Happy 75th Birthday Blue Ridge Parkway, Virginia!

Beautiful New Waldorf Astoria Golf Course in Orlando- World’s First

Add another coup for one of the world’s favorite vacation spots- the world’s first Waldorf Astoria golf course near Disney World. I hear Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy have a tee time later this week.

Who Else Doesn’t Get Enough Vacation Time?

US workers score among lowest for vacation time received
Chicago Tribune
Those countries offer workers 38 to 41 days off per year, counting legally imposed vacation days and public holidays, according to the study by Mercer, …

7 Useful Tips When Planning a Trip to Orlando #4

4. If you are staying for more than 5 days you might want to visit the Three Biggies: Universal, Sea World, and Walt Disney World. You can do this by getting a 2 Day Park Hopper to Disney, 2 Day Universal Ticket, and a 1 Day Sea World or another suggestion is a 3 Day Park Hopper, 1 Day Universal, and 1 Day Sea World.

Cruise Travel Tips #17

Don’t purchase duty-free alcohol to drink onboard. It is confiscated until the last day of the cruise.

My Wife Loved Thailand

Here are 2 links to learn more about traveling to Thailand:
www.RealDealTravelGroup.com
http://tourismthailand.org/

She even rode a baby elephant- way cool according to the kids.

Mike

Hotel Tips Part 2

• Be careful answering the door. Use the peephole, or leave the chain attached when opening the door to talk.
• Don’t accept packages or items unless you know the source.
• Don’t answer the phone with your name.
• Remember that the doorknob signs tell an outsider whether you are in the room (Do Not Disturb) or out of the room (Please Make Up This Room).
• Take your passport and other forms of identification with you when leaving the room.
• Do not indiscriminately give out names and room numbers of others in your group.
• Know your hotel phone number.

More to come next week- have a great weekend! Mike

Sapphire Valley, NC is an awesome place!

Just returned from NC mountains- wow- one county nearby has 250 “Named” waterfalls- imagine how many not named!

There are several condos up there to serve as a base for exploring, golfing, fishing, etc- and WE LOVE CONDOS! Our condo had a waterfall and stream right outside our sliding doors in our living room, dining room and bedroom- talk about “white noise” lulling us to sleep each night (yes, you can actually leave your windows/sliding doors open at night). I haven’t slept that well in a long time-

Mike