Looking for a Florida getaway? The Marriott Singer Island, Florida is a recently renovated, all-suite beachfront resort perfect for families - kids through grandparents - weddings and girlfriend getaways. It's basically the Easy Button to get to with its close proximity to Palm Beach International Airport and Interstate 95. Blonde recently visited to do reconnaissance for … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2016
Our packing tips for women (especially if they’re Baby Boomers)
Packing tips for female Baby Boomers In our 14 years of traveling together we have developed some useful packing tips for female Baby Boomers. Our tips are for women who like comfortable, attractive clothes and shoes not purchased solely as designated travel clothes (think Columbia or ExOffico). We rarely buy clothes without thinking if they will be useful for the types of … [Read more...]
The Summer Palace of Catherine the Great
The Summer Palace of Catherine the Great The shore excursion to the summer palace of Catherine the Great took us by surprise on day two of our Waterways of the Tsars cruise with Viking River. Maybe further along in the cruise, when we would have already experienced the opulence of Russia’s Tsars, we would have been more prepared for such a level of autocratic … [Read more...]
Planning for the Waterways of the Tsars cruise with Viking River
Preparing for Waterways of the Tsars with Viking River Cruises If you're going on Waterways of the Tsars with Viking River there's a good chance that it will be a wonderful once in a lifetime trip. Russia isn't easy to visit the way so many countries in Europe are. We would never have tried to navigate Russia on our own. Viking River has had a longstanding … [Read more...]
Tracing Lewis and Clark’s expedition with UnCruise Adventures
Discover the legacy of Lewis and Clark with UnCruise Tracing Lewis and Clark with UnCruise, via their Expedition of Discovery cruise, was a great way to appreciate the natural beauty and the difficulties the men experienced. Doing so with expert guides, air conditioning and good wines at dinner may have contributed to our degree of difficulty being somewhat less … [Read more...]