This is my first all-inclusive resort booking. After shopping around for a couple of months, I don’t think it will be my last. I found quite a few resorts I would like to visit and as long as cruises continue to get canceled, I will continue to book all-inclusive…
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Hyatt House is right next to Hyatt Regency. Since the two hotels are connected, a stay at Hyatt House allows you to enjoy all of the venues Hyatt Regency offers at a lower price with breakfast included.
Location
Hyatt House is just over a mile from the Port of New Orleans….
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Hyatt Regency is one of the nicest hotels in New Orleans. Located next to the Superdome and Smoothie King Center, Hyatt Regency has several bars and restaurants inside of it and convenient access to the streetcar system with a stop just outside of the hotel.
Location
Hyatt Regency is just over…
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John Watling’s Distillery was named after a 17th century English Buccaneer, John Watling. The distillery is located in a historic house, The Buena Vista Estate, which was used in the James Bond Casino Royale movie. Tours and tastings at the distillery are activities you can participate in free of…
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Whale watching in Cabo San Lucas is a seasonal event that runs from December to April. Since I was going to be there in early March, I decided to take advantage of it on my trip.
Booking
Originally I was going to book on whalewatchcabo.com due to good reviews. The tour cost was…
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If you are one who enjoys history, a visit to Nassau’s forts may be something that interests you. As far as I know there isn’t an organized tour that takes you to all of the forts, but this is something you can easily do on your own without spending…
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El Faro (Spanish for the lighthouse) is the lighthouse at the top of the tallest hill in Mazatlan, Cerro Creston. It is the second highest lighthouse in the world.
Currently the only way to reach the summit of Cerro Creston is on foot. This requires climbing 325 steps and…
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When looking at Freeport I didn’t find that there were very many excursion options. A lot of people were going to the Grand Lucyan Resort. The Bahamian Brewery tour and tasting sounded more my style.
I didn’t book an official tour. I took a cab and paid for the tour…
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If you just want to tour Montego Bay from a comfortable, air-conditioned bus with shopping stops along the way and time to eat lunch at either Scotchies or Margaritaville, the “Top 10 Best of Montego” may be a good excursion for you.
The “Top 10 Best” tour doesn’t actually have…
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If you haven’t been on a cruise in December, I highly recommend it. The ships are decorated the entire month so you don’t have to actually be on the ship on Christmas day to have a Christmas cruise.
I go in early December so it doesn’t impact my Thanksgiving…
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