We are power-users (if there is such a thing) of TripAdvisor® and we are both rated as "Top Contributors". We meet people who claim all of the reviews are fake, who just look to see which hotel is #1 or who read the reviews and react negatively or positively to things that don't really have anything to do with them. But you read us, so you're superior to those people! Here … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Trip insurance: get the right coverage (Not exciting, but important)
We know this isn’t a sexy topic (although we’ll at least try to get some questionable taste comments in here) but if you are spending a fair bit on a trip, and you don’t have the budget left to fund unforeseen events, you’d be very smart to buy trip insurance for issues that could potentially cause you to incur major additional costs. Ever since we started buying trip … [Read more...]
Quiet, beautiful Marco Island, Florida
Where is Marco Island and what's it like? Marco Island is as far southwest as you can go in Florida without plunking into the Everglades. It's a beautiful island with a massive network of canals and a laid back vibe. The Ten Thousand Islands , small mangrove islands full of all types of native (and a few invasive) species, lie close to the beaches of Marco Island. Marco … [Read more...]
2013 in review – no wonder we’re tired!
It was a dark and stormy night. No wait, it was a bright and sunny day and Blonde and Brunette were out and about on a dolphin-delight wave runner tour of the Everglades with Captain Ron's. Brunette had purchased a condo on Marco Island, Florida in the summer of 2012 and this was her first official snow-bird winter. Simultaneous with Brunette's fun-sucking husband getting onto … [Read more...]