The BEST Shark Dives in the World, Part Tres

March 9th, 2010

The BEST Shark Dives in the World, Part Tres
BULA!  Hello and greetings in Fijian.  I’m in my second favorite office here at 39,000’ winging back from Fiji and on the way to Costa Rica.  In Fiji, we had the opportunity to do one of the most remarkable shark dives we had ever seen.  Eight different [...]



The BEST Shark Dives in the World, Part Deux

March 6th, 2010

The BEST Shark Dives in the World, Part Deux
I’d heard a lot about this particular Shark Dive in Fiji over the past couple of years – and I couldn’t wait to come check it out.  As I mentioned in Part One, I’ve been intrigued by sharks for a long, long time …. Thus the handle [...]



The BEST Shark Dives in the World

March 5th, 2010

The Best SHARK DIVES in the World
There are certain things in life that produce an automatic, deep in your gut, visceral reaction and being borne down on by a ¾ ton toothed apex predator the size of a Yugo is one of them.  On the way to write this blog, I was attacked by a [...]



Bula! Welcome to Fiji!

March 3rd, 2010

Bula!
Greetings from the South Pacific isles of Fiji! We have come to Fiji to discover new places and activities, to re-discover old friends, visit a village we support through our non profit Ocean of Hope Foundation and find new needs along the shores of these palm swept islands.
Our journey began seven hours later than [...]



Money Matters: Protecting Valuables

March 2nd, 2010

The best way to protect valuables when you travel is to leave them at home. Beautiful scenery isn’t one bit more spectacular if viewed while wearing diamond earrings.
But what about the valuables that just can’t be left at home: passports, cash, credit cards, cell phones, cameras, etc.? Here are some tips to protect the valuables [...]



How YOU Benefit from MY suntan

March 1st, 2010

Why do we site visit our locations before we take you there?
*Quick note* I write this post because a quick trip to Fiji and Costa Rica came up this week. Because I want to do some live blogging on location, I am going to push the last week of the Travel Planning Series back [...]



The Check In “en” Counter

February 26th, 2010

Check In At the Airport aka The Too Often Dreaded Check in Counter

There are days when you arrive at the counter just ready for an epic, BraveHeart-esque battle… right? You were not able to get seats together with your spouse, you know your bag is just 2 lbs over the limit and you want [...]



Getting to the Airport

February 25th, 2010

Getting to the Airport

If you have a long drive, be sure to give yourself extra time for the unexpected like flat tires, weather and moose in the road! This may sound obvious but most people don’t factor in enough time. Don’t start your day stressed out. The rule of thumb these days is to [...]



Travel Planning with Your Spouse

February 24th, 2010

Travel Planning & Marital Bliss

My husband and I do pretty much everything together; we own our business together, work together 24/7, cook dinner together, plan overseas adventure travel together … everything. Even so, getting out of the house on travel day used to consist of eye rolling, muttering under our breaths and impatient pacing. [...]



Travel Luggage and Carry On Luggage

February 23rd, 2010

Originally, we decided to do a fourteen part series on making travel easy and fun. But each post I write gives me ideas for more, so we just may throw in a few bonus posts. Here’s one!
Let’s talk for a minute about two important subjects …. Travel Luggage and Carry On Luggage.
What Travel [...]





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