Be a Traveler, Not a Tourist
Taking up with the dip in the pool on my first night in PV, I began talking with some ladies who were in a good-sized group of people. We discussed why they come to the Crown Paradise Hotel every year. One, it is affordable and all inclusive. Refreshing fruit-flavored drinks were flowing freely at the [...]
My fellow travel agent and I arrived at the hotel and were greeted with cold washcloths and a fruity (non-alcoholic) drink. The desk person could not seem to locate our records (they use paper records here – how quaint). He left with my passport in hand and then returned to pull my paperwork out of [...]
It is ironic to me that Oklahoma City got the Sonics away from Seattle. I left Hawaii for Oklahoma City only to eventually move to Seattle (and not a minute too soon in my opinion that year). I left my only child in Oklahoma City, although she was born, raised and schooled in Hawaii. [...]
On April 19, 1995 the Federal Building was bombed using a Ryder truck, destroying the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, OK. It marked the most significant act of terrorism on American soil until the September 11, 2001 attacks. This bombing killed 168 people and injured more than 680 others. The blast destroyed [...]
Deal of the Day: Las Ventanas al Paraiso spa packages offer endless romance I have already written of my infatuation with Las Ventanas al Paraiso since visiting Los Cabos in May. However, when I see the offers they have for spa and romance experiences through 2010, I have to re-visit their hotel here (I can [...]
