maybe we will end up all the way in California or maybe we will stop half way. To me an unplanned trip could be more fun than a planned trip to a specific destination. I know that there Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1063294505545318442003-09-11T10:35:00.000-05:002003-09-11T10:35:05.593-05:00So I got another letter today from someone that has been reading my daily posts, and he had just been on a trip to Cancun. He was telling me all about his travels, and how he just wanted to get away for a bit and he had heard so much about this place and how beautiful it is. He had gone towards the end of the summer. He figured that if he was not there during spring break that he would be fine. Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1063116000382665792003-09-09T09:00:00.000-05:002003-09-09T16:12:22.126-05:00I got an e-mail a couple of days ago from someone that said they had just taken a long vacation. They said that they needed a trip away from reality, don't we all! Well when he had said that he had taken a trip that was just a get way from the everyday life, I wanted to know where he went that could have been that relaxing!! He said that he went to sunny Florida. I was in shock, you see I live Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1063037748053735572003-09-08T11:15:00.000-05:002003-09-08T11:15:48.113-05:00So I was trying to book a vacation for my whole family to go on, and the pop-up window showed up on my screen for expedia.com. I figured what the heck, I am going to check it out! Let's see if they are really giving us a deal. I personal think that the main reason that people use that site is because you can book everything all at once! So I went and plugged in the days that I was planning on Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1062948049650674212003-09-07T10:20:00.000-05:002003-09-07T10:20:49.706-05:00I think today, I feel like talking about something a bit more personal. So I have two daughters, one was married last year, and the second, the oldest daughter is getting married in April of next year. Of course, me being their father, they came to me for advice on where they should go for the most important part, their Honeymoon. My first daughter was not bad about it. You see her husband had Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1062772923218648702003-09-05T09:42:00.000-05:002003-09-05T09:42:03.243-05:00We all know how hard it is to make a decision on where you want to go on family vacations. I know with my family we can never really come to an agreemant. One person always wants to go somewhere that all they have to do is relax, pretty much no sight seeing, just laying around all day long reading. Another person in the family wants to go somewhere with things that we don't have to do in Ft. Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767596.post-1062686361226774002003-09-04T09:39:00.000-05:002003-09-05T09:04:34.586-05:00Have you ever been to Las Vegas in July? I have, and it is so HOT! I knew that it would be hot, but if I had known that it would reach temperatures of 115 degrees, I probably would have sat that trip out or even waited a couple of months. Well my goal is to create an open forum so that everyone can share their travel experiences, good and bad! I even want to know about where people go to book Michaelnoreply@blogger.com