3 Ways to Have a Blast On Seattle’s Waters
Seattle is commonly known as the Emerald City and is nestled on the shores of Elliot Bay, so there is no better place to enjoy the summer on the water with your whole family
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What to Do When Visiting the ‘Gateway to the Rockies’
Aurora is considered by many to be the gateway to adventure in the Colorado Rockies as it’s the closest urban hub to Denver International Airport
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Memories from our first Pandemic cruise
There were a lot of perfect moments aboard the Wind Star despite all the changes the pandemic had wrought
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Apex- DAY 7 FAKE MEATBALLS?
This was the last day of our cruise on Celebrity’s newest ship Apex and we were trying to pack in as much time as possible
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Apex day 5 – The Pandemic Intrudes
The Captain made the announcement at cocktail hour: A vaccinated guest had tested positive for COVID-19
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Apex Day 4 – What’s for dinner?
“What’s for Dinner?” can be a complicated question aboard the new Celebrity Apex with 10 restaurants to choose from.
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Apex day 2 – A woman following her dreams
Fragedaki is an engaging teacher as she instructs us on how to make spinach pie, tzatziki (a cucumber yogurt sauce), and stuffed tomatoes and peppers
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Apex day 1: Pandemic cruise on a big ship
The Apex, the brand new ship in the Celebrity fleet, can hold nearly 3,000 passengers. But there are 1,100 on board and 936 crew from some 60 countries
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Heading (safely) to a fall festival
If your summer vacation plans got derailed — yet again — take the kids to a fall festival a drivable distance from home
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Windstar Day 5 – What’s the best part?
Ask a group of people their favorite vacation experience—even if they have shared a ship for a week—and you will get a different answer from each person
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Windstar Day 4: Santorini without crowds
The famed Greek Isle of Santorini is actually the eastern rim of a volcano caldera that has erupted many times through the ages
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Windstar Day 3 – Food any way and all day
There’s no charge aboard the Wind Star sailing yacht for room service. But we also learn that we can have room service anywhere we like onboard.
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Windstar Day 2 – Calling all night owls
If you are a night person, ou’ll love the Greek Island of Mykonos — AKA The Party Island of Greece — which is decidedly sleepy in the morning
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An Athens Authentic At-Home Greek Dinner
Before we arrived, we’d never met the couple yet they were hosting us for dinner—a dinner we would help prepare in their small kitchen
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Mythology Made Easy in Athens
Imagine if you are a competitive Greek god or goddess of ancient mythology with a big ego, not to mention you’re immortal with many superpowers
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A tropical resort with something for everyone
We’ve just gotten off our horses on a white-sand beach after swimming with them and we’re real thirsty — yes, we were swimming with them
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Are you ready to cruise again?
The CDC has lowered its health notice on cruise travel from Level 4 – avoid – to Level 3, which encourages travelers to get fully vaccinated before traveling
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A brand-new way to experience art
Anyone who has tried to interest and show kids Great Art knows they may not always respond the way you’d like, or even expect.
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Returning to the (not always friendly) skies
No one — from airport shuttles to rental car companies to airlines – seems prepared, resulting in irritable employees and travelers
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To Denver for the 2021All-Star Game
You don’t want to miss taking a selfie when you are exactly a mile high, 5,280 feet — on the 13th step of the west side of the State Capitol Building
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Cruising is back soon: What’s your pick?
Princess, Carnival, and Holland America will be sailing from Seattle to Alaska starting late July without any port stops in Canada,
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Time Travel to Ancient Civilizations
The Best Part: Bragging Rights to cruising a new way on Atlas Ocean Voyages’ newly constructed expedition ship World Navigator
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Reasons to brave Arizona’s summer heat
It’s worth braving the heat for the “you can only have them here” experiences: food and fantastic deals at resorts with expansive pools, spas and restaurants
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A Different Kind of Trail Ride
So here I am in the bay at Half Moon Resort, on the North Coast of Jamaica. I’m hanging on to Cutta’s tail as well as I can. But I’m not sure it will be enough
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Jamaican Food at Its Best: Star San
Award-winning and well-known Jamaican Chef Brian Lumley is showing us how to make coconut curry shrimp and just-caught fish—lionfish, parrot fish, snapper
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5 Essentials for Hiking Trip With a Baby
One of the safest outdoor trips you can take with your children is hiking. It’s a nice bonding activity that’s also good for your health
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Communing With James Bond at GoldenEye
Fleming wrote every one of his 14 James Bond novels here in a tropical villa off Oracabessa Bay. He took the name of an English ornithologist for his hero
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Good To Have a Plan B – Authentic Jamaica
Cummings explained he has fond memories of growing up in Jamaica until his parents moved him and his siblings to Brooklyn when he was 13
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Calling all cowboys and cowgirls
Russell True jokes that his mom thought her husband was crazy when he said in 1965 that he was done with his job in Denver and wanted to buy a ranch in Arizona
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In Jamaica, it’s all about YA MON
Everyone is so friendly. Even if you don’t know the person, it’s common courtesy to say hi — “YA, MON,”
