Posts in Tag: resorts
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Palmer Course at Turtle Bay – Wonderful Golf on Oahu’s North Shore
This is one of a continuing series of posts from a trip to Hawaii’s four main islands that Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post we went swimming with sharks off Oahu’s North Shore. The fact that I am able to […]
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Foster Gardens, Byodo-In Temple & On to Turtle Bay
This is on of a continuing series of posts from na visit to Hawaii’s four main islands that Alison and I took a few years ago. It has been updated for accuracy as of 2021. In the last post I described our visit to the Iolani Palace and the historic district of Honolulu. It now […]
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Useppa Island – Try to Get There Once in Your Lifetime
We have been visiting Southwest Florida for over 30 years and have always chosen Sanibel Island as our place of refuge from the interminable Canadian winters. During our stays on the Sanibel we have always made a point of visiting the other barrier islands including Captiva, North Captiva, Cayo Costa and Cabbage Key. But one […]
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La Seu d’Urgell – Finding Marilyn Monroe in this Ancient Spanish Town
Spain abounds with well preserved small cities and towns that, if they were located anywhere else, would draw a large number of tourists to their unique sites and atmospheres. However, with the irresistible pull of the Toledos, Segovias, Rondas and other better known places, they just get lost in the shuffle. Such a place is the […]
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Kauai – Welcome to Hawaii’s Famed Garden Island
This the third post from a trip to the four main islands of Hawaii that Alison and I took a few years ago. The posts have been updated for accuracy as of 2021. We spent the first full day in Hawaii in the Waikiki area hiking up to Diamond Head. We will return to Oahu, […]
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Gros Islet, St. Lucia – A Great Place to Visit on Independence Day
Recently close friends asked us to share a week with them at East Winds Resort in St. Lucia. While we are not great fans of all-inclusive resorts, we agreed because it was rated #10 for all resorts worldwide by Trip Advisor and more importantly, it was in St. Lucia. It had been a life long desire to […]
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The Royal Hawaiian – Royal Treatment at Waikiki’s Pink Palace
This is the first of twenty-five posts on a visit to the four main islands of Hawaii a few years ago. All posts have been updated and the information in them is correct as of 2021. So let’s get started in Honolulu and our first stop at the Royal Hawaiian on Waikiki. We left a […]
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Saddleback Mountain – This Great Maine Mountain is Back
It had been more than 15 years since we had skied Saddleback Mountain and we were a bit leery of accepting an invitation to go back. This ski resort just outside the resort town of Rangeley in western Maine has been around for almost 50 years and at one time was a serious contender as […]
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Caladesi and Two Other Fabulous Florida Gulf Coast Islands
I have been visiting Florida’s Gulf Coast for longer than I care to admit, but I will admit that I love it here – so much so that our winter retreat is on Sanibel Island. Over the years we have used it as a base to explore many of the barrier islands that stretch all […]