Posted by David Porter on October 4, 2015 · Leave a Comment
Today is National Taco Day. In celebration, I thought I’d share our favorite Mexican dining experience, replete with a taco, of course. CLICK HERE
Where was YOUR favorite Mexican dining experience. Tell us about it in the comments section below…
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Posted by David Porter on September 30, 2015 · 10 Comments
Discover a Variety of Cruise Vacations, Take Advantage of the Best Cruise Offers, and Enter to Win a Cruise!
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the unified voice and leading authority of the global cruise community, has announced October is National Plan a Cruise Month. Through the multi-dimensional campaign, the cruise industry has come together to help everyone fall in love with cruising by featuring unprecedented cruise vacation offers – from chances to win dream cruise vacations each day of the month and discovering new cruises and destinations to receiving the best cruise offers and promotions.
“National Plan a Cruise Month puts cruise vacations in the spotlight helping travelers discover all the incredible experiences that a cruise vacation offers,” said Cindy D’Aoust, Acting CEO, CLIA. “Today there are more cruise vacation options than ever before ranging from ocean and river cruising to yachting and paddlewheeler cruises.”
Enter for an Opportunity to Win a Cruise Each Day
With more cruise options and destinations available to travelers, there are so many reasons to fall in love with cruising. Cruising has opened up the world and made travel easy for vacationers – from exploring Asia and Europe to relaxing in the South Pacific or Caribbean. In addition to discovering new destinations, cruising also offers unique onboard experiences. In fact, when it comes to dining, cruise lines have continued to raise the bar adding specialty restaurants that feature international dishes, celebrity chefs and truly innovative menus. Onboard activities also please a variety of styles and range from cooking classes with professional culinary staff and an onboard planetarium to view the stars at sea to chocolate spa treatments and a 4-D theater complete with motion ride experiences.
“Once a traveler takes a cruise, they fall in love with the cruise vacation experience and become repeat cruise travelers,” said D’Aoust. “We want to spread the love of cruising during National Plan a Cruise Month through incredible offers and deals as well as fantastic chances to win cruise vacations.”
Cruise Offers and Promotions
Travel agents continue to be the most popular and best way to book a cruise as well as take advantage of cruise deals and promotions. During National Plan a Cruise Month, several cruise lines have announced amazing offers to entice vacation planners to book a cruise. Promotions include offers as high as $1,500 off per couple on a popular river cruise to free upgrades, onboard spending money and even signature beverage packages valued at $1,400. To take advantage of the National Plan a Cruise Month cruise line offers and promotions CLICK HERE, and we’ll email the special offers to you.
Win One of 31 Cruise Vacations
To further celebrate National Plan a Cruise Month, the cruise industry is launching #CruiseSmile, a simple and exciting chance to win one of 31 cruise vacations from 23 different cruise lines awarded each day from October 1 through October 31, 2015. Anyone can enter each day during the sweepstakes by simply submitting a photo featuring a ‘cruise smile’ at CruiseSmile.org, or posting their ‘cruise smile’ on Twitter or Instagram using #CruiseSmile and #Sweepstakes. Participants will have the opportunity to share their posts for more chances to win. The #CruiseSmile sweepstakes calendar is filled with incredible cruise vacations including a seven-night luxury voyage to Tahiti and the Society Islands in the South Pacific, an eight-day European river cruise on the Seine River from Paris, a magical family-friendly three-night Bahamian voyage at sea and even a 14-day Far-East Discovery cruise visiting exotic ports throughout Southeast Asia. For more information, visit www.CruiseSmile.org.
Contest entries do not roll over and entrants must upload a new photo each day to be eligible for each day‘s prize. The sweepstakes is open to entrants 13 years of age or older. If a minor is selected, a guardian age 21 or over must accept the prize on their behalf. Winners will be selected at random each day in October and some blackout dates apply and are determined by cruise lines.
Disclosure: this is a sponsored post by the kind folks at the Cruise Lines International Association.
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Posted by David Porter on September 27, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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Do you ever dream of following the footsteps of Paul Gauguin and running away to the South Pacific? I will never ever, ever forget this view that I captured on my iPhone (right) as we flew into Bora Bora.
Well, I suppose running away to Bora Bora isn’t very practical for most, but we certainly highly recommend a visit. To see more about our visits to Bora Bora, click here.
Bora Bora is stunningly beautiful, a destination for lovers to hide away; and as you might guess, a very aqua-centric destination as well.
When visiting Bora Bora, we recommend that you take one day and drive around the island. It’s a fairly small island. Therefore, circumnavigating the island in a day is easily accomplished. So, take your time!
Faauni Bay Village Church
I captured this photograph as we poked around the tiny village of Faauni Bay on our journey around the island.
In my reading about the island of Bora Bora, I learned that 88% of the island is protestant. Protestantism was brought to Bora Bora by the London Missionary Society in 1820. And, as you drive around this tiny island, you’re certain to find a number of picturesque protestant churches like this one to photograph.
Take my word for it, if you like tropical beach destinations, Bora Bora belongs on your bucket list. To do a little destination research on Bora Bora, CLICK HERE.
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Posted by David Porter on September 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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Posted by David Porter on September 24, 2015 · Leave a Comment
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Allow me to introduce you to our clients and friends, Lane and Debbie from East Lansing, Michigan as they pose in front of one of the Piazza Navona fountains in Rome, Italy. This photo is hot off the press as they just got back a few days ago.
Lane called us about a year ago with a desire to whisk Debbie away on a romantic tour of Italy. Lane, ever the romantic and a previous Italy traveler, had visions of again exploring Italy. Only this time, exploring the allure of Italy with his beautiful wife.
Lane and Debbie are very successful business owners and came to us looking for help. They knew the type of experience they were looking for, but as busy business owners, preferred to have us, their trusted travel designers, make it all happen.
Knowing that they were looking to experience the romance of Italy, we put together a fabulous private itinerary for them that started in Rome and moved up through Sienna, Florence and ending in Venice. Their experience included fabulous hotels, cooking classes, wine tastings, private tours at all of the famous sights, as well as effortless white-glove transportation experiences as we moved them from place to place.
Here’s a quote from a email that we received from Lane just this morning:
Overall, everything went smoothly, all of our guides were excellent, the cooking experiences were great, and we wouldn’t have changed anything.
Phew! While we’re confident in our ability to create such experiences, we’re always leery of the dozens of moving pieces that must flow to make a fabulous experience come together.
Welcome home Lane and Debbie! We’re proud to have you as clients and very pleased that you placed your trust in us for this very important romantic getaway.
So, how about you dear reader? Do you have a romantic getaway in mind that we can help you plan? If so, please give us a call at (480) 550-1235, or use our convenient online information request from by clicking here.
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