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Planning A Family Winter Trip To New York City
Vacations are a highlight of any family’s year and provide lifelong memories that everyone can all cherish forever. In truth, every holiday has the potential to provide intense joy. Nevertheless, some destinations stand out more than others, and New York City (NYC) is one that sits on every traveler’s bucket list. The Big Apple offers a little bit of everything and is the perfect place for a winter break. However, if visiting by yourself, as a couple, or with your kids, planning is always a crucial step. A few simple tricks can take your enjoyment to a whole new level. Here’s all you need to know. The Journey Flying…
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A Journey To Key West and Dry Tortugas
For my birthday in September, we decided to go to Key West. All of us have never been, a bit embarrassing since it is technically in Florida, which is our home turf. We only had a couple of days, so here’s a brief itinerary and a review of what we did and where we went. In the hopes that you can do it too! Getting In There are three ways to get in to Key West: you can either fly (they have a regional airport), get in by ferry from Fort Myers (an option we were looking at before), or drive (longer, but definitely scenic). Since we were supposed to…
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Nirwana Beach Club Review
You come from a long flight from Europe or North America and and in Singapore. You want to fight off your jetlag in a quiet, peaceful environment. What do you do? Well, you go on an overnight stay in Bintan Island, Indonesia, in an effort to get some peace, quiet, and calm before the city sightseeing. After all, you spent nearly 24 hours on the flight just to reach the exotic islands of Asia from the US, right? Nirwana Beach Club Bintan Indonesia (Review) Bintan Island is convenient enough to go to from Singapore. The ferry is within a 10 minute taxi or a 20 minute bus ride from Changi…
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2019 Year in Review
It’s been a while since I posted one of these year end reviews. Since we are in the midst of another new year, I figured it should be a good time to look back at the year that passed as a way to document our travels and achievements for the year. 2019 Year in Review January 2019: Caribbean Cruise We started off the year with a good start. Peter relocated back to Jacksonville from Tampa, yay, and I ended up going to a different company. We went on a weekend trip to Orlando, where our hotel was walking distance to the Orlando Eye, ate lunch at Copper Canyon Grill (now…
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Savannah St Patrick’s Day (Survival Guide)
This Jewel of a city in Georgia is known for the oak trees lining the streets and green squares. The city was designed by General Oglethorpe, which follows a grid. It’s really hard not to fall in love with the city, with it’s vibrant events and it’s many things to do. For this post, we are going to show you what to expect, see, and do within 36 hours in Savannah, Georgia during St Patrick’s Day weekend. What? Savannah celebrating St. Patrick’s Day? Yes indeed! The city has a big parade every single year, regardless of the day of the week it is in. The celebration may not be as…
