Indulge and Pamper in a Cozy Place – Florida

This post brought to you by VISIT FLORIDA. All opinions are 100% mine.

How would you like your vacation with your family memorable be? The usual family trip during vacation which everyone would prefer would be enjoying under the heat of the sun and is with the inviting blue water in the sea. I remember before when I was in a childhood period, I used to build castles in the sand and enjoying a great relaxation with my family in one of the beaches in Florida. We used to hang-up there during weekends, that is why I consider Florida as part of my life. What I like the most about this place is there sugary white sand that makes me go back again and again especially during summertime.

Actually, what captures my attention during my last visit in this place was there great offer not only for family but also for friends. Florida’s Three for Free Giveaway is a certain package that they are offering for the lucky winners who will join in. Guess what are their prizes? They are giving away three additional Prize Vacation package since they’ve got twelve (12) in the row. Randomly, one grand prize winner will be chosen for her/his own three choices and then the nine additional winners will be the next to be selected with a chance to pick from the nine remaining packages. All in all, winners will 10 lucky vacation lovers. They’ve got cool packages like; Swim with the Manatees, Tennis Lovers Gourmet Getaway, Natural Florida, Family Adventure, Space Cowboys, Trainer for a Day, The Breakers Luxury Dream Vacation, Ultimate Spa-cation, Tee Timer for Two, Classic Family Beach Week, Step Into the Past and the last is Florida Keys Fishing. Their entry period started at 4:00p.m. E.T. last May 24, 2012 and will end up to June 30, 2012, nice to hear they are still ongoing right?

Those packages they are offering are so exciting since they all got my favorites. Okay, I try to pick some; I would go The Breakers Luxury Dream Vacation since it will be sponsored by the Breakers Palm Beach, then Ultimate Spa-Cation which is sponsored by PGA National Resort & Spa, then the very last is the Classic Family Beach that would be sponsored by TradeWinds Island Resorts. I pick those three since it is not just for my own but also for my family. If you guys want to check-out their page, VISIT FLORIDA on Facebook too. This is absolutely fun and exciting, a great chance for me and my family to indulge and be stressed-free during vacation, so why not join in? I highly recommend everyone to participate as well, enter for your daily sweepstake for a chance to win at least one of their prizes if not the grand prize.

Getting the passports ready for a trip to the Philippines

A few days ago my wife and kids started the process of getting their passports either updated or new ones so that they could all go back to the Philippines next February and see their mother and father, grand mom and grand pa. The kids keep saying to us, mom, dad, when can we go to the Philippines? Everyone is excited to go. The other day we applied and now we are just waiting for them to come to in our mail box. This will complete one of the most important parts of her trip to PI. Slowly, my wife is getting things ready to go back home, getting little gifts here and there at our favorite department store for her family and relatives back home. I'm sure if it was my family that was in the Philippines, I would be excited to go home and see them too. I'm excited for them to go. They will be gone for 3 weeks which allows me some time off away from them for a little while. I'm going to miss my wife and kids and I worry for their safety being so far away from home. I can't go this time for 2 reasons. One, it's not safe for me and two, I don't have enough PTO to be able to get a paid vacation. I've been to PI 2 times so far but it's a very long flight and by the time you arrive to your destination, you are physically exhausted. I mean this flight just wears you out so much that it takes nearly a week just to recover. And the high temperatures don't help much either. It's very warm this year and I spoke to some co-workers of mine who recently returned and they said that the Philippines is currently experiencing record heat temps. OMG! I'm hoping my wife and kids won't have to experience this kind of heat next February. Well, at least the bedroom they will sleep in has air conditioning.

Searching for affordable Orlando Hotels!

I love to take my family into a place where I know they will have fun and enjoyment. My wife always tells me how fortunate she is to marry me, but guess what, I am fortunate that she is my wife. My wife, kids and I had been to the SeaWorld, Legoland, Disneyland and Zoo’s, but not in the Universal Studio yet. I was thinking, if I will take my family to the Orlando City of Florida sometime of next or two years from now I will certainly take them to the Universal Studio Orlando and Disneyworld. I was watching a video on Youtube about Orlando tourist’s destination earlier and it looks like they have more fun over there than here in California.

