‘Vacations’ Articles
Written by Carol Cain on 17 March 2011
Located in beautiful Woodstock, Vermont is The Woodstock Inn & Resort a 142-room, AAA Four Diamond Resort and member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts. It offers guests an award-winning dining experience in any of its three restaurants, also noted to be among the best in New England. Travelers looking to get away and enjoy the [Continue]
Written by Carol Cain on 15 March 2011
While visiting Keystone, CO for their Winter Culinary Festival (more on that soon), I had a chance to check out one of the many different lodging experiences on the resort. What I appreciate about Keystone Resorts is that guests can choose the lodging that best fits their needs and their budgets without sacrificing the amenities [Continue]
Written by Carol Cain on 02 March 2011
I’m sure you have heard it all before. Universal Studios is one of the most fun places in Orlando, FL for families. Last time I was at Universal Studios was to check out the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. There I was, no children in tow, Butterbeer in hand, getting teary-eyed at the sight of the village [Continue]
Written by Carol Cain on 01 March 2011
One of the stops during our 7-day Nickelodeon All Access Cruise on the Norwegian Jewel was in Nassau, Bahamas and when in Nassau, Bahamas with 3 kids in tow and just a few hours to spare, the only place I wanted to visit was Atlantis Paradise Island. I visit around this time last year with [Continue]
Written by Carol Cain on 23 February 2011
Winter has been terribly long it seems. Why, just this week in New York City we were hit with even more snow. People are eagerly planning Spring Break getaways, and some are even talking Summer vacations! If you are one of those who have warm images of you on the beach floating in your mind, [Continue]
Written by Carol Cain on 08 February 2011
There are two things I would love right about now: 1) lounging pool side in the warm, bright sun and 2) a brand new Ipad to indulge my social media addiction while I tanned. Turns out though, that a trip to Tempo Miami could fix all of that for me. And this is because Tempo [Continue]
Written by Susan Payton on 12 January 2011
For me, one of my favorite sensations is sitting back and enjoying the lull of a train taking me to some new and exciting destination. This might not be the case for someone living in New York City or another city that uses metros heavily, but in San Diego, using the public metro isn’t very [Continue]
Written by Susan Payton on 11 January 2011
I know who the Three Kings are. Know all about that frankincense and myrrh. But what I didn’t know is that for Spaniards (and other Spanish speaking countries), El Dia de los Tres Reyes is bigger than Christmas. And it’s especially big in Barcelona. Before the 6th of January, kids and adults write letters to [Continue]
Written by Susan Payton on 09 January 2011
Barcelona’s probably on your list of the cities you’ve heard of in Europe, right? Me too. But where Paris, Hannover, Amsterdam and Venice have plenty of English speakers and a ton of Americans visiting, Barcelona was pleasantly devoid of all of that. I liked it. The Language While it was difficult at times to navigate [Continue]
Written by Susan Payton on 02 January 2011
Everyone’s familiar with the image of the Eiffel Tower. Built in 1889, it’s the most visited attraction in the world. I can attest to that. Since my son is studying French, naturally, visiting the Tower was at the top of his list. As it was for thousands of other people when we went on a [Continue]