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Winter in Cabo

 
 
 
 
What do you do when it stays below freezing for weeks at a time and the only sunshine you see is watching last summers vacation video?  You do what everyone dreams of doing….take  a trip to Cabo San Lucas.
We had been to Mexico many times by way of a cruise ship or day trip across the [...]

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Group Cruisin is Good Medicine

My last blog entry was about traveling south for the winter to get away from those cold dark days. This is a great time to re-energize one self and return a bit refreshed. If you still don’t believe that off season travel will help cure your “seasonal affective disorder” also known as SAD, then read [...]

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Winter Wonderland Travel

What are you doing this winter? I know most people stay at home or close to home wishing they were somewhere else. Last winter staying at home meant shoveling snow 4 to 5 feet high at times. Wouldn’t you rather be somewhere else?
Last January we spent 10 warm sunny days with 17 other people on [...]

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50/50 Travel Club

Do you enjoy traveling? Do you enjoy sharing your travel experiences with others? So where are you as far as travel numbers go?
They say half of the fun of travel is the anticipation. The other half is reflecting on where you have been and sharing that with others. That is why we keep journals of [...]

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Maryland Style Rest Stop

On our recent trip to the East Coast, we were driving down the freeway when we started noticing signs for Travel Centers, Maryland style rest stops. This facility is located in the median of I-95 and is accessible to both northbound & southbound traffic.  When you exit, you can refuel before proceeding to the parking [...]

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Let’s Take an Early Retirement

If you are like me you are always thinking about early retirement.  Aren’t we all?  But what would you do with your time if you retired early?  Would you spend it loading and unloading the car at every stop while on your retirement vacation?  How about the hours it takes to get to your destination, [...]

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Anticipation

What does anticipation have to do with Travel? It is the main ingredient for seasoned travelers.  Here is what Wikipedia has to say about
“Anticipation or being enthusiastic, is an emotion involving pleasure (and sometimes anxiety) in considering some expected or longed-for good event, or irritation at having to wait. Robert Plutchik listed anticipation as one [...]

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