I seen a video of Disneyworld too and it seems like the park over there is huge and bigger than Disneyland. What I find it so interesting is that the park is surrounded with water and it looks almost like an island to island. By the way, Orlandoescape.com has great deals for Orlando vacation package and I would like to inquire more about their special offer. I think I will book our hotel accommodation at their website for us to be able to save some money.

San Diego harbor excursion

The other day I had a day off so I took the kids and wife downtown to take a tour of the San Diego bay on the San Diego Harbor Excursion tours boat and they all had a great time on the boat. There's so much to see from the water. I've lived in San Diego for maybe 30 years and I've never done this before so this was kinda special for me and my family. My wife had her nikon camera so she was able to take lots of pictures for remembrance. It was a picture perfect day to take pictures on the bay. Just look at these photos.

Trip to hollywood

Last week I was able to take 4 days off from work and take the wife and kids to Hollywood, CA and see some famous tourist places. We also visited Disneyland. We stayed at the Hollywood Hotel since we have been there before and were familiar with the location in relationship to were Hollywood blvd is. We visited the famous Beverly Hills parks with the sign. We also visited the greystone park. It's a historical park that was once a mansion for entertaining famous celebrities. We walked through downtown hollywood taking pictures of famous t.v. characters. My kids enjoyed the mickey mouse diner with all the toys for sale. We took the tour bus for 2 hours and seen many movie stars houses but most of them are hidden behind bushes and large trees. We had a great time but we wont be staying at the Hollywood inn again. We had problems with the tv reception and the bath tub draining and noises from people in the hotel room above us.

Latest find

The nice thing with working online is that I'm exposed and updated to a range of different topics and the latest news out there. I'm grateful because everyday I get to learn new things through the pages I visit, articles I read, and people I meet. For instance, whenever I feel like reading something scientific, I will just visit SciTechDaily because it is a website that tackles everything about science and technology news, gadgets and innovation. Right now, I am checking this particular news about Greenland's accelerated ice lost, resulting to extra sea level rise. I wonder if it has a connection to the colder weather we're experiencing right now? Well it pays to have a brain exercise once in a while and a good way to do it is through reading. Good thing there are web pages that serves like a virtual magazine where we can find good articles and other interesting stuff. Aside to the news they provide, they also offer discount coupons like Expedia coupons and Travelocity coupons. It's for those planning their vacation and getaway; there are great deals available for your next trip. Anyway, might as well keep this link saved in my favorites. It can be helpful not just for me but for the kids as well, at school or science projects perhaps.

Fun at disneyland

My kids, wife and me just returned from 2 days at Los Angeles. We spent one day at hollywood checking out the famous tourist sights and the next day we while heading home, we stopped at Disneyland. If you have ever been to Hollywood, you know there's many things to see and do at this famous tourist destination. While visiting Los Angeles, we stayed at a fancy hotel. We stayed at the crown plaza hotel. It was a pretty fancy hotel but the location of the hotel in relation to hollywood was an inconvenience. The last time we stayed in Hollywood, we were only a few minutes from most tourist spots. This time we planned our hotel location pretty poorly but that's ok. It was right next to LAX airport. The following day we headed home and stopped at Disneyland for the day. We stayed there until the fireworks started at 9:30. My kids,wife, and I had a great time at Disneyland. I was a little disappointed that they didn't have any water games for the kids since the heat was in the 90's that day. It was very humid and hot. We found a little water fall which poured into a small water pond next to one of the rides and we had the kids lean over the rocks to play in the water to get some heat relief. Other than that, we had to wet a towel with cold water to keep the kids cool. Oh yeah, we bought a spray bottle with a fan on it to also keep us cool. All in all, we enjoyed our little travel to Los Angeles.

We made it

My family and I finally made it to San Francisco the other day. We left San Diego at 5am on Monday and stopped in Los Angeles for one day to see the historic Hollywood sign, the walk of fame, some wax museums, and other stuff. We're having such a great time and there's so much to see and do here. I think the worst thing about L.A. is the traffic. Everywhere you go its stop and go. We left L.A. around 5am Tuesday the 6th of February and made it to San Francisco around 12:30 noon because we stopped a few times to stretch and get gas and eat. Today we will visit popular landmarks here in San Francisco. I'll keep you updated as the day progress. Talk to you later.

