Join us…THIS THURSDAY, September 3rd at 8:00PM EDTM EDT! It’s time to pack your bags and head on a virtual vacation. Many of you enjoyed the Travel & Wine Tasting events we hosted in June and have requested we continue. So guess where we are going for the first of
It’s time to pack your bags and head on a virtual vacation. Many of you enjoyed the Travel & Wine Tasting events we hosted in June and have requested we continue. So guess where we are going next? 3 amazing destinations! Our first adventure on September 3rd takes us to
I am pleased that so many of you enjoyed the Travel & Wine Tasting events we hosted in June and have requested we continue. Are you ready? The next series we will be featuring Virtual Travel and Wine Tours to Argentina, Portugal and Croatia beginning September 3rd. XOOM Tours makes
What is adventure? What does this word mean to you? Is it climbing up a mountain or jumping off a bungee platform in New Zealand, only to spring back up and down a few times? Is it surfing or riding a motorcycle? Is it backpacking across Europe with a group
One thing this pandemic has taught us, is that we have one life to live and that this is not a practice run for the future, this is it!! So, let’s focus on what is truly important to us, and DREAM of where in the world we want to go
I hope you had a fun-filled 4th of July! Our family enjoyed spending the day on the lake, participating in the largest boat parade on Lake Norman (over 4,000 boats), grilling out and watching the neighbors set off fireworks from their driveway. My grandson and I also visited “Field of
Before I review our upcoming Italian Adventure below, I have to recap the excitement from the European River Cruising adventure we had with 44 of our travel friends last Thursday with AmaWaterways! 🧳🌍 WOW! What a night!! We had fun learning about the many advantages of traveling with AmaWaterways —
WOW! What a night! Last Thursday I hosted more than 40 friends for the 1st of 3 Virtual Travel and Wine Tasting Events and it was a hit! Below you’ll see how much fun we had and hear the details for our next tour this Thursday. We boarded our safari
Are you ready to jump aboard our Safari Cruiser and explore Africa? It is quite an adventure, that’s for sure! Especially when you are meandering through Kruger National Park, looking left and right, keeping your eyes peeled for…WAIT!!! Look what’s ahead of us in the distance. Woah! A lion…the prize
Let’s go! Join me and 40 other travel friends for an online virtual tour using ZOOM video conferencing to South Africa on June 18th at 8 PM EDT. Please RSVP (Click Here) so I can send you the ZOOM Video Link. Get ready to go on a 25-minute awe-inspiring journey.
Memorial Day always brings a tear to my eye as I often reflect on the visible impact Arlington National Cemetery has had on thousands of the middle school children that I’ve been blessed to take on tour to our Nation’s Capital. It is a special place – solemn and heart-breaking,
Are you up for a challenge…a tasty challenge! I know many of us have been cooking at home more often than normal and you may be running out of ideas. One thing about traveling is that you have the opportunity to taste a variety of flavors and foods from countries
Today is National Travel Advisor Day and I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my clients, friends, family, travel buddies and my host agency, Gifted Travel Network, for the support I have received over the years. You have helped me grow my business to what it is
Earlier this year the New York Times ranked Washington, D.C. as the #1 place to travel in 2020. For me, it’s in my top 5. Here’s why! I lived and worked there for a few years during the 80’s, have taken my family on vacation there a number of times
I “get it”! This was not the Easter or Passover holiday that we are used to. Families were unable to go to services in their spring finest and, instead, attended virtual religious services online. The Easter Bunny still found most families with young children, but the baskets were possibly not
Immunity is defined as “resistance to or protection against a specified disease; power to resist infection”. When the body is exposed to a disease or toxin that it has never seen before, the immune system kicks in and produces antibodies to help combat the illness and protect the system from
Everyone is facing a temporary “new normal” right now and the biggest issue may be feeling like you have lost control of your life and the freedoms we typically take for granted. That is totally understandable! What is important right now is to recognize what you can and can’t control. Let the “Can’ts”
“Stay home and hunker down” are not words that I, as a travel professional AND world traveler, ever thought I would give as advice. However, with the current COVID-19 situation and the need to be responsible, I totally understand that we all must socially distance ourselves and our family to
The last few weeks have been a blur as I’ve spent a majority of my time helping my clients rearrange their travel impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This morning was the first chance I’ve had to catch my breath, reflect, and think about the future. Everything I think leads me
February is a Great Month to Plan Travel! I’m not a huge resolution-maker, but I have learned from some extremely smart mentors to sit down each year to reflect on the past and plan for the future. Here are just a couple of suggestions for YOU to think over before
“One day…we’re going to take the kids to Europe”; “We really want to travel to Asia…maybe Thailand or Vietnam, but we’re waiting until the kids are older”; “We really want to go out West and see the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone, but our summers are just too busy”. Do any
Today, January 28, 2020, is National Plan for Vacation Day! Celebrated on the last Tuesday of January, National Plan for Vacation Day is a day to encourage Americans to plan and use their time off. American workers let 768 million vacation days go unused in 2019, of which 236 million
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