We are all familiar with this concept of the bucket list, it’s a list of things to do before you bite the big one, an inevitable fate we all must come to grips with, but why be down about it, instead be like thousands of Americans each year and get out there and complete that list. All those long anticipated activities that you just never quite got around to, but always wanted to do. But what if you don’t exactly…
Cocoa Beach is one of those places in Florida where you have a little of the new and old Florida meet in one city. The new is like staying at the Hilton Cocoa Beach or you can stay at the many mom and pop hotels that were built in the 1950s along the Cocoa Beach strip. Also, when thinking about Cocoa Beach, Florida it’s easy to imagine the beach, space launches, and surfing, but it’s a little more difficult to…
Well if you’ve been to Orlando and have exhausted the Disney and Universal Theme Park Attractions, the Holy Land is a great option for the entire family! Whether you want to learn more about the Hebrew people, get a historical education, or just have pure fun visiting the land of the Jews without paying the airfare to fly to Israel. The Holy Land has something for everyone! We decided to pay The Holy Land a visit in May. The free…
My day at Gulf World Panama City Beach was really interesting and a lot of fun. I always turn into a child again every time I go into any sort of animal park, especially marine animals. The layout to Gulf World is very easy to get around and compact. I went there to go Swim with the Dolphins and this program is all it is lived up to be and then some extra are thrown into it to make it…
Taking my Godson somewhere special for his birthday is always important to me and we decided to see where the Seminole Indians live. This Indian tribe is the one that offers this amazing day at Billie Swamp Safari. So we set off from Fort Lauderdale, west, for the 1 ½ hour drive into the Florida Everglades where the Indians live. Since living in South Florida for many years, I have heard of Billie Swamp Safari but today was the day…
My wife and I needed a break from Ft Lauderdale and decided to try Miami for a weekend. I was given the opportunity to stay at the Candlewood Suites by the Miami Airport. This pet friendly and inexpensive hotel may be a perfect place for many that need extended place to stay or a quick getaway. Pet Friendly Hotel Near Miami Airport So many people now love their pets more than they love their children. That means you will need…
Do you like to take the road less traveled? If so, make your next trip to Honduras. As James D. Gollin proclaims in his book, Adventures in Nature, “Honduras has more extensive rain forests and cloud forests than Costa Rica, Mayan ruins comparable to those of Guatemela, better beaches than Nicaragua, a more peaceful political climate than El Salvador, safer cities than those of Panama, and the greatest undeveloped wilderness area in all of Central America.” Honduras is the most mountainous…
Before 1000 BC, Costa Rica was a trading route between the southern Andean empires, and the northern Mesoamerican empires. Archaeological excavations have revealed trade goods, pottery, and jade reflecting the presence of both cultures. Spaniards were the first known people to settle in Costa Rica. They were greeted by over twenty clans of various distinctions, most of whom maintained relationships with the people of Panama and Nicaragua, the bordering countries. Today, Costa Rica is, in general, a place where individuals…
Playa del Carmen, Mexico, a city situated between the more famous places, Cancun and Cozumel and very easy to get to with a international airport in Cancun with direct transportion. Where Cancun is more an Americanize place, they have a hotel zone that you think you were in Miami or San Diego. Then Cozumel, the famous cruise ship port, this city always get an influx of hundreds and hundreds of tourist a day. Take a deep breath and get ready…
The Palace of Versailles was something big for my wife to see on our Paris vacation and we had to go there. The challenge was getting there from the center of Paris, Guard du Nord Central Train Station, to the Palace. After doing some research with google maps, we saw that we could get to the palace from the yellow RER train line. See our map link below to get more details on the train line. The trains were a…