A Trip to Disney is in Order!

Guest post written by Paul Sanders

Going to Disney World is like a rite of passage in our family. Now that Max, our youngest grandbaby, is 7 (and old enough to enjoy it!) we've decided it's high time for another trip down to Orlando to visit. We've taken all the kids there so far, and we seem to go back at least once every few years. So we're gearing up for another trip and we couldn't be more ready to get out of Georgia for a few days. I Max is looking most forward to going to Universal Studios to see Nickelodeon, though my wife and I thoroughly enjoy all the food variety at Epcot.

They've really got every country covered--Mexico, Germany, England...you have to pace yourself when you go eat there, because everything looks so good and you just want to try it all! My favorite thing they serve is probably the sauerkraut you get on the sausages at the Germany stop. Definitely worth the trip, itself!

Before we go, I'm going to remind my wife to go to HearingAidsbyMiracleEar.com to check out possible hearing aid options. She's needed some for a while, so maybe this trip is just the push she needs. It's sure to be a blast, either way!

Frequent traveller

Guest post written by Aaron Davidson

I'm constantly on the road with work, so my apartment sits empty. But I try to make the best out of it by looking up fun things to do during my downtime on these trips.

A lot of these places like New York and Chicago that I go to on business have lots of cultural things to vist and look at. I've even seen some of these same sights and museums over and over again over the years. So I've been making more of an effort lately to see some new things.

I went to WWW.CLEAR-INTERNET.COM a few weeks ago and got a new internet service so I've been using it as an excuse to look up new things to go to on my trip to New York City in two weeks.

I realized that I've never been to the Museum of Modern Art, so I'm going to give that a try. I think I'll also go to Top of the Rock to get a really good view of the city skyline, which I've never done before.

I mean, if I'm going anyway I may as well do some new stuff while I'm there.

Dream to visit Walt Disney World

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Kissimmee Tourism. All opinions are 100% mine.

Though I used to live on the east coast of the united states in Massachusetts, I never was able to travel to different parts of the country. I'm living in San Diego now with my wife and 2 children. One of my dreams has been to visit Walt Disney World in Kissimmee , Florida. Of course I have never experienced an air boat ride before so I wouldn't want to miss taking an Orlando Airboat Adventure on Lake Toho which by the way is conveniently located only minutes from Walt Disney World. It would be an awesome experience to see the wilderness and headwaters that feed the everglades. My wife and I want to stay at the Barefoot'n resort luxury condo resort because it's a good location with good rates which translates into more fun and less headaches. Located close to most major attractions so we wont spend a lot of time traveling and more time sightseeing. My children love to see animals here at the San Diego Zoo but what more if we can take them to the Green meadows petting farm were they can actually get up close and personal with the farm animals and pet them and be educated about how they live. My wife would take lots of pictures of our children playing with the animals. We would also like to take our children to the Fun spot of Florida, Inc. Action park were they have all kinds of kids rides, adult rides, multi-level go karts, video game. It's a Full-Scale family fun park. Kissimmee, Florida is a place we dream of going to to relax, unwind and rejuvenate ourselves. We've been planning a vacation for a long time but at the last minute we always cancel our plans. Hopefully someday soon we can take our dream vacation. You can plan your dream vacation too by visiting http://bit.ly/dlBGMutoday and save money on special packages

Faces on the mountainside

Guest post written by Grace White

Our family has always been really interested in history and because of that last Christmas I promised my grandkids that we would go around the country and see a lot of historical sites. This summer one of them that we saw was Mount Rushmore.

Our trip revealed a few things about all of us. First was that our grandkids do not like country music like me and my husband do. Then also, I realized that my hearing is getting kind of bad.
So after got back to the hotel after seeing Mount Rushmore I looked up Miracle Ear locations. I decided to buy some hearing aids in Wyoming when we got home and made an appointment at miracle ear Rock Spring WY.

Having that off my mind helped me enjoy more of our little trip. We have lots of great pictures and are even taking the ones of us and the grandkids to get made into pillows to give to them for Christmas!

Our next little trip is going to see the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia when they get a week off for fall break.

Longing for a vacation to las vegas

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.

My wife and I really need a vacation and I promised her I would take her and the kids to Las Vegas this year but things didn't fall thru financially like I had planned so now our vacation has been cancelled indefinitely. My wife really wants to see Las Vegas because she has never been their before like I have. We were supposed to go with our 2 friends from our congregation but I had to call them and tell them we have to postpone it for awhile. Now would be the perfect time to go because by entering the Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes I could win a free weekend hotel for my family and my 2 friends from our congregation. All I need to do is to book a room online, enter promo code "friend" in the promotion code section of the reservations page and I'll automatically be entered to win a weekend stay at any Hampton inn hotel. We just passed a Hampton inn hotel on the way home from my sisters house. She lives on Kearney Mesa Rd in Kearney Mesa. I read some reviews about that hotel and found out that many travelers recommend staying there because of the first class service they received. I've never personally driven to Las Vegas but our congregation friends have so it's important that these friends give us a complete tour of the city and if I just by chance happen to win I found a Hampton inn on Cascade Valley Court in Las Vegas, Nevada that would be perfect place to stay for my wife, kids and friends. By the way, this hotel has a triple diamond hotel rating. Can't beat that!

Day at the zoo

This is a picture of a muskrat that we saw today at the San Diego zoo. I had a great day at the zoo today. We got to see many different species of animals today. My wife took many pictures of animals. Today, instead of taking the guided bus tour and missing out on all the action we decided to walk around the park. It's a good thing we have a double stroller to carry our little daughter in and all our bags like lunch bag, baby bag, jackets and blankets, ect. Not only were we able to benefit from seeing the animals up close and personal on our own time, but we were able to get a little bit of a work out too to lose some unwanted pounds. Hope you like the pics.

Special assembly day

Today we went to Escondido to partake of our yearly special assembly. I really enjoyed some of the talks by the bethelite that was visiting from new york. It was very spiritually encouraging. Unfortunately we had to leave the kingdom hall early because I'm working the graveyard shift now and I needed to get back home so I could sleep. I have been up since 9pm last night. It was good to see the friends in our congregation. What also was encouraging was to see some new people getting baptized. It's a good thing because more people will know the truth. We're looking forward to the district assembly at the end of this month. That's all for now.

Our next vacation

My wife and I have really been wanting to take a vacation to the philippines but we just dont have the money to go this year. It's been 2 years since we've had a vacation and you know with the kids and my work we're both tired and need some serious rest and a break from our everyday lives. I've been discussing recently with my wife about taking a vacation up in Colorado. A co-worker of mine mentioned something about vail valley vacation rentals Although we've never been there before I've heard there's much to see and do for recreation in Colorado and the air is supposedly so fresh and clean their. After looking at some of the vacation rentals we're thinking the beaver creek vacation rentals would most likely fit our budget the best. It's beautiful and lush forest are perfect for hiking and trail watching. I'm interested in taking our children to the kids day camp for a day of fun. Our children can learn a lot about nature and wildlife. They have a childrens museum that would be great for our son My son loves the snow a lot because we took him sledding up the mountains when he was 2 and now whenever he see's snow he always says to us " slide snow daddy" so we might have to decide on choosing the other vacation at vail vacation rentals It's so hard to decide whats best for us and our children but these vacation rentals can helps us unwind and relax which is what we need.

Celebrate the holidays in Branson, Missouri

The holidays are just around the corner and now is a great time to save on a holiday vacation getaway package because of the reduced fares and fees to many famous tourist destinations around the world and here in the united states as well. Don't know where to go this holiday season? Why not visit beautiful Branson, Missouri and make a reservation for one of their holiday packages with big discounts at the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. Choose from their "Santa Claus is coming" or "Polar express" packages with deluxe accommodations for four people, first class excursion with dining car seating on the train compliments of Branson Scenic railroad. Enjoy hot cocoa and cookies and get a free souvenir ceramic mug to take home. Packages start at $269. The Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel offers beautiful hotel accommodations with impeccable service for those who want to be pampered in style. December is a great time to enjoy the festivities like the Branson Area festival of lights where you can drive thru a light display and enjoy special holiday shows. Treat the kids to a day at the hollister train depot while visiting Santa's train and sit on his lap with free face painting. At silver dollar city experience the magic of Christmas when the whole park is transformed into a breathtaking holiday wonderland with millions of lights and festive decorations and see Frosty The Snowman, The Living Nativity, Holiday Light Parade, the Tree Lighting Celebration, the 7-story Special Effects Christmas Tree, rides, shows, attractions and much more in December. Make your reservations early to get the best prices.

Cooking hilton style

If there's one thing in my life i enjoy doing the most it has to be in the kitchen cooking for my wife and kids. I love to try different kinds of food and i love to see my family enjoying the results of my hard earned labor of love. But it wasn't always like this. I learned how to cook while i was in the navy but when i first learned how to cook, i didn't enjoy it at all but maybe it's because i was cooking for 260 crew members. After i got married, i started enjoying it and now I'm always trying to look for new ways to cook meals for my family. Everyday it gets harder to find something i can prepare for my wife and kids that they will like to eat. It sure would be nice if i could wow them with some fancy meals of my own. Now i just found out that there will be a sumptuous Wine Tasting Reception complete with appetizers at the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel along with a cooking demonstration by the hotels Chef Nathan Read the next morning on how to make those fancy appetizers. Geeez! What i would do to be able to go to Branson, Missouri and learn how to cook. The guest will be wined and dined with a four course dinner that the chef will teach the guest how to make the following morning. Just to give you an idea of what kind of menu the chef will cook here's a list.

Smoked rainbow trout with capers. cornichons, hard cooked egg, diced red onion served with grilled flatbreads and herb cheese dip, Brimstone cheese fondue served with grilled potatoes, baby carrots, zucchini, apples, pears, and baguette. Hot Hor's douvre will be Fried butternut squash with aged balsamic and parmesan cheese, assorted individual pizzettas, shrimp fritters with green chile salsa.

I would love to learn how to cook the rainbow trout because i could apply what i've learned towards cooking other kinds of fish because my wife loves fish. All this will happen on October 16th and 17th. A weekend getaway with deluxe accommodations for 2 people at the Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel for 398.00 round trip.

Single days are gone!

When was the lasts time you really sat down and considered taking a singles holidays vacation? While I was in the navy I got to see many different foreign countries but I wouldn't consider it the kind of vacation I’m thinking off. Well for me it's been too long but I can remember four years ago when I met my wife online thru a chat program. We hit it off really well and it was love at first sight. Over the next year we got to know each other really well and before you know it, I found myself booking a three week vacation to the Philippines. If I wouldn't have gotten married my dream was to travel around the world and live free but I have no regrets of marrying my wife because my life turned out to be a lot better than what I’ve expected. It’s been almost 6 years since living the single life and now I have two adorable children to be proud of.

Thus, if I was to take a Singles Holidays vacation I would want to consider taking my wife and children to see China and New Zealand. Well, China is closer to the Philippines so on the way back home we would stop in the Philippines to see my wife’s family and relatives to spend close personal time with them. I was asking my wife if she was still a single and given the opportunity to go places alone or be able to take the SINGLES HOLIDAYS vacation, where would she be going, she said that she wants to go to Europe, Paris in particular. I guess that is the place of her dream and hopefully I can take her there someday. It would be nice if I can fulfill her dreams of going to Paris but this time I’m sure it will be a lot of fun because we will be with her.

Jet Blue "All you can fly" Deal

Wow! Have you heard the new airfare deals that jet blue released today? Well, if you haven't you really need to check this out. Jet blue is offering travelers a special All You Can Jet” promotion that offers just that, for a month, for $599 — and if you fly domestically, taxes are included. The airline is offering travelers a pass good for unlimited travel to any jet blue destination between Sept. 8 and Oct. 8 international or domestic. My wife and i would love to go back home to the Philippines but the problem is we cant leave until next march and unfortunately jet blue doesn't provided service to the Philippines. Passes are on sale until Aug. 21, or while supplies last and there is limited seating so you need to call the airline first. To purchase the pass, a flier must join the airline’s True Blue loyalty program, book all travel at least three days in advance, and fly in coach. It doesn't sound like a bad deal if your a frequent flyer so you need to look into this and check out all the fine